Unfortunetly A New Member - My first post from Salt Lake City, Utah

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I got infested with bird mites about 3 weeks ago when a bird's nest that was

attached to my house was pulled down and no miticide was sprayed on it first or

after it was removed. I knew what I had immediately because my boyfriend had

just identified that what was biting him was bird mites at his home. Our dogs

go back and forth between the two homes and I think he got the mites from my

house. Before my bird's nest was removed, my dog had been biting and scratching

herself for about 3 weeks at my home. So far what I have done is have the PCO

spray my house inside and outside two times and dusted my walls and attic with

Delta Dust. (Non of the PCO's in my city know what a bird mite is) I went to

Los Angeles to visit my mother last week and stayed at her house, made a huge

mistake of sleeping in her bed and now she has bird mites in her home. I am

devastated and majorly depressed. My ex-husband lives nearby and I have two

young children, I am terrified of infecting him and his home and my children, so

far they have not felt anything. I am absolutely terrified of these bird mites

and do not know what to do next. I have a big house (4100 square feet) 90%

carpet. I saw a blog where the woman said you have to disinfect your whole

house and wash every single piece of clothing all at the same time to get rid of

these mites. I am confused because from the blogs I read here it seems that

people are cleaning there house in a piecemeal fashion, not all at once. I am

overwhelmed with the task of cleaning everything in my home and washing all my

clothes all at the same time. Should I keep having the PCO spray miticide every

month? What can I do to get rid of these mites? Will I be able to get rid of

them completely or will I just have to continually be reducing the population?

There is no one in Salt Lake City who will tent and fumigate or heat treat my

home that I know of. Should I try to find someone out of the area to come and

do these things? My bird's nest is completely gone and clean and I made sure

the bird's cannot nest there anymore. Is there any chance that after 9 months or

so that these mites will die off on there own? What do I need to do at my

ex-husbands home, since the kids and my dog go back and forth between the two

homes. My mom needs help in Los Angeles too? Anybody know a PCO in Salt Lake

City and Los Angeles that could help us? Any help eradicting these things would

be greatly appreciated. I would be willing to talk on the phone to anyone also.

Thanks so much for the help.