Re: Carpet -- key to success?

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Hey there.  We had nearly all hardwood in my former home and it was awful.  Being in the South the wood would expand and contract a bit due to humidity - leaving lots of small cracks and crevices for mites to hide in.  We just moved into a rental home that has carpeting in the basement and bedrooms.  I am terrified.  But, I feel that since we didn't develop our infestation in our new home (when the numbers were so high) I may be OK if I follow the carpet protocols (borax, sprays, etc.).  If not, I don't know what we will do.  I did hear a great piece of advice - not sure if it was on this board or somewhere else - get a roomba (those automatic vacuums) and let it to the rooms for you each day.  Whenever I vacuum I get bites on my legs and ankles so I am actually going to try this and see.  Better for Roomba to waste it's time in each room than me I figure .

Good luck with whatever you decide!  Best,ZMOn Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 9:08 PM, <ne6ne@...> wrote:

 

Practically my whole house, 2 floors, is wall to wall carpeting. In the beginning i thought I had to rip out all that carpeting but found to my surprise that my tile floors were as bad as the carpeting. I keep Borax on my carpets 24/7 and only vacuum once a week. It's been almost seven months and I feel very little activity from the carpets or tile floors. I also found that what i thought was coming from the carpet was dropping from the ceilings. Once i got that under control, activity from all areas decreased.

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> Hi folks,

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> I'm at the point where I have to decide to get rid of all 1,000 square feet of carpet in the house or NOT. The cost will be at least $6,000 to put down hard flooring, such as tile! My question out to the forum is this --- for those of you who replaced your carpet, was it worth it? Did you find relief? Did the mites reduce dramatically or did they come back full force?

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> Thanks everyone!

>

> Taz

>

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I have found a lot of mite hiding places while painting my ceilings. Most of the ceiling vents had nests in them. I also found 1/2 gaps between the vents and the ceiling meaning it was opened to the attic where mites could come in and my hot/cold air could go out. I caulked all holes and seams and washed the vents. I know my electric bill will cut in half:) Their web/nests are so tiny, I usually don't see them until the paint hits them on the ceiling. For the rugs, I use 30 drops of MMS and 2 1/2 teaspoons of lemon juice to make a gallon of solution. I pour 1/4 into my rug washer and fill the rest with water. This seems to keep my carpet clear of them. If I go over 2 weeks without doing it, I'll start to get bits. Of course, I'm dealing with the mites trying to come in from

the last two nests we found and had removed 3 weeks ago at my neighbor's apartment under me. I know now they were coming in from the balcony door as I keep it sprayed and find about 30 dead a day. I think they go straight for the ceiling and drop on you or the carpet.

Love and light,

From: Mabel Muriel <tazmaniacaboy@...>Subject: Carpet -- key to success?bird mites Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 2:55 PM

Hi folks,I'm at the point where I have to decide to get rid of all 1,000 square feet of carpet in the house or NOT. The cost will be at least $6,000 to put down hard flooring, such as tile! My question out to the forum is this --- for those of you who replaced your carpet, was it worth it? Did you find relief? Did the mites reduce dramatically or did they come back full force?Thanks everyone!Taz

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My experience is cracks, and wall voids were there favorite hiding and nesting

grounds.

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> From: Mabel Muriel <tazmaniacaboy@...>

> Subject: Carpet -- key to success?

> bird mites

> Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 2:55 PM

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> Hi folks,

>

> I'm at the point where I have to decide to get rid of all 1,000 square feet of

carpet in the house or NOT. The cost will be at least $6,000 to put down hard

flooring, such as tile! My question out to the forum is this --- for those of

you who replaced your carpet, was it worth it? Did you find relief? Did the

mites reduce dramatically or did they come back full force?

>

> Thanks everyone!

>

> Taz

>

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HI, !"How did you get the problems coming from your ceilings under control?KRCFrom: <ne6ne@...>bird mites Sent: Wed, June 15, 2011 4:08:06 AMSubject: Re: Carpet -- key to success?

Practically my whole house, 2 floors, is wall to wall carpeting. In the beginning i thought I had to rip out all that carpeting but found to my surprise that my tile floors were as bad as the carpeting. I keep Borax on my carpets 24/7 and only vacuum once a week. It's been almost seven months and I feel very little activity from the carpets or tile floors. I also found that what i thought was coming from the carpet was dropping from the ceilings. Once i got that under control, activity from all areas decreased.

>

> Hi folks,

>

> I'm at the point where I have to decide to get rid of all 1,000 square feet of carpet in the house or NOT. The cost will be at least $6,000 to put down hard flooring, such as tile! My question out to the forum is this --- for those of you who replaced your carpet, was it worth it? Did you find relief? Did the mites reduce dramatically or did they come back full force?

>

> Thanks everyone!

>

> Taz

>

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HI!Just wanted to know how you´re doing in your new home after moving.HugsCeciliaFrom: zen morgie <zenmorgie@...>bird mites Sent: Wed, June 15, 2011 1:14:18 PMSubject: Re: Re: Carpet -- key to success?

Hey there. We had nearly all hardwood in my former home and it was awful. Being in the South the wood would expand and contract a bit due to humidity - leaving lots of small cracks and crevices for mites to hide in. We just moved into a rental home that has carpeting in the basement and bedrooms. I am terrified. But, I feel that since we didn't develop our infestation in our new home (when the numbers were so high) I may be OK if I follow the carpet protocols (borax, sprays, etc.). If not, I don't know what we will do. I did hear a great piece of advice - not sure if it was on this board or somewhere else - get a roomba (those automatic vacuums) and let it to the rooms for you each day. Whenever I vacuum I get bites on my legs and ankles so I am actually going to try this and see. Better for Roomba to waste it's time in each room than me I figure .

Good luck with whatever you decide! Best,ZMOn Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 9:08 PM, <ne6ne@...> wrote:

Practically my whole house, 2 floors, is wall to wall carpeting. In the beginning i thought I had to rip out all that carpeting but found to my surprise that my tile floors were as bad as the carpeting. I keep Borax on my carpets 24/7 and only vacuum once a week. It's been almost seven months and I feel very little activity from the carpets or tile floors. I also found that what i thought was coming from the carpet was dropping from the ceilings. Once i got that under control, activity from all areas decreased.

>

> Hi folks,

>

> I'm at the point where I have to decide to get rid of all 1,000 square feet of carpet in the house or NOT. The cost will be at least $6,000 to put down hard flooring, such as tile! My question out to the forum is this --- for those of you who replaced your carpet, was it worth it? Did you find relief? Did the mites reduce dramatically or did they come back full force?

>

> Thanks everyone!

>

> Taz

>

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Mites do like to drop. Good job on all the work you are doing . I've been doing quite a bit of painting and patching walls in the last week myself. I remember when I was first trying to iron my clothing to kill mites and they would drop off the ironing board onto my feet or ankles and immediately bite. They did not want to be killed with a hot steaming iron. They do jump off or drop down, but I never saw one. I could sure feel them. Am sure these were immature clear mites. Carpet -- key to success?bird mites Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 2:55 PM

Hi folks,I'm at the point where I have to decide to get rid of all 1,000 square feet of carpet in the house or NOT. The cost will be at least $6,000 to put down hard flooring, such as tile! My question out to the forum is this --- for those of you who replaced your carpet, was it worth it? Did you find relief? Did the mites reduce dramatically or did they come back full force?Thanks everyone!Taz

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I figure birds are in trees, so the mites are accustomed to going "up" when searching for food. That's how I knew my apartment would be targeted when those nests were removed. I'm the only apartment above the nests. But I'm in defence mold now:)

From: Goldstein@... <Goldstein@...>Subject: Re: Carpet -- key to success?bird mites Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 2:32 PM

Mites do like to drop. Good job on all the work you are doing . I've been doing quite a bit of painting and patching walls in the last week myself. I remember when I was first trying to iron my clothing to kill mites and they would drop off the ironing board onto my feet or ankles and immediately bite. They did not want to be killed with a hot steaming iron. They do jump off or drop down, but I never saw one. I could sure feel them. Am sure these were immature clear mites

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Hi Cecilia!

I used my homemade version of tweetmint, using Dawn, meat tenderizer and

peppermint oil. I didn't measure but went heavy on the peppermint. I put this in

a gallon sprayer and added a cup of Borax or boric acid which i boiled first in

water so it didn't clog my sprayer. I originally sprayed ceilings and walls

twice a week but now i spray once a month.

I found that when I or my daughter went into an infested are, they would drop

from the ceiling to attack us. That's how i believe they got on the floors. I

don't think they came in the windows/vents and went down, I think they went up.

Most insects that come in here whether it's an ant, spider, etc. usually seek

higher ground. Spraying has also helped keep other insects out.

> >

> > Hi folks,

> >

> > I'm at the point where I have to decide to get rid of all 1,000 square feet

of

> >carpet in the house or NOT. The cost will be at least $6,000 to put down

hard

> >flooring, such as tile! My question out to the forum is this --- for those

of

> >you who replaced your carpet, was it worth it? Did you find relief? Did the

> >mites reduce dramatically or did they come back full force?

> >

> > Thanks everyone!

> >

> > Taz

> >

>

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THanks, for letting me know how you did that!CeciliaFrom: <ne6ne@...>bird mites Sent: Thu, June 16, 2011 1:44:41 PMSubject: Re: Carpet -- key to success?

Hi Cecilia!

I used my homemade version of tweetmint, using Dawn, meat tenderizer and peppermint oil. I didn't measure but went heavy on the peppermint. I put this in a gallon sprayer and added a cup of Borax or boric acid which i boiled first in water so it didn't clog my sprayer. I originally sprayed ceilings and walls twice a week but now i spray once a month.

I found that when I or my daughter went into an infested are, they would drop from the ceiling to attack us. That's how i believe they got on the floors. I don't think they came in the windows/vents and went down, I think they went up. Most insects that come in here whether it's an ant, spider, etc. usually seek higher ground. Spraying has also helped keep other insects out.

> >

> > Hi folks,

> >

> > I'm at the point where I have to decide to get rid of all 1,000 square feet of

> >carpet in the house or NOT. The cost will be at least $6,000 to put down hard

> >flooring, such as tile! My question out to the forum is this --- for those of

> >you who replaced your carpet, was it worth it? Did you find relief? Did the

> >mites reduce dramatically or did they come back full force?

> >

> > Thanks everyone!

> >

> > Taz

> >

>

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Hi ,Thanks also for that recipe.All the bestKrysOn 16 June 2011 06:44, <ne6ne@...> wrote:

 

Hi Cecilia!

I used my homemade version of tweetmint, using Dawn, meat tenderizer and peppermint oil. I didn't measure but went heavy on the peppermint. I put this in a gallon sprayer and added a cup of Borax or boric acid which i boiled first in water so it didn't clog my sprayer. I originally sprayed ceilings and walls twice a week but now i spray once a month.

I found that when I or my daughter went into an infested are, they would drop from the ceiling to attack us. That's how i believe they got on the floors. I don't think they came in the windows/vents and went down, I think they went up. Most insects that come in here whether it's an ant, spider, etc. usually seek higher ground. Spraying has also helped keep other insects out.

> >

> > Hi folks,

> >

> > I'm at the point where I have to decide to get rid of all 1,000 square feet of

> >carpet in the house or NOT. The cost will be at least $6,000 to put down hard

> >flooring, such as tile! My question out to the forum is this --- for those of

> >you who replaced your carpet, was it worth it? Did you find relief? Did the

> >mites reduce dramatically or did they come back full force?

> >

> > Thanks everyone!

> >

> > Taz

> >

>

-- They shut the road through the woods

Seventy years ago.

Weather and rain have undone it again,

And now you would never know

There was once a road through the woods

Before they planted the trees.

It is underneath the coppice and heath,

And the thin anemones.

Only the keeper sees

That, where the ring-dove broods,

And the badgers roll at ease,

There was once a road through the woods.

Yet, if you enter the woods

Of a summer evening late,

When the night-air cools on the trout-ringed pools

Where the otter whistles his mate.

(They fear not men in the woods,

Because they see so few)

You will hear the beat of a horse's feet,

And the swish of a skirt in the dew,

Steadily cantering through

The misty solitudes,

As though they perfectly knew

The old lost road through the woods….

But there is no road through the woods.

The Way Through the Woods - Rudyard Kipling

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I don't deserve the credit for the recipe. I found it on here. But spraying the

ceilings made a huge difference. I also put some in a spray bottle and spray

windows and counters or swiffer floors with it. Using it with boric acid also

helps kill other insects. I alternate it with Lysol so i'm not using the same

thing all the time.

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> > > > Hi folks,

> > > >

> > > > I'm at the point where I have to decide to get rid of all 1,000 square

> > feet of

> > > >carpet in the house or NOT. The cost will be at least $6,000 to put down

> > hard

> > > >flooring, such as tile! My question out to the forum is this --- for

> > those of

> > > >you who replaced your carpet, was it worth it? Did you find relief? Did

> > the

> > > >mites reduce dramatically or did they come back full force?

> > > >

> > > > Thanks everyone!

> > > >

> > > > Taz

> > > >

> > >

> >

> >

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> --

> They shut the road through the woods

> Seventy years ago.

> Weather and rain have undone it again,

> And now you would never know

> There was once a road through the woods

> Before they planted the trees.

> It is underneath the coppice and heath,

> And the thin anemones.

> Only the keeper sees

> That, where the ring-dove broods,

> And the badgers roll at ease,

> There was once a road through the woods.

>

> Yet, if you enter the woods

> Of a summer evening late,

> When the night-air cools on the trout-ringed pools

> Where the otter whistles his mate.

> (They fear not men in the woods,

> Because they see so few)

> You will hear the beat of a horse's feet,

> And the swish of a skirt in the dew,

> Steadily cantering through

> The misty solitudes,

> As though they perfectly knew

> The old lost road through the woods….

> But there is no road through the woods.

> *

> The Way Through the Woods* - Rudyard Kipling

>