Re: Re: sleep in a tubful of water - yes they drowned

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Yes - I am sure if there were any on me, they would drown, all I know is that I slept - but as soon as I got out of the tub, I announced myself as their host and they would make a beeline to me, I had to keep a step ahead of them all the time.

From: "Goldstein@..." <Goldstein@...>bird mites Sent: Friday, September 2, 2011 12:21 AMSubject: Re: Re: sleep in a tubful of water

You would think that the mites would drown... I guess that isn't the case then, right Doris?

From: "Doris Kennedy" <kean2465@...>bird mites Sent: Thursday, September 1, 2011 6:33:20 PMSubject: Re: Re: sleep in a tubful of water

Yeah - it is beneficial to bath at night, b4 I built my wonderful plastic tent to sleep in, I would sleep in a tubful of water til the morning came. Totally uncomfortable - but no bites or crawling.

From: "Goldstein@..." <Goldstein@...>bird mites Sent: Thursday, September 1, 2011 7:57 PMSubject: Re: Re: Hi, some questions...

It would be ideal to clean in the evening when mites and certain bacteria are most active. There are other things that benefit from cleaning other, like fungi and other bacterias. I've often thought it was most beneficial to bath in those hours when these entities are most active--at night.

From: " Benton" <sarahbenton48@...>bird mites Sent: Thursday, September 1, 2011 5:49:54 PMSubject: Re: Re: Hi, some questions...

I clean all day on Saturdays.

Theresa, that's a good start. Clean your house with Lysol daily and also vacuum daily. Never do before 5 pm when the beast awakes.Pesticides have not helped me at all, just obsessive cleaning. Sprinkle DE in cracks and behind floor boards and all over your mattress.Wash everything on very high temperature, also add Lysol ! Keep dirty clothes in a sealed box. Never wear them twice.I used isoprop. alcohol 70 % as a spot on spray on my skin, mites drop down dead. 99% even more effective, recommended in the beginning.White vinegar diluted with water 60:40 ratio got them off my scalp.Vacuum couches daily and follow up with alcohol. Ammonia also works, I just can't stand the smell ;-) Windex containing ammonia is good for kitchen surfaces. In the bathroom I used Chlorox.Purchase MSM capsules to make yourself untasty for the mites. I have tried a hundred different things, but these are the ones that have really helped me. Good luck and keep asking ! > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > Hi folks...> > > > I am miserable and have a lot of questions.> > > >> > > > I am going to try the predatory mites. Do you still keep spraying the> > bed,> > > > etc. while they do their thing? Also, what is the MSM for. I am> > diabetic,> > > > and they attack me, and not others. I am very afraid of spreading them> > > > everywhere I go. I have two bedroom carpeted apt., unemployed single> > dad.> > > > I'm going to assume that the predators are not going to get all of> > them. So> > > > how do I do I stop them from re-infecting? Especially when they can lie> > > > dormant for so long. Are there male and female mites? Do they feed,> > then> > > > drop off and lay eggs? What chemicals actually interfere with their> >

life> > > > cycle. I've tried a variety. I've also tried to use organics (cedar,> > > > peppermint, etc.) Does anybody have a tried and true method, preferably> > one> > > > that does not require me moving and giving up everything I own?> > > >> > > > Thanks,> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > > --> > >> > > I keep six honest serving-men> > > (They taught me all I knew);> > > Their names are What and Why and When> > > And How and Where and Who.> > >> > > *Rudyard Kipling*> > >> >> > > >>