Re: nighttime nightmares!!

Posted by christine james on August 02, 2002 at 18:31:41:

In Reply to: Re: nighttime nightmares!! posted by christine james on August 02, 2002 at 18:26:22:

: : : Have you gotten anywhere on this problem? My husband and I are going thru the exact same thing!!! Someone told us to exterminate for spider mites, but we also have seen NO evidence of anything.

: : : Any information would be helpful!!

: : What you are experiencing is the wonderful sand flea... we have them all over in Texas... here is part of a article I found:
: : The sand flea is Beaufort's most popular unwanted guest. Many names are given to this micro vampire, such as No-see-ums,
: : punkies, gnats and numerous other four letter words I won't mention. It is hard to believe an insect only 1/10th of an inch in size is capable of such an annoying bite. The bite of a sand flea is actually a sting and the effects can be felt for hours. A small reddish or whitish welt,
: : about the size of a freckle is a sure sign you have become a sand fleas feast.
: : Often, one encounters hundreds of sand fleas at one time and will receive many bites...
: : as the sand flea loves to share its meal with all its many hungry friends.
: : Sand flea dinner time is most of the time, especially around the morning and evening hours.
: : Their tiny size allows the sand flea to enter homes through the smallest of window screens.
: : Incandescent lights seem to attract larger numbers of sand flea into homes.
: : Sand flea encounters are most often around marsh and sandy areas, although they seem to be plentiful everywhere else. If you have many tiny insects swarming around you, and can hardly see them... you are about to become dinner for the sand flea.

: http://beaufortusa.com/sandflea.htm

A way to combat the sand fleas is to spray deet... but your local Orkin Pest control may have a better alternative for inside of the house. Here in Texas sand fleas are very small (smaller than the tip of a ink pen) whitish almost translucent (or see-thru)... they are very hard to spot. And tend to bite in the moist areas- under arms, around panty lines... anywhere there is sweat.
The 10-Hour Insect Repellent
Contains 100% DEET, which is the active ingredient in The 10-Hour Insect Repellent, and contains zero fillers. One application is that is required to protect user from biting insects for a ten hour period of time, according to manufacturer. Deet has been found by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be the most effective agent to prevent insect bites and was developed in 1954 for use in the United States Army. Insects that The 10-Hour Insect Repellent wards off include black flies, mosquitos, fleas, ticks, no-see-ums, deer flies, sand fleas, gnats, chiggers, stable flies, horse flies, and bees (if not swarming).

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