Re: Still being bitten!!!!!

Posted by Pegi on September 14, 2003 at 11:34:23:

In Reply to: Still being bitten!!!!! posted by rick on July 05, 2003 at 04:23:18:

I have been going through the same problem for over a year now with no help. I know the problem started when I got new carpet. It had free padding. It is a white carpet so when the little bugs came, it was easy to see them. My friend is the manager of the rug dept of home depot, where I got the rug and he said bugs are coming into our country in cheeper rugs made in the middle east. There is a very small snake that you almost cannot see,viper family, and only comes out in the dark when there is no motion and bite. I am scared for life and this problem has taken over my life. I have been forced to move, but they came with me in my clothes. The stores know this is happening and are doing nothing about this nor is our Helth Dept. I have been trying to get a lawyer to help me, but they think I am nuts and have no case. It needs to get around that bugs are coming in our country that we have not the chemicals for or aloud to use.: I just spent the last 2 hours going through intense itching that seems to come and go. When the swelling goes down they become a small red bump, but can still itch. Occasionally they appear in a cluster of 3 or 4 bites under a wasteband or my wifes bra.

: We seem to get bit at all hours of the day and night and it's not isolated to only one or two areas of the house. I have checked all around the bed and matress for signs of bed bugs- nothing. I set out a hot water bottle wrapped in a damp cloth to attract bird mites- nothing.

: The only thing that I have seen that could cause this is what I believe to be midges or no-see-ums. We have quite a few in the house. They are dark in color, about the size of a gnat and move very quickly. I looked at one under a magnifying glass and it certainly looked like the pictures I have seen, but everything I have read indicate that they usually don't bite indoors and being a flying insect I don't see how they could concentrate their activity under our clothing and especially under waistbands and other tight fitting areas.

: I currently have about 15 bites and my wife is nursing around 25. We could deal with it if we knew that whatever it is will cycle itself out and dissappear in a couple of weeks but some of the horror stories I've read talked about years of infestation.

: Is there anyone out there in "Bug-Land" that can clearly identify what we have and offer a way to get rid of them? I'm about ready to buy about a gazillion foggers and set them off in every room but I really would like to know what we are up against and from what I have read, the foggers don't help much. In fact, I don't recall reading even one success story involving a pest control company or their products.

: Does anyone have any suggestions as to what has invaded our home and a way to verify it. We have ruled out bed bugs and bird mites.

: Is it possible that it could be the midges, or does the fact that we are being bit indoors and the location of the bites, rule them out. Enough people have been plauged by this unseen invader that one would think that there should be some concrete, reliable information floating around somewhere.
: Help!!!!!!

Follow Ups:

• Re: Still being bitten!!!!! Pegi 21:58:21 9/27/2003 (1)
  • That is terrible! Carol 13:26:54 12/08/2003 (0)