Guest guest Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Ray- Thanks a million for sharing your cleaning procedure in extent!! After reading your post, it is no surprise to me that you got rid of the mites. Your story is a monumental example of hard work, dedication, perseverance and love for your family! Hopefully we can include your procedure in the files section as part of your tips. Often times I felt discouraged by the feeling of not making any progress with the mites but you've motivated me to keep fighting hard to get rid of this pest. I'm determined to get rid of these mites. I'm sorry to keep asking questions. Do you have an attic and crawlspace? I'm curious to learn how others have treated those places. Thanks! MM > > On the walls and ceiling I was just spraying Windex original and > leaving it. No wiping. > > I was spraying Windex heavily once a week all over my house. > > Carpets, sofas, moving the sofas and spraying underneith, pulling out > the cushions and spraying both sides and under the cushions but not > putting the cushions on until the next day. > > I cleaned all countertops everyday and I sprayed the cabinets and > wiped them down with paper towels like twice a week. Windex is not as > hard on poly as other things I have read about. I chose not to do > cleaning with Bleach and water because the Windex had Amonnia > (Amonnia-D) and you don't want to mix that with bleach. > > I was spraying the hardwood floor with Windex and letting it sit and > them coming back and moping with Hot water, 20 mule borax and some > blue floor wax only because it smelled good (sorry can't remember the > name). > > At first I was puting Borax on the carpets every other day and > vacumming but realized you can put it in the carpet once every 5 days > and then vacumm it up and put more Borax down. > > You buy 20 mule borax in the clothes detergent isle at the super > market. Shake the box and make sure it isn't clumped up before you > buy it (makes sprinkling easier). > > Sprinkle it in your car carpets and let it sit and vacumm it up > weekly. I was doing it every other day but realized I only had so > many hours in the day and I also had to sleep and work so I started > doing it once a week. > > Spray your car seats, steering and carpets everytime you get out with > Windex. No need to wipe. I sprayed it on the radio, and built in > navigation system and didn't ruin anything. Remember you want to do > it when you are getting out not in and don't forget to do it every > time if possible. Once a week when you are vacumming up the car spray > the headliner, door jams and everywhere really good with Windex. > During the week you can just maintain and spray the seats that were > used and steering wheel. > > I did try Sevin dusting insecticide in the carpets but it didn't seem > as affective nor as safe for us or the kids. > > I would spray the shower floor like 2 or three times a day after I > went to the restroom. To kill the ones that lived through your > showering. > > Bag your dirty clothes and wash them with clothes detergent, bleach > and borax as hot as possible. Once I did that I stopped having to put > my clothes through 2 dry cycles (saving more time). > > At work I was spraying my desk, keyboard and mouse with Windex when > leaving for the day and when I went to lunch. The mites were living > in and under my keyboard so if I forgot I got ate up the next day. > > I would also spray my work chair which is cloth but some days I'd put > plastic trash bags on it. Yup, I got laughted at but it was better > than being bitten all day at work. > > That is all I can think of right now but I had to learn to work > smarter because I wasn't sleeping wiping everything down every day > and vacuuming the house every day. We have a lot of carpet and if I > went as fast as I could it would take about an hour and 15 min. > > So, I had to learn to budget time and get some sleep. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 MM- Sure you can save the main post and save it anywhere that others might benefit from it. My sister in laws brought the mites so they didn't seem to infest my attic and my basement we stay out of but I did bag things and put them down there and I might just throw it all away. I don't know. I mostly put stuff down there so there was less to clean not because it was heavily infested or anything. So since my sister in laws brought our plauge they were mostly in the house not the attic or basement. I'm sure your mites really infested either your crawl space or attic before realizing there were hosts in the living area of your house and then it was a matter of sending a pheromone alert to come and attack you and your family. So, I don't have the issues you have but I'm sure others here do. > > > > On the walls and ceiling I was just spraying Windex original and > > leaving it. No wiping. > > > > I was spraying Windex heavily once a week all over my house. > > > > Carpets, sofas, moving the sofas and spraying underneith, pulling out > > the cushions and spraying both sides and under the cushions but not > > putting the cushions on until the next day. > > > > I cleaned all countertops everyday and I sprayed the cabinets and > > wiped them down with paper towels like twice a week. Windex is not as > > hard on poly as other things I have read about. I chose not to do > > cleaning with Bleach and water because the Windex had Amonnia > > (Amonnia-D) and you don't want to mix that with bleach. > > > > I was spraying the hardwood floor with Windex and letting it sit and > > them coming back and moping with Hot water, 20 mule borax and some > > blue floor wax only because it smelled good (sorry can't remember the > > name). > > > > At first I was puting Borax on the carpets every other day and > > vacumming but realized you can put it in the carpet once every 5 days > > and then vacumm it up and put more Borax down. > > > > You buy 20 mule borax in the clothes detergent isle at the super > > market. Shake the box and make sure it isn't clumped up before you > > buy it (makes sprinkling easier). > > > > Sprinkle it in your car carpets and let it sit and vacumm it up > > weekly. I was doing it every other day but realized I only had so > > many hours in the day and I also had to sleep and work so I started > > doing it once a week. > > > > Spray your car seats, steering and carpets everytime you get out with > > Windex. No need to wipe. I sprayed it on the radio, and built in > > navigation system and didn't ruin anything. Remember you want to do > > it when you are getting out not in and don't forget to do it every > > time if possible. Once a week when you are vacumming up the car spray > > the headliner, door jams and everywhere really good with Windex. > > During the week you can just maintain and spray the seats that were > > used and steering wheel. > > > > I did try Sevin dusting insecticide in the carpets but it didn't seem > > as affective nor as safe for us or the kids. > > > > I would spray the shower floor like 2 or three times a day after I > > went to the restroom. To kill the ones that lived through your > > showering. > > > > Bag your dirty clothes and wash them with clothes detergent, bleach > > and borax as hot as possible. Once I did that I stopped having to put > > my clothes through 2 dry cycles (saving more time). > > > > At work I was spraying my desk, keyboard and mouse with Windex when > > leaving for the day and when I went to lunch. The mites were living > > in and under my keyboard so if I forgot I got ate up the next day. > > > > I would also spray my work chair which is cloth but some days I'd put > > plastic trash bags on it. Yup, I got laughted at but it was better > > than being bitten all day at work. > > > > That is all I can think of right now but I had to learn to work > > smarter because I wasn't sleeping wiping everything down every day > > and vacuuming the house every day. We have a lot of carpet and if I > > went as fast as I could it would take about an hour and 15 min. > > > > So, I had to learn to budget time and get some sleep. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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