Re: Question re: Vikane fumigation...Follow up

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Hi Deb,

Wow, I am sorry to hear about all the dead ends you guys have had in getting rid of these cursed mites. I am glad you found a PCO who will do the vikane, and they may need to repeat the vikane, which would not be cheap either, as it involves tenting the home.

The other thought is to hit them with the cedarcide using a ULV fogger after the vikane gas treatment. If possible, maybe you could contact the family (or their pco) in NC whose link is on the 'resources' webpage, as their story was documented in a 2 part TV story. They were able to get them out of the home eventually, but with a lot of effort. Here is one of the links.

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/2107991/

Good luck here,

Tim

>> Has anyone had this done? I read that you must use 10X vikane gas > with a follow up treatment. We have not been able, unfortunately, to > identify the type of mite attacking us or the source of it's > origination other than possibly being some type of mite my dog got in > a kennel.> > What would the recommended follow up treatment be?Nothing worked for > us inside our home.....including Borax, Suspend SC, Cyfluthrin, > pyrethrins and pymethrins, 1-4 parts bleach directly to flooring > after completely removing our carpet and then alcohol, a natural > colloital compound that supposedly broke their shells, avid and > fipronil with a growth regulator, cedarcide with the expensive fogger > intensively, a three week dusting of sevin dust. > > Needless to say, we are at the end of our rope with not too many > options left.....we have a company that will do the tenting with 10X > vikane gas for us....no guarantee of course....but what follow up? > And....how do we treat the outside best? (Although since the problem > started after my dog came home from a two day kenneling, our itching > began....and I do believe the "epicenter"is in the house....it has > spread to our neighbor next door and also to our PIL house a few > miles away....our dog spent time outside....she is sadly no longer > with us.> > Thank you for any suggestions or feedback thru this most difficult of > experiences.....you are all my heroes!> > Deb >

[Guest guest]

> >

> > Has anyone had this done? I read that you must use 10X vikane gas

> > with a follow up treatment. We have not been able, unfortunately,

to

> > identify the type of mite attacking us or the source of it's

> > origination other than possibly being some type of mite my dog

got in

> > a kennel.

> >

> > What would the recommended follow up treatment be?Nothing worked

for

> > us inside our home.....including Borax, Suspend SC, Cyfluthrin,

> > pyrethrins and pymethrins, 1-4 parts bleach directly to flooring

> > after completely removing our carpet and then alcohol, a natural

> > colloital compound that supposedly broke their shells, avid and

> > fipronil with a growth regulator, cedarcide with the expensive

fogger

> > intensively, a three week dusting of sevin dust.

> >

> > Needless to say, we are at the end of our rope with not too many

> > options left.....we have a company that will do the tenting with

10X

> > vikane gas for us....no guarantee of course....but what follow up?

> > And....how do we treat the outside best? (Although since the

problem

> > started after my dog came home from a two day kenneling, our

itching

> > began....and I do believe the " epicenter " is in the house....it has

> > spread to our neighbor next door and also to our PIL house a few

> > miles away....our dog spent time outside....she is sadly no longer

> > with us.

> >

> > Thank you for any suggestions or feedback thru this most

difficult of

> > experiences.....you are all my heroes!

> >

> > Deb

> >

>