Re: Overwhelming and SCARY!!!

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Hi, Dawn,

I don't know about for the others, but dry cleaning is my last ditch

(most expensive) option. Even so, I can't get them out of some

fabrics. I recognize those fabrics in the stores now and avoid them.

Don't know how to describe. I prefer slick fabrics or things I can

fry in my dryer (or microwave or oven). However I do have some

POLYESTER terry PJ bottoms that I love, and that if I soak for the

minimum 24 hours and then fry in dryer (my preference, others like

baking 'em) for 4 hours, are just fine.

Pantyhose and socks I have a hard time recycling, so toss p'hose

after one wearing (I get the blue box Leggs control tops, they are

pretty cheap) and decide on socks after each wearing depending on how

many black specks there are!!!

And I get it. This is overwhelming. I finally got disgusted and

started doing cartoons just to feel a bit more sane in an insane

situation. You can find them at www dot webshots dot com slash user

slash livingwithcritters

Another thing: even while you are dealing with the mitemare, remember

to keep on living your life as much as you can. They can only beat

you if you let them, and now you have us, and we have you.

I suspect we are the lucky ones :-)

Hang in there, girl,

KJ

>

> Well I have to say after reading and learning what has to be done

to

> eradicate these mites I have to say I am so very overwhelmed. I

just

> cannot believe the extreme at which one has to go to in order to

kill

> them and rid them from your home. I cannot imagine throwing all all

of

> my clothes, my husband's clothes and my kid's clotehs and then

buying

> new ones. Then throwing away all of our mattresses and even

possibly

> ripping up our carpeting and throwing away couches. We are talking

> thousands and and thousands of dollars which we don't have. It's so

gut

> wrenching. Not to mention the cost of all of these prodcuts. I know

it

> can be done over time but that is just more time that this

nightmare is

> eating away at me, literally. Anyway, I would really like to know

if

> there is a test that can be done to see if these are truly mites. I

> cannot believe in all these years I have had them I have not seen

any.

> Also, does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do with my

> birds if they are. If my birds have mites I will obviously need to

> start there, right? Thanks.

>

[Guest guest]

What I forgot to say is that it is cheaper to dry clean than replace,

so that is what I do/did in MOST cases.

>

> Hi, Dawn,

>

> I don't know about for the others, but dry cleaning is my last

ditch...

[Guest guest]

Dawn--you don't have to throw out your clothes. That's what I did out

of desperation because I was going nuts, and because I couldn't get

the bugs out of them. They were nesting in my cotton and rayon

clothing, towels and bed linens.

Your clothing and other items may or may not be infested the way mine

were. You might consider packing your clothes, towels and sheets in

containers or sealed bags though, to keep the mites from nesting and

breeding in them, if you think that is happening. You could slowly

sanitize your clothing by cooking them, and then segregate the

sanitized clothing from the unsanitized clothing. But like I said,

your stuff may not be infested the way mine were.

Best of luck to you. Take a deep breath and do what you can.

myrtle

>

> Well I have to say after reading and learning what has to be done to

> eradicate these mites I have to say I am so very overwhelmed. I just

> cannot believe the extreme at which one has to go to in order to kill

> them and rid them from your home. I cannot imagine throwing all all of

> my clothes, my husband's clothes and my kid's clotehs and then buying

> new ones. Then throwing away all of our mattresses and even possibly

> ripping up our carpeting and throwing away couches. We are talking

> thousands and and thousands of dollars which we don't have. It's so gut

> wrenching. Not to mention the cost of all of these prodcuts. I know it

> can be done over time but that is just more time that this nightmare is

> eating away at me, literally. Anyway, I would really like to know if

> there is a test that can be done to see if these are truly mites. I

> cannot believe in all these years I have had them I have not seen any.

> Also, does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do with my

> birds if they are. If my birds have mites I will obviously need to

> start there, right? Thanks.

>

[Guest guest]

I can totally relate to the overwhelming feeling that you have. We

all stumbled onto this website in that state. The best thing you can

do is slow down, take a deep breath, and look at what is in front of

you and ask yourself, what do i have? what can i do right now? Start

small, and just keep going. One issue at a time. One day at a time.

You cant fix it in a day. It will eventually all work itself out. It

only gets better from here. The first thing i would do is get some

Diatomaceous Earth. You can use it on your carpets. It has made the

biggest difference for my environment. You can do a search to see how

people are using it on the home page. Good Luck.

>

> Well I have to say after reading and learning what has to be done

to

> eradicate these mites I have to say I am so very overwhelmed. I

just

> cannot believe the extreme at which one has to go to in order to

kill

> them and rid them from your home. I cannot imagine throwing all all

of

> my clothes, my husband's clothes and my kid's clotehs and then

buying

> new ones. Then throwing away all of our mattresses and even

possibly

> ripping up our carpeting and throwing away couches. We are talking

> thousands and and thousands of dollars which we don't have. It's so

gut

> wrenching. Not to mention the cost of all of these prodcuts. I know

it

> can be done over time but that is just more time that this

nightmare is

> eating away at me, literally. Anyway, I would really like to know

if

> there is a test that can be done to see if these are truly mites. I

> cannot believe in all these years I have had them I have not seen

any.

> Also, does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do with my

> birds if they are. If my birds have mites I will obviously need to

> start there, right? Thanks.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

The things that helped me were covering my mattress with plastic. I just used the plastic mattress cover from WalMart but others used painters drop cloth with duct tape. I took all clothes to laundrmat and used the hottest wash cycle and dryer on hottest setting for at least 1 hour. This seemed to work ok for me.

I finally managed to get rid of them with the clorox, epsom salt and water spray and windex in my car. I can happily say they are gone. Vacuum a lot, and keep your clothes in plastic bags or totes. I had to spray my shoes a lot and thew many pairs out.

lou

From: myrtle_maui <myrtle_maui@...>bird mites Sent: Tuesday, December 9, 2008 1:41:43 PMSubject: Re: Overwhelming and SCARY!!!

Dawn--you don't have to throw out your clothes. That's what I did outof desperation because I was going nuts, and because I couldn't getthe bugs out of them. They were nesting in my cotton and rayonclothing, towels and bed linens.Your clothing and other items may or may not be infested the way minewere. You might consider packing your clothes, towels and sheets incontainers or sealed bags though, to keep the mites from nesting andbreeding in them, if you think that is happening. You could slowlysanitize your clothing by cooking them, and then segregate thesanitized clothing from the unsanitized clothing. But like I said,your stuff may not be infested the way mine were.Best of luck to you. Take a deep breath and do what you can.myrtle>> Well I have to say after reading and learning what has to be done to > eradicate these mites I have to say I am so very overwhelmed. I just > cannot believe the extreme at which one has to go to in order to kill > them and rid them from your home. I cannot imagine throwing all all of > my clothes, my husband's clothes and my kid's clotehs and then buying > new ones. Then throwing away all of our mattresses and even possibly > ripping up our carpeting and throwing away couches. We are talking > thousands and and thousands of dollars which we don't have. It's so gut > wrenching. Not to mention the cost of all of these prodcuts. I know it > can be done over time but that is just more time that this nightmare is > eating away at me, literally. Anyway, I would really like to know if > there is a test that can be done to

see if these are truly mites. I > cannot believe in all these years I have had them I have not seen any. > Also, does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do with my > birds if they are. If my birds have mites I will obviously need to > start there, right? Thanks.>

[Guest guest]

Lou,

Congratulations on all your good news, especially getting rid of the

critters!!! You give me hope!!!

I have a technical question: what did you spray your dark colored

shoes with?

Has anyone figured out how NOT to rust the zippers in their boots

(all I wear since mitemare began)

BTW who coined the term mitemare? It is perfect!

KJ

>

> Hi,

> The things that helped me were covering my mattress with plastic. I

just used the plastic mattress cover from WalMart but others used

painters drop cloth with duct tape. I took all clothes to laundrmat

and used the hottest wash cycle and dryer on hottest setting for at

least 1 hour. This seemed to work ok for me.

> I finally managed to get rid of them with the clorox, epsom salt

and water spray and windex in my car. I can happily say they are

gone. Vacuum a lot, and keep your clothes in plastic bags or totes. I

had to spray my shoes a lot and thew many pairs out.

> lou

>

>

[Guest guest]

Lou, I bet the clove and oregano oils in the ESP serum (I think you

were using??) really helped you. Clove oil helps me a lot, on my body

and laundry. It is a strong oil and you need to be careful with it on

your skin.

bob

> >

> > Well I have to say after reading and learning what has to be done

to

> > eradicate these mites I have to say I am so very overwhelmed. I

just

> > cannot believe the extreme at which one has to go to in order to

kill

> > them and rid them from your home. I cannot imagine throwing all

all of

> > my clothes, my husband's clothes and my kid's clotehs and then

buying

> > new ones. Then throwing away all of our mattresses and even

possibly

> > ripping up our carpeting and throwing away couches. We are

talking

> > thousands and and thousands of dollars which we don't have. It's

so gut

> > wrenching. Not to mention the cost of all of these prodcuts. I

know it

> > can be done over time but that is just more time that this

nightmare is

> > eating away at me, literally. Anyway, I would really like to know

if

> > there is a test that can be done to see if these are truly mites.

I

> > cannot believe in all these years I have had them I have not seen

any.

> > Also, does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do with

my

> > birds if they are. If my birds have mites I will obviously need

to

> > start there, right? Thanks.

> >

>

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Hi ,

Yes, I was actually mixing it with veg. oil and getting tons of stuff out of my skin. I put it in the tub with h202 and borax also. It is super.

lou

From: <bobbyboyd99@...>bird mites Sent: Tuesday, December 9, 2008 6:10:47 PMSubject: Re: Overwhelming and SCARY!!!

Lou, I bet the clove and oregano oils in the ESP serum (I think you were using??) really helped you. Clove oil helps me a lot, on my body and laundry. It is a strong oil and you need to be careful with it on your skin.bob> >> > Well I have to say after reading and learning what has to be done to > > eradicate these mites I have to say I am so very overwhelmed. I just > > cannot believe the extreme at which one has to go to in order to kill > > them and rid them from your home. I cannot imagine throwing all all of > > my

clothes, my husband's clothes and my kid's clotehs and then buying > > new ones. Then throwing away all of our mattresses and even possibly > > ripping up our carpeting and throwing away couches. We are talking > > thousands and and thousands of dollars which we don't have. It's so gut > > wrenching. Not to mention the cost of all of these prodcuts. I know it > > can be done over time but that is just more time that this nightmare is > > eating away at me, literally. Anyway, I would really like to know if > > there is a test that can be done to see if these are truly mites. I > > cannot believe in all these years I have had them I have not seen any. > > Also, does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do with my > > birds if they are. If my birds have mites I will obviously need to > > start

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How much clove etc do you put in your wash? What else do you use in it.

I'm looking for new things to try in laundry since regular washing don't

get those suckers. Joa

> > >

> > > Well I have to say after reading and learning what has to be done

> to

> > > eradicate these mites I have to say I am so very overwhelmed. I

> just

> > > cannot believe the extreme at which one has to go to in order to

> kill

> > > them and rid them from your home. I cannot imagine throwing all

> all of

> > > my clothes, my husband's clothes and my kid's clotehs and then

> buying

> > > new ones. Then throwing away all of our mattresses and even

> possibly

> > > ripping up our carpeting and throwing away couches. We are

> talking

> > > thousands and and thousands of dollars which we don't have. It's

> so gut

> > > wrenching. Not to mention the cost of all of these prodcuts. I

> know it

> > > can be done over time but that is just more time that this

> nightmare is

> > > eating away at me, literally. Anyway, I would really like to know

> if

> > > there is a test that can be done to see if these are truly mites.

> I

> > > cannot believe in all these years I have had them I have not seen

> any.

> > > Also, does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do with

> my

> > > birds if they are. If my birds have mites I will obviously need

> to

> > > start there, right? Thanks.

> > >

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Bobby and Lou,

How much clove oil do you use and for what? For example, are you

putting the veg oil/clove oil directly on skin? How much do you put

in the tub? Have you ever mixed your own shower gel? Has anyone?

PS I am almost out of the ESP products and things are definitely

hoppin' right now in MY critterland! Just happens I've been into

essential oils for a while and had a bunch, so mixed something that

smells like Trish's New Hope line. I'm short a couple of ingredients,

but as long as I keep it weak enough, if what I'm missing are the

buffers, it shouldn't have any NEGative effects. Mixed it in EVOO, of

course...Couldn't find my little bottle of neem oil, but it burns my

skin anyway, always has.

Thanks for any advice,

KJ

> > > >

> > > > Well I have to say after reading and learning what has to be

done

> > to

> > > > eradicate these mites I have to say I am so very overwhelmed.

I

> > just

> > > > cannot believe the extreme at which one has to go to in order

to

> > kill

> > > > them and rid them from your home. I cannot imagine throwing

all

> > all of

> > > > my clothes, my husband's clothes and my kid's clotehs and then

> > buying

> > > > new ones. Then throwing away all of our mattresses and even

> > possibly

> > > > ripping up our carpeting and throwing away couches. We are

> > talking

> > > > thousands and and thousands of dollars which we don't have.

It's

> > so gut

> > > > wrenching. Not to mention the cost of all of these prodcuts. I

> > know it

> > > > can be done over time but that is just more time that this

> > nightmare is

> > > > eating away at me, literally. Anyway, I would really like to

know

> > if

> > > > there is a test that can be done to see if these are truly

mites.

> > I

> > > > cannot believe in all these years I have had them I have not

seen

> > any.

> > > > Also, does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do

with

> > my

> > > > birds if they are. If my birds have mites I will obviously

need

> > to

> > > > start there, right? Thanks.

> > > >

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Hi,

I mix about 20 drops in with about 1/2 cup veg. oil and slather this on my skin. Then soak in 1 large bottle of peroxide and bout 1 cup of borax. This gets a lot of stuff out of my skin, then shower and apply the esp soap and balm. Another thing I used when I had the mites so bad was mixing in lemongrass and tea tree oil in neem. I sure hope you get some relief.

Lou

From: livingwithcritters <livingwithcritters@...>bird mites Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 9:18:10 PMSubject: Re: Overwhelming and SCARY!!!

Bobby and Lou, How much clove oil do you use and for what? For example, are you putting the veg oil/clove oil directly on skin? How much do you put in the tub? Have you ever mixed your own shower gel? Has anyone?PS I am almost out of the ESP products and things are definitely hoppin' right now in MY critterland! Just happens I've been into essential oils for a while and had a bunch, so mixed something that smells like Trish's New Hope line. I'm short a couple of ingredients, but as long as I keep it weak enough, if what I'm missing are the buffers, it shouldn't have any NEGative effects. Mixed it in EVOO, of course...Couldn' t find my little bottle of neem oil, but it burns my skin anyway, always has.Thanks for any advice, KJ> > > >> > > > Well I have to say after reading and learning what has to be done> > to> > > > eradicate these mites I have to say I am so very overwhelmed. I> > just> > > > cannot believe the extreme at which one has to go to in order to> > kill> > > > them and rid them from your home. I cannot imagine throwing all> > all of> > > > my clothes, my husband's clothes and my kid's clotehs and then> > buying> > > > new ones. Then throwing away all of our mattresses and even> > possibly> > > > ripping up our carpeting and throwing away couches. We are> > talking> > > > thousands

and and thousands of dollars which we don't have. It's> > so gut> > > > wrenching. Not to mention the cost of all of these prodcuts. I> > know it> > > > can be done over time but that is just more time that this> > nightmare is> > > > eating away at me, literally. Anyway, I would really like to know> > if> > > > there is a test that can be done to see if these are truly mites.> > I> > > > cannot believe in all these years I have had them I have not seen> > any.> > > > Also, does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do with> > my> > > > birds if they are. If my birds have mites I will obviously need> > to> > > > start there, right? Thanks.> > > >> > >> > > __._,_..___>

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