Gentrol and Suspend Worked for Someone.

Someone wrote the following:

"You are working very hard at this. For you home and car and work Use Suspend SC 4 oz per Gallon with 4 OZ Gentrol IGR. Mix in sprayer and cover about 1000 Square feet of building. Also spray car and work. Works like a charm. This has a residue effect of several months but respray in 3 weeks. Both Suspend and Gentrol are approved for indoors. Hospitals, homes, and schools. Just let it dry before you reenter the building. Several hours
Good luckStart living again. You can have people over to your home in a few weeks and you will be mite free. Take baths and Coat your bed blankets with the above Suspend Gentrol cocktail also. You will now sleep well also.GOD Bless you."

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Keep in mind that you need to find a host or a source of the mites and if possible get the mites identified. If you do not remove a host or source, it is likely that the mites will continue to reproduce. Look into rodents or birds. Setting traps or poison for rodents is a good idea as they often go unnoticed if they are in the house. Check attics and crawlspaces. Nearby garages and sheds should also be inspected and tried with poison or traps. Same for birds, check attics and the eaves of roofs, balconies, chimneys, and trees or bushes near the house.

Bird mite infestations are most common in the Spring and Summer (due to bird nesting cycle), while rodent mites are most common in the Fall and Winter (due to rodents seeking shelter for the winter). These are not strict limits, the birds and rodents don't read science text books and both types of infestations can occur during any time of the year.

After finding the source, you should take mite control measures AND THEN take measures to destroy or remove the source of the mites, otherwise the mites will migrate from the animal or nest into the living quarters and things will get much worse. Don't expect to be free of the mites before you remove the source, just begin the process of destroying the mites first but don't wait for the mites to be gone before removing the source.

The mites may stay in the environment for a while after finding the source and taking mite control measures. You will have to fight them with patience and do all you can to destroy them. Also, if you trap one rat or find one bird's nest, don't assume there aren't others. Keep trapping, poisoning, and looking throughout your fight with the mites.

Another idea, some bird mites have been known to reproduce off of rodents. If you have removed a bird's nest and are trapped in a permanent state of infestation, it may still be worth your while to look into destroying all potential rodent hosts. To fight the mites, see links in right hand column.