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Hi everyone,

I live in a small bungalow in a Thai compound abutting several acres of overgrown woodland.  Lot's of mosquitoes, bugs, spiders, etc. I deal with the mosquitoes with a large zapper turned on 24-7.  

 

Lately, however, something smaller than a mosquito has been biting me in my sleep leaving lots of small red spots on my body and wow do they itch!  It takes 3-4 days before they disappear, itching all the while.  

 

I spray my bedroom with ARS Mite bomb an hour before turning in, but it doesn't seem to help.

 

Any clues?  And especially, if you've dealt with something like this, how did you overcome it?  Thanks and know that all responses are appreciated. Even the silly ones.  

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A couple of really good replies, here.  I'm following the suggestions with the cleaning, bedding, spraying, and I'll purchase new pillows.  Lice shampoo is on the list as well.  Thanks so much!

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I occasionally wake up after being chomped on by a colony of ants going from point A to point B, and my bed is simply on their path.  

 

They're so tiny I can barely see them, but they leave welts the size of a baht piece.

 

Next day, there's no sign of them except a few tiny stragglers that got into folds in the bedding and couldn't find their way out.  (And occasionally- a few in my shower towels who seem to be determined to bite my nutsack when I'm drying off.)

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Sounds like bed bugs to me.  

 

Be careful about how you kill them.  Don't forget you will be sleeping on the mattress and inhaling any residual vapors.  Whether you can smell it out not, you may be getting poisoned while you sleep.  You need to consider how you will deal with any spraying in the bedroom.

That was my first thought, too.  I've had to deal with them in the past. You should google the subject.  If the bugs aren't resistant, spray should work.  But you'll have to do it twice. The first time to kill the bugs that aren't eggs.  That second time to kill the recently hatched bugs. If you can get one of those spray bombs you set off, that's probably best. And thoroughly launder all your clothing and bedclothes.

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Check into a hotel for 3 days and get those bug bombs. Close the windows, lift the mattress on end, expose all hiding places...and put a bomb in each room...especially bug bombs.  Engage for 24 hours and then open the windows for 2 additional days.  Wash and clean residual.

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I get this same thing, usually at this time of year...  Sand flies, no see em's, nits, what ever you call them are a blessed pain.bah.gif

I've been struggling with these insects too for the past few weeks (no see um's, midgies, sand flies. etc.) Yesterday I got bitten by one (never saw the bugger) and developed an itch so intense on my chest that I had to pull over at a pharmacy to buy an anti-itch cream (chlorphenoxamine), then almost ripped open my shirt and applied it!

 

Wiki: “their bites can cause intensely itchy, red welts that can persist for more than a week”

 

They can easily pass through standard 16 mesh window screens. Spray the screens with permethrin and consider getting a tighter mesh screen, although this may limit air flow into the home. Use fans around the house to dispel them and wear protective clothing whenever possible. Using DEET and anti-lice products, as mentioned above, can also help.

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Thanks everyone for your informative replies.  I did all the cleaning, spraying and shampooing as suggested and I'm happy to say that I've had 3 good nights without any bites.  Don't believe it was bedbugs, however, more along the lines of the no-see-ums, chiggers, etc.  So far, so good...

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I also just remembered, when I'm at the computer in the evening, the only light I will have on is the desk lamp. (Living alone can be so easy.)  But at certain times of the year small flying critters can find their way to the light.  I have good screens, but I guess not 100% bug-proof.

 

What I will sometimes do is direct the floor fan toward the screen that seems to be the most apparent entryway.  The bugs don't particularly care to fight the force of the fan (light though it is), and as a pleasant result, they don't come in. 

 

Oh, and if you have outdoor lighting, by all means use the yellow bug lights, if possible.  Yellow is low on their spectrum, blue is high, so replace your white lights, and most of the bugs will congregate at the neighbor's house or at the streetlight.

 

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Thanks everyone for your informative replies.  I did all the cleaning, spraying and shampooing as suggested and I'm happy to say that I've had 3 good nights without any bites.  Don't believe it was bedbugs, however, more along the lines of the no-see-ums, chiggers, etc.  So far, so good...

 

Great ! thumbsup.gif

 

I  have noticed too that the small little scabs have cleared up very quickly too....they some times went on for weeks... bah.gif

 

Re the lights, I have not tried the yellow one, but will.... one thing I did notice a few days ago, that the little buggers only started biting after I shut off the regular light...w00t.gif  I left one one night and their was no biting .... go figure! blink.png

 

Well a good result....thumbsup.gif .... a similar question in the health forum last week and was highjacked by people going on about Lyme disease facepalm.gif   then was closed.... rolleyes.gif

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