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I need help please. i am the lucky new host for bird mites. house is being treated buy i cant seem to kill them on body, please help! ?
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DETAILS???!!!!???: How were the mites identified? What is to be done to destroy the mites? What treatment has been tried so far? When? If you have mites, then elimination of the source will result in a slow improvement of your itch. What do you mean "kill them on the body"? They are too tiny to see without a microscope. Bird mites do not propagate on humans, so removal of the birds cures your problem. Permethrin cre
Answered 7/30/2018
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Bird mites...: ...should leave you alone once the house is cleared of them. If they don't, try Elimite (permethrin) which we use to rid people of scabies which are also mites but much more invasive toward people.
Answered 8/15/2018
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