Dust mites

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Hey all, i have seen some dust mites in my bedroom, microscopic little things whitish grey in colour moving around. Just looks like tiny dots first noticed it on my phone screen.
We got carpet in bedroom and do usual vacuum cleaner but guess this is not good enough.
Iv used the bed bug spray which seems to have made a big difference but need a cheaper solution.
Things iv been reading up on and watching says to use dehumidifier and also steam cleaner

As always its best to ask the community incase someone has been through this and has good info before i just randomly start buying stuff.
 
Murphy said:
If you've seen them they probably ain't dust mites.

Either that or you have microscope vision as dust mites are something like 0.2/0.3 mm.
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i will try and get a photo next time but i cant make out any details, its just like tiny white dots that are moving. its the movement that i can see.
 
It's certainly not impossible, I'm just saying it's not typically something you'd see unless you had a population explosion or something as 99% of homes have dust mites and most people only know they're their when they develop an allergic reaction to their poop.
 
Are you sure you don't mean bed bugs? Those are bigger than dust mites - and especially with the outbreak in Europe it's quite likely you might have them too.
 
Semple said:
Are you sure you don't mean bed bugs? Those are bigger than dust mites - and especially with the outbreak in Europe it's quite likely you might have them too.
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What colour are those?

Havent seen any today the spray may be doing its job.
Got a dehumidifier on the go too now.
Still researching into steam cleaner
 
Jackpot i found one in the car and got it on video.
What do you guys think it is?
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dust mite?

not sure if this is a dust mite or something else.
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Its way less than a millimetre big probably about a third of a mill or less even.
 
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throwaway4372 said:
my guess:

Mealybug (Glasshouse) / RHS

Glasshouse mealybugs are common sap-feeding insects found on a wide range of houseplants and greenhouse plants. Mealybugs can weaken plants and excrete a sticky substance (honeydew) on foliage, which allows the growth of sooty moulds.
www.rhs.org.uk www.rhs.org.uk
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Not sure on that one, no plants in the car or bedroom. Anything else that fits its configuration?
 
By way of trying to be more helpful,I did read a thread about this on HUKD lately, though I wish I hadn't, because now I am starting to get paranoid about looking for tiny white mites everywhere.

I don't recommend reading this unless you have them:

https://www.hotukdeals.com/discussions/tiny-white-mites-in-bedroom-and-living-room-help-979314

The general advice seemed to be a sort of quarantine thing, and putting stuff into ziplock bags to prevent spread and check more don't appear, and lots of cleaning!
 
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HungryHippos said:
By way of trying to be more helpful,I did read a thread about this on HUKD lately, though I wish I hadn't, because now I am starting to get paranoid about looking for tiny white mites everywhere.

I don't recommend reading this unless you have them:

https://www.hotukdeals.com/discussions/tiny-white-mites-in-bedroom-and-living-room-help-979314

The general advice seemed to be a sort of quarantine thing, and putting stuff into ziplock bags to prevent spread and check more don't appear, and lots of cleaning!
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  • Spider Mites/White Mites. These are visible as tiny white bugs, often described as looking like grains of salt or sugar. They can cause infestations in your home or even your car. You will find them on your furniture, carpets, curtains, bed linen and all other house furnishings. White mites are considered harmless by some as they don’t bite, but they DO shed hairs and it is these that can produce allergic reactions in humans.

From that link i think it is a white mite. What i may do is catch some on a bit of sellotape then stick it under a Microscope and see if i can get more info. They seem to be attracted to damp areas like the car and corner of bedroom.
Got dehumidifier going so hopefully clamp down on them.
As for the car.. nothing box of matches and jerry can wont solve
 
throwaway4372 said:
my guess:

Mealybug (Glasshouse) / RHS

Glasshouse mealybugs are common sap-feeding insects found on a wide range of houseplants and greenhouse plants. Mealybugs can weaken plants and excrete a sticky substance (honeydew) on foliage, which allows the growth of sooty moulds.
www.rhs.org.uk www.rhs.org.uk
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Mealy bugs are static as a rule they certainly don't wander around at speed they spin a fluffy mess they hide behind. They're also only found on plants as they're sap suckers
 
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Coincidentally bbc2 programme pm on Dyson w/hannah fry, where they specifically analyse (microscope etc) how the cleaner picks up dust mites & hepa filter would stop their waste being ejected back into room,

for sure rice mites, similar size, @0.2mm are easily visible - had a bag of brown rice from Amazon whoolefoods that had them - they're black,
they lay eggs inside the rice grains
 
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