Spider mites are all over my house. help, I don't have any plants. I am really upset. Pest control sprayed.

I really need help. The pest control company has sprayed twice and it is still really bad. where did they come from? I don't even have one house plant? I live in Massachusetts and have my entire life. I have never seen this happen to anyone. They are so bad they cover the toilet water and are all over the beds and bedding. Thanks

Spider mites are all over my house. help, I don't have any plants. I am really upset. Pest control sprayed.
Spider mites used to


be strictly an outside pest. They would infest


cotton, corn and other food crops causing


enough damage to ruin the harvest. Awareness


and treatments for this pest has enabled


farmers to control populations, but the


spider mites have remained persistent. They


are now common around the home choosing to


live on any plant or shrub they can find.


Juniper, arborvitae, succulents and pine


trees are common hosts, but just about any


vegetation will do. In recent years, spider


mites have found their way inside. The increase


of plants in the home and the practice of


keeping some plants outside for the summer


and inside for the winter have allowed the


spider mite to become an indoor pest. They


do not commonly migrate inside but in fact


are being carried in by the homeowners and


horticulturists.








Looks to me like somehow someone brought them in...aparently these are tough little suckers...gl
Reply:yes clean clean clean!!!! welcome to my problem.... Report It

Reply:Did they spray outside also?
Reply:wow, that does sound pretty bad. how old is your house? has this happend just lately?
Reply:Sometimes insects/arachnids arrive in swarms and you just have to hold out for them to leave or die off from starvation. Mites, however, tend to eat microscopic foods. How clean is your house? You might start cleaning instead of calling the exterminator. It takes more effort on your part, but it should be a LOT cheaper and less toxic.





Dust mites, to which I am allergic, are specific to house dust. They love it! So if your house is dusty, you may have lots and lots of mites having an orgy over your dust piles! Clean, clean, and - just in case - you might want to clean.
Reply:wow that really is a problem I would to try bug foggers like the ones you get for roaches. You are going to have to kill the adults so that they dont hatch out more little ones. I would also wash down everything i could with bleach water I know they are so small you feel like you are fighting an invisible foe, GOOD luck let me know if you find something that does work NORMA