How do I get rid of dust mites?

Bwa28682782
by Bwa28682782
they are in my bed and in all my furniture and are biting me bad.?

  10 answers
  • Kim Kim on Aug 15, 2017

    😳Dust mites do not bite as far as I know.

    What does bite and hangs out in furniture are fleas and bedbugs.

    Call an exterminator for an assessment to identify what is biting you. They can be pricey but the bugs will be gone.

    Hope that helps

    : )

  • Clean everything! I would consider purchasing a bag for your mattress and box springs to keep to a minimum. If you have access to a steamer, use it. Here are a couple links for you!


    https://dengarden.com/pest-control/How-to-Get-Rid-of-Dust-Mites-in-Your-House


    http://m.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Dust-Mites

  • Polly Fuller Polly Fuller on Aug 15, 2017

    dust mites don't bite. they are invisible to the naked eye. an other kind of critter, maybe?

  • Molly Anmar Molly Anmar on Aug 15, 2017

    Dust mites are impossible to eliminate completely.


    They don't bite people, they feed on our shed skin cells.


    One suspects you either have bedbugs or fleas, both of which DO bite people as they feed on blood. Other than biting, bedbugs aren't especially harmful to humans other than the yuk factor. Fleas transmit several diseases.


    You'll probably find that professional help turns out to be less expensive in the long run than trying and failing to handle the problem yourself. Call your favorite exterminator, preferably one with experience with bedbugs.

  • Terry Terry on Aug 15, 2017

    First of all I would do a very deep cleaning. Lysol and steam would be two of my helpers. When that is finished, I would put an allergy bag on my box springs, mattress, and pillow. These bags are great. If by chance the thing that is biting you are fleas, put borax around the legs of everything in your house for a good while. Those little buggers get borax on their legs and it just sucks the moisture out of them. From that point on, if you have animals, keep them clear of fleas and do deep cleaning on a regular basis. Hope this helps!

  • Carolynn Carolynn on Aug 15, 2017

    are you sure they are dust mites? Are your bites in groups of three, and on ankles, arms or wrists? Maybe bed bug

  • Sharon Sharon on Aug 15, 2017

    I use 20 Mule Team Laundry Borax. Wash all your bedding and pillows in hot water with 1/2c of borax and laundry soap. Put the borax in a glass jar, and poke lots of holes in the metal lid. Shake it all over the bed, carpet and upholstery and leave for 3 hours. Vacuum up and empty the vacuum outside in trash.

    Once your stuff is infested you need to buy dust mite covers for your mattress and pillows. They are well worth the investment. Think the cheapest I've seen is Walmart.

  • Janet Panos Janet Panos on Aug 15, 2017

    Dust mites accumulate in the bedroom over time. They thrive on dust and dead skin cells which regularly flake off while we sleep. Mattresses should be vacuumed at least once a month. Pillows -- not just the cases-- should be washed once every three weeks. Include washing soda in with the detergent since soap and water does not eliminate mites or bacteria 100%, even when using hot water. Washing soda can be found on store shelves along with detergent. You can also use Lysol Laundry Sanitizer, with 0% bleach.

  • Dl.5660408 Dl.5660408 on Aug 16, 2017

    Dust mites don't bite! However sealing your mattress, box springs and pillows in zippered covers certified as anti allergic after thorougly vacuuming and laundering really eliminmates the mite issue in bedding. They are microscopic though and in the air. It's not possible to eliminate them totally. You should definitely investigate further what is biting you though because there are other critteras that could be the culprit