What can I do about these invisible bugs that are biting us???

Spray peroxide on your skin & let air dry.

Having gone through this several years ago your problem looks like mites which are not visible to your eye.Have they best tested for that?

YES SOMETHING LIKE THAT. NOTHING LEFT OF THE BUG TO EXAMINE EXCEPT LITTLE HARD PARTS. COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT THINKS ITS THE ? MOUTH PARTS THEY USE TO HELP SUCK THE BLOOD. THEY ARE HARD ,JAGGED & GLASSLIKE. FROM SAND FLIES OR NO SEE-UMS? I'VE BEEN TRYING TO CATCH SOME FOR MONTHS WITH NO LUCK.

-A MAN THAT JUST MOVED HERE A MONTH AGO SAID HIS POOR DOGS ARE HAVING THIS TOO.

PUEBLO COLORADO, HIGH DESERT CLIMATE, VERY COLD OR VERY HOT. IT USED TO BE NICE AND DRY BUT ITS CRAZY WINDY MOST OF THE TIME, AND WEIRD VERY HUMID TIMES? SIS IS IN FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

WHEN WE TRAVELED AROUND U.S. , I GOT A TON OF CHIGGERS AND TICKS. SO I KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE.

Demodex mites. IT is the non contagious mange. A suppressed immune system allows them to proliferate. Add Turmeric to most things you eat, I have found other than turning things yellow it doesn't change the taste much. Eggs/easy to add it.

The dog, get a vet to do a skin test. It is itchy and miserable. My dog almost was put down. I gave him Ivermectin orally over several months in increased doses up to 2 cc (he is a huge dog) and frankly that saved his life. It tastes TERRIBLE and is usually injected into pigs and such. Same med as heartworm prevention.

He had blisters all over, and inside his paw pads, making it hard to walk. The picture does not show how bad it got. The picture below shows him today. He has two bald spots that never grew back, but this is five years later and he is a happy and healthy dog.

our rabbits used to get ear mites at times, showed up as crusty plaques- mites so small the vet had us kids look at them with a microscope. olive oil or mineral is what we would smother the mites with. check w/ a vet to see if this is a viable solution for your pooch. it might at least sooth the skin.

another thought- have you set out glue traps near the pooch bed? they might catch the culprits

WHERE TO GET PLEASE? GUY AT LOWES SAID THEY HAD GLU MOUSE TRAPS.

Please read this article. mitetreatments.com/dermodex-mites/

YAY. I FOUND OUT WHAT THEY ARE. I FIGURED I'D PUT ASPERCREME ON PUPS FACE AND KILL THE SUCKERS ,(WHATEVER THEY MAY BE). AND MAYBE BLOW THEM UP WHEN THEY TRY N SUCK HIS BLOOD. LATER HE HAD HARD THINGS HANGING ON HIM AND WE PUT THEM UNDER MAGNIFIER N TOOK PICS N BLEW THOSE UP. THEY ARE TEENSY FLIES WITH A DESIGN ON THEIR BACKS AND CONE NOSES WITH POKEY THINGS ON SIDES OF IT.

-HE IS NOW WEARING AA BANDANA WITH SSS SOAKED ON IT AND A LITTLE CLICKING INSECT REPELLER. WE'LL SEE WHERE WE GO FROM HERE. -THANKS FOR THE HELP!

Have you tried diatomaceous earth? It's safe and has many uses. We put it in something that we can use to sprinkle on our animals (chickens, dogs, etc.) or garden.

Have you tried Advantage? I thought my cat had an allergy and the vet couldn't find any fleas but... It worked.

I WAS KIND IF AFRAID TO. THE GUY AT THE GARDEN SHOP SAID IT MITE B BAD ON MY ALLERGIES IF TRACKED INSIDE. ILL HAVE TO LOOK INTO IT MORE. IM ALLERGIC TO EVERYTHING. :-(

Here's a thought.......a luke warm bath with Dawn Dish Soap. If it was good for all the wild life after the oil spill, it should be good for dogs with mites, but please check with your vet first.

We use food grade DE powder liberally in the yard and on pets. It is safe for humans. We also get Bronco spray from the feed store, which is also safe for humans. Espom salt baths have been lifesavers for the chickens, and would imagine a welcome thing for your family. That and oatmeal soaks.

The DE powder should be used regularly in the yard.

Even if you are using other methods to help your family, I hope you incorporate the DE. Not sure how price compares but Amazon delivers to your door if you've no time to get to store.

THANK YOU. I'LL LOOK THAT UP.

If they are mites, then Tea Tree Oil can help with that. It is a powerful natural antiseptic an has the ability to treat wounds. It will help to smother the mites. Google it to learn more.

Google 'Ask a vet' and you will get multiple hits for vets who will answer questions. I've owned dogs all my life and worked at the Humane Society 22 years and have never seen anything like it.

Is this what this is that is tormenting your dog and family( Milkweed bug)Heteropterans can affect humans in several ways. They are common household pests and can spoil the taste of some fruits (e.g., raspberries contaminated by stinkbugs). But more importantly, some can attack people directly and inflict painful bites as well as introduce disease-causing organisms. The injection of saliva or poison may cause allergic reactions in susceptible persons. Sometimes when they cannot find plants, phytophagous insects probe moist surfaces (e.g., perspiring skin) in search of appropriate food fluids. Transmission of trypanosomes, which cause Chagas disease in the American tropics, occurs through cone nose bugs (Reduviidae), so-called because of the shape of their head. The insect receives trypanosomes when it feeds on the blood of an infected person. The trypanosome passes part of its life cycle in the insect and again becomes infective to humans. Instead of injecting them into a new victim, however, the insect deposits trypanosomes (in its excrement) on the skin of a potential victim. The trypanosomes can enter the bloodstream only through mucous membranes or breaks in the skin (e.g., those that may result from scratching the site of the bite).

THANK YOU. I DID GET A NASTY BITE FROM ONE OF THOSE BEFORE. BUT WE FOUND THE DEAD THINGS HANGING ALLOVER MY PUPS FACE AFTER I PUT ASPERCREME ON IT. TEENY FLY'S. AGENT SAID POSSIBLY MIDGES OR NI-SEEUMS? BUT AT LEAST WE KNIW HOW TO FIGHT THEM NOW.

I have a friend that was having issues with various insects and bugs. They used regular Arm and Hammer Baking Soda to repel them. Now before you go the trouble of buying a case of that please allow me to suggest this. It seems you have been able to trap a few of the culprits. Take them to an exterminator. They can offer the best solutions on how to move forward.

In Philadelphia there is an exterminating business called Steves Bug off. They have a remarkable reputation for getting even the toughest jobs done to a customers satisfaction. Try sending samples to them if it is not feasible to have them visit your location.

At least they will be able to identify them so you will have a better idea how to treat the problem. It also appears you have collected eggs of the insect. That could be a deeper problem than you may see. Good luck on what seems to be a very tough issue for you.

How I hope that baby is well. We had no seeum bites in Panama and were afraid we had bedbug bites.

HI. AND THANK YOU FOR CARING. HE IS DOING SO MUCH BETTER IN JUST THE LAST FEW DAYS. HE LOVES HIS HANKY SPRAYED WITH SSS AND HIS LITTLE INSECT REPELLER MAKES A CUTE CLICKETY NOISE. I BELIEVE HIS SKIN IS LIMING THAT SPRAY. THE SWELLING HAS GONE DOWN SO MUCH AND THE BALD PATCHES ARE SHRINKING FAST. THANK YOU FOR CARING.

JUST A LITTLE TIRED FROM THE BENADRYL AND SORE. SO VET SAID CAN GIVE HIM AN ASPIRIN EVERY 6-8HOURS. WITH ALL THE SWELLING HIS FACE HAD, AFTER I TOOK ALL OUT THE STINGERS OR WHATEVER THEY ARE CALLED . LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE. AND I AM PRETTY SURE HE KNOWS WHAT, " MOMMY FIX ",MEANS NOW. HE DOES HAVE OUR HEARTS AND IS OUR BIG SWEETY.

I know my dogs issue is not the same as what you are going through. My pup had a skin problem the vet couldn't identify. Did blood work and found her to have an under active thyroid. Started meds and problem went away.

My point is, the thyroid control our body hormones and glands. The meds may help to strenghten the poor pups immune system. Allowing him to fight back.

Hope he gets better soon. Keep us posted .

THIS WAS PER VET. I'VE BEEN GIVING HIM BENADRYL 4 EVERY 8HRS. AND A HUGE BOTTLE OF ANTI-BIOTICS. WE'VE JUST STARTED WEENING HIM OFF THEM. BUT A COUPLE BITES ARE LINGERING. I'VE MIXED UP SOME OINMENT WITH A FEW THINGS AND MASSAGE IT IN. AND HES DOING NICELY. MY POOR SWEETY BOO. THAT PICTURE IS SO AWFUL. THIS IS BY BOY NOW. PEOPLE WANT TO KILL THESE DOGS. BUT HES SO SWEET. HE EVEN HELPS MAKE THE BED, SINCE MY HANDS HURT SO MUCH. HE GETS HIS KERCHIEF SPRAYED WITH SSS AND I SPRAY HIM WITH A NATURAL PRODUCT? I FOUND. THERE ARE PEST REPELLERS ALLOVER YARD AND US NOW. A LOT LESS BITES TO DEAL WITH. THANK YOU FOR CARING.

OH. SOME BULLDOGS I'M TOLD, ROOT IN THE GRASS ETC. LIKE GOATS N PIGGIES. HE WILL TURN OVER LOGS TO GET AN OCAISIONAL WORM . UG. BUT THAT CAUSES SOME BITES I AM SURE.

You should immediately dust your home with DE and then you should take the DE-Food. It is all natural. Diatomaceous earth is available in two different grades: food grade (meant to taken internally by humans) and non-food grade (used in industrial practices)

THANK YOU. WE HAVE BEEN DOING FOR ABOUT A YEAR. THIS IS A LOT MORE INVOLVED THEN THIS. STUFF IS IN OUR WATER AND A LOT MORE. GOTTA GO. THANKS AGAIN...

I wish I could answer your question. My dog and I are suffering miserably. It's a major battle. I clean all day and night. I use peroxide, water, vinegar 1/3 of each and a few drops of dawn. It doesn't eliminate, but helps. This is painful and it's depressing.

OH MY GOD, I HAVE TYPED YOU MESSAGES SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY DISSAPEAR. IT IS ALMOST 3AM AND I HAD A LOT TO SHOW AND TELL YOU , IT ALL DISSAPEARED. PUT SOME HEALING THINGS ON LIKE BAG BALM OR TEA TREE OIL OR NEOSPORING ETC. AND A WARM PACK. DON'T TAKE ANY RX'S FOR FLEA AND TICK CONTROL CHEWS FOR YOUR DOG. THEY SAY ON THEM NOT TO PRESCRIBE TO SICK DOGS. AND THEY SOLD US AND MADE US GIVE HIM 3KINDS. THEY MADE HIM WORSE. DO HEALTHY WHOLESOME NATURAL THINGS FOR BOTH OF YOU. MY POOR BABY. MY HEART IS SO BROKEN. IN THE LAST WEEKEND OF HIS LIFE. BOTH HIS LEGS BROKE. THEY JUST SNAPPED AND HE HAD ORGAN FAILURE. HE WAS A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE ANGEL THAT WOULD EVEN HELP ME MAKE THE BED. GOD BLESS YOU. I LEARNED ALOT. ENJOY YOUR BLESSING , THATS WHAT THEY ARE. PLEASE FORGIVE CAPS AND WRITING. MY EYES ARE FULL OF FIBERS OR FLOATERS OR WHATEVER DOC CHOOSES TO CALL THEM. WATCH OUT. SUN AND GOING OUTSIDE EVEN IN SHADE. DON'T STAY OUT LONG. CAUSES HORRIBLE ATTACKS. I AM IN SOUTHERN COLORADO, WHERE ARE YOU? IF YOU ARE CLOSE, MAYBE I CAN SEND YOU A MICROSCOPE. I AM PRAYING FOR YOU BOTH.

IS THERE A WAY TO SEND YOU EMAILS ETC. IN PRIVATE. ? FACE BOOK MAYBE?

Hi I’m brand new to this website but omg this is exactly what I too am going through. Did you ever find out what it was exactly? I have done so much research and almost all of my hair has fallen out….plus I’m sick in bed almost everyday and my pup is suffering! If your baby passed from organ failure this makes me consider doing a dna test for me and my pup (via Amazon)-have you ever done anything like that? Also I took a fluconazole and just bought spirullina&chollera off Amazon which seems to help! I think it is biting flys/midges too, I spray lots of off bug spray but they still persist :(

Are you still on here??! I've been having this problem since 2017... Many hospital visits and now my year old pup has it... My immune system is suppressed so they have hit me again. The only thing that seems to work is going away until it clears up... How are you doing? I'm so sorry you lost your dog...

HI, SORRY, JUST GOT THIS EMAIL. I'VE SINCE FOUND OUT I HAVE A STRANGE GENETIC DISEASE. WHICH EXPLAINS MINE, BUT NOT MY DOGGY'S. HERE IS A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO THIINK ON. I DID FIND HE HAD THE SAME THINGS UNDER A MICROSCOPE, EVEN THO DOC SAID MINE ISN'T CONTAGIOUS. (I HAVE CHARCOT-MARIE TOOTH SYNDROME, A DEFECTIVE COLLAGEN DISEASE. ) I AM VERY CERTAIN IT HAPPENED EVERY TIME HE WENT IN THE SUN. THE SAME AS MY BREAKOUTS. I WAS TOLD IT WAS SIMILAR TO BITES OF AN ASSASIN BUG AND SYMPTOMS. BUT OUR LOCAL AGENT TOLD US THERE WERE NONE IN AMERICA. I AM TOLD THEY ARE NOW ALLOVER THE US.--2 OF THE ONLY THINGS THAT HELPED WERE BAG BALM AND REAL ALOE VERA. YOU CAN GET HUGE LEAVES AT WALMART FOR A COUPLE BUCKS. HIS SKIN AND FEET WITH SOME ANTIBIOTICS ALSO, STARTING CLEARING UP AND HE WAS LOOKING BETTER. IT FELT COOL TO PUT ON HIS SKIN I'M SURE. UNFORTUNATELY HE FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AN WAS BADLY BROKEN. TRYING TO WAIT OUTSIDE THE BATHROOM FOR ME. GOD BLESS. HOPE YOU FAIR BETTER.

ALL I CAN DO IS SEND YOU PRAYERS. THE VETS TOLD US MOSTLY JUST BULLDOGS GET THIS, SO? I HAVE HAD IT FOR A FEW YEARS NOW AND IT FLARES UP ONCE IN AWILE NOW. IT GOT NUTS AFTER WE WENT TO NEW ENGLAND FOR A MONTH. I GOT SO MANY TICKS THAT I THINK IT'S LYME DISEASE. BUT IF YOU TELL YOUR DOC, THEY TELL YOU THEY TESTED YOU FOR IT AND IT'S NOT. I CHECKED MY RECORDS AND THEY HAVEN'T TESTED ME. THEY WROTE , D.O.P. (DELUSIONS OF PARISITOSIS) ON MY HUSBANDS RECORDS AND PUT I SCRATCH MYSELF UP TO GET ATTENTION? (I GOT A USB MICROSCOPE AND CAN SEE HAIR GROWING THE WRONG WAY, SIDEWAYS IN MY SKIN. SO I THINK LYME DISEASE MESSED UP MY IMMUNE SYSTEM SOMEHOW. MY POOR BABY DOGGY DIED FEBRUARY 2019. I THINK HE CAUGHT IT FROM ME OR THE RM TICKS IN OUR YARD. )THEY NEVER FIGURED IT OUT. AFTER THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN MEDS AND VISITS. NOTHING HELPED. THE ANTIBIOTICS TORE HIM UP AND HIS LEGS BECAME DISJOINTED AND HAD KIDNEY FAILURE. -*ONE LAST VET AT THE LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER GAVE US SOME ANTIBIOTICS THAT HELPED A LITTLE AND WE STARTED TREATING HIS SKIN WITH PURE ALOE VERA SQUEEZED FROM BIG LEAVES WE GET AT WALMART AND MIXING A TINY BIT IN HIS FOOD.HE WAS STARTING TO LOOK ALMOST NORMAL , WHEN HE FELL DOWN THE STAIRS AND BROKE THE FOOT TOO. MY HEART IS SO BROKEN... I THINK IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE FLIES ANYMORE. BUT SOME TYPE OF FUNGUS OR YEAST IN THE GRASS HERE OR THE TICK THING- SIDE NOTE. WE GOT ANOTHER DOGGIE AND WITHIN 2 WEEKS, HE STARTED HAVING NON-STOP ITCHING. HE WENT TO LIVE ON A FARM IN A MUCH DRYER AREA AND THEY SAID HE'S DOING GREAT. WE THINK THE APOQUEL WE WERE GETTING FOR MY BABY DOGGY CAUSED AN IMMUNE REACTION THAT OVERWHELMED HIM , AFTER TAKING FOR 2 YEARS. I GOT MORE PICS IF YOU WANT TO SEE THEM. I AM NOT CRAZY AND THEY ARE REALLY APPARENT. THAT BKACK STUFF IS INGROWN HAIR GROWING SIDEWAYS. 1600X MAGNIFIED.

Can you tell me more about your issue? It's happening to me and my family and everyone thinks I am crazy too ..numerous drs, etc....it's hurting my family and my pets!

No See Ums!!! I’ve been dealing with this for about a month. After removing some soil and bad hay from the yard… these little a$$holes moved into my house. Attacking me and my son and our animals. I believe they were attacking the animals way before this though. I have tried everything I swear.

things that kill them ..

bleach- on contact

peroxide- on contact

Cutter backyard spray- kills what’s you spray

house bombs- kills anything living- not all stages

flea and tick sprays - kill on contact

DE by Harris - seems to work but not fast or aggressively enough

Skin so soft by Avon- helps our skin-

vaseline- up my nose, in my ears, on bites, private parts protects those areas from being bit and maybe is a deterrent but not for very long though

lemongrass essential oils work but not for long.

applecider vinegar/ dawn- catches some

Permethrin- I’m not sure about. Seemed to be killing them maybe I didn’t mix it right. Definitely didn’t last long.

bug sprays with deet - work for awhile.

hot water and dawn- kills on contact

i do not recommend steam cleaning.. it’s like you wake them all up. It definitely kills them and needs to be done but you should have every part of your body covered up , especially your face!

cover your face when applying any type of flea and tick to your cats also. A huge swarm of them jumped off my cat and on to my face when I applied it to the barn cat!

im ready to pack all our stuff up and move out! I swear. Watching my dogs in pain is killing me! I also went to the emergency room looking for answers and got treated like I was high!!

I had an exterminator out only to be told that what I was showing her was a gnat and once she knew what was biting me / she could treat the house!

i have a call in to orkin.. they are my last hope. These things lay eggs everywhere!! There is no way you can keep up with them. There is not one place I can go to be free from getting bit!! They are in the vehicles!! I take them with me. I’m not sure how much more I can take!

Do you have chickens by any chance? They like many other animals can get and transfer mites to you and your family. When you clean our their coop dust with food grage DE. Also you can add that to their food and even nesting boxes.

Ever hear of Morgellons disease ??? Alot of med professionals think it's bs. But, as an RN for 17yrs I'm CONVINCED it's real. The symptoms are alot like you described. Hard Jagged what looks like mouth parts inside the wounds. Some find strange fibers in thier wounds. I'm just glad your county extension office actually took u seriously! Sooo sorry u lost your pup.

@andrea m tullos- look up morgellons disease. You are NOT crazy

If you have chickens you probably have mites.

I've been fighting these for 3 years. No one will help. Have you successfully gotten rid of them? If so, how? And what is SSS?

We had a problem with mites several years ago and they came from my chickens! They are so small you can't see them but you can feel when they bite you. Many good dustings with DE solved the problem. And still use that to this day.

Hey funny thing I had a problem similar to this not sure still dealing with now but almost better I bought a house as is boy oh boy it had bed bugs got rid of those severe flea infestation got rid of those something was still biting me and I mean I must have bought every product on the market I found some relief buying the Bissell sanitizer which has 212° of steam and Bedlam plus cuz I couldn't see what was biting me and I did the couches which it shoots out steam so it's not going to catch anything on fire it shoots out steam at 212° and you can get corners cupboards places you can't see places you can't get into the steam camp now I know the machine said do not add anything just water me myself I added pesticide and I still feel things crawling on me and that could just be my mind because I was dealing with this for 4 years but I think the last thing this house has is I've caught a few is lice but" VOILA "it kills them too and the best part about it IS ONLY $36.99 AT WALMART.

I would take the dog to the vet and identify the bugs. Then call an exterminator to treat your house.