If you’ve ever found little bugs in your flour before starting a baking project, you know that feeling of disgust. No one wants live and
Clever Tricks and Tips for Home Mite Control
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You’ve probably heard of mites at some point in your life, but did you know there is more than one type? There are dust mites, bed mites, grain mites, wood mites, clover mites, soil mites, mold mites, spider mites, and thousands of other types of mites. They are small arachnids that thrive in specific conditions and are close cousins of spiders and ticks. Some of them are so tiny that you’re not even aware of their presence. Because they are just about everywhere, from your skin to infested food, we put together a range of mite control information to help you kill them on contact and prevent an infestation.
Mites are not only disgusting because of their size and living habits, but they also cause allergic reactions in certain people. It’s vital to use proper mite control methods if you or a family member has allergies. Learn how to kill mites with high temperatures, baking soda, bleach, and white vinegar, and make insect spray with essential oils. Discover the importance of using HEPA filters in your home and controlling humidity levels as forms of mite prevention.
How to Get Rid of Wood Mites
Wood mites are tiny white bugs that live in damp wood and are virtually harmless as long as they stay outdoors. However, when they do
How to Get Rid of Farinae Mites
Farinae mites, better known as dust mites, are recognized for their ability to leave you suffering from allergic reactions. Learning how to get rid of
How to Get Rid of Bed Mites
As much as you hate to think about it, your home and bed are covered in dust mites. Even though they’re mostly harmless, people with
How do You Know if You have Dust Mites
Dust mites are a top trigger for allergy and asthma problems. Even though dust mites look like tiny bugs, don’t expect bites on your skin,
How to Get Rid of Grain Mites
Grain mites are tiny pantry pests that infest dry food stocks like flour, cereals, rice, dried fruit, and pet food. Read on to discover the
How to Get Rid of Mold Mites
Having a mold problem is bad enough without also facing a mold mite infestation. These arthropods may not bite like bed bugs, but their long
How to Get Rid of Clover Mites
Of all the pests to worry about as homeowners, you’d think the ones that are hard to see with the naked eye would be the
How to Kill Dust Mites
Although dust mites are found in all homes wherever dust collects, they pose a severe risk to those who have a dust mite allergy. Knowing
How to Get Rid of Dust Mites
While you cannot see them, there is an excellent chance your home is crawling with teeny-tiny pests that are invisible to the eye. We’re talking
How to Prevent Dust Mites
Knowing how to prevent dust mites can help decrease the frequency of allergic reactions and other allergy symptoms like sneezing, stuffy nose, and runny nose.
How to Get Rid of Soil Mites
If the thought of hundreds upon hundreds of teeny tiny insects creeping through your favorite potted plants gives you the creepy-crawlies, we do not blame
How to Get Rid of Spider Mites
Spider mites, while members of the arachnid family, have little to do with spiders. Spider mites are tiny pests that infest your plants, eat the
What is the Best Natural Way to Kill Spider Mites on Plants?
What is the best natural way to kill spider mites on plants? My neighbor tried a pesticide from the hardware store but it didn’t help.
What Kills Spider Mite Eggs?
What kills spider mite eggs? They spread so fast. I hose down my garden to get rid of the adults, but I don’t want the
How Do You Make a Natural Spray for Spider Mites?
I have a serious problem with spider mites eating the strawberries and other plants in my garden this summer. I’m trying to grow organically this
What to Use to Kill Spider Mites
I noticed a few days ago that several of my houseplants’ leaves had this weird webbing underneath them and little brown spots on the top.