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05-08-2007, 05:10 PM | #1 |
Slave to My Rug-Rats Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Long Island
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| YUCK!!! Clover Mites I am soooooooooooo grossed out right now TJ and Roxy are pee pad trained. I have 4 liter boxes lined up and a pee pad inside each one. I also have to line the hard wood floor underneath with a very large washable pad, which I also cover with about 8 throw away pee pads, b/c my darling TJ likes to pee down the sides. Well, I came home today and decided I needed to strip it all down and give everything a good cleaning, b/c it probably has been about a month since I did it last. As I start to dismantle the whole thing, I see there tiny tiny red dots. I look really really close and then a few of them start to move YUCK!!! I just did a search online and I think they are Clover Mites - YUCK!!! I can't stop itching! I threw away all the pads on the floor, I am washing the washable one with ALOT of bleach, I think I need to shower tonight, b/c I am freaking out!!! Has anyone ever had this problem?? They were mainly on one or two that had some dried up pee. Here is what I found about them: This mite sometimes enters homes and other buildings by the thousands, causing panic among residents. Though they do not bite or cause health-related problems, clover mites can be a nuisance. If smashed when they crawl over carpets and drapery, the mites leave a red stain. Clover mites can be red, green or brown, and have front legs that are about twice as long as their other legs. They feed on clover, ivy, grasses, fruit trees and other plants. Well-fertilized lawns are favored. Clover mites enter homes when their food plants are removed or dry up. They are most active in fall, and will seek refuge in structures as colder weather approaches, when molting (shedding skin) and when laying eggs. Typical of many mite species, all clover mites are females capable of laying viable eggs without fertilization. They have no need for male mites! WHERE DID THEY COME FROM AND WHY WERE THEY AFTER THE PEE???? |
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