Are there Such Things as Invisible Mites? Getting on Me?

[ChickenJill]

I think I have cured my chicken mites in the coop but I still feel all creepy and crawly after I have been out to the coop but I can't see anything on me. My husband refuses to go out to the coop any more because he feels like he is getting all crawly also.

The mites that were in the coop were visable with the naked eye but I don't see any thing on me. But I can FEEL it. Could they be smaller mites not full grown yet?

Thanks for any ideas or help..

 

[FireTigeris]

mites: http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pcmites.htm

RODENT and BIRD MITES (Liponyssoides sanguineus, Laelaps echidnina, Ornithonyssus spp., Dermanyssus gallinae, Cheyletiella spp.)

Rodent and bird mites may bite people when their hosts die or abandon their nests. Three types of rodent mites readily bite humans: the house mouse mite (Liponyssoides saguineus), spiny rat mite (Laelaps echidnina) and tropical rat mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti). The house mouse mite prefers to suck the blood of mice, but also will bite rats and people, often causing a rash around the bite. They prefer warm places (e.g., around pipes and furnaces) where rodents live. The spiny rat mite feeds on rats at night and hides by day in cracks and crevices around rat nests and resting places. The tropical rat mite’s bite is painful and causes skin irritation and itching.

Mites that normally infest birds also bite people. The northern fowl mite (Ornithonyssus sylviarum) and chicken mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) primarily infest chickens, but also pigeons, starlings and sparrows. The northern fowl mite cannot survive for more than a month off its host, while the chicken mite hides in cracks and crevices near bird nests during the day and feeds by night. Cheyletiella mites infest both birds and mammals. They may prey on other mites and insects living on the host’s skin. They can cause a mange-like condition in pets, and itching in people who handle infested pets. They do not stay long on humans.

 

[Zackknoll]

I think I have cured my chicken mites in the coop but I still feel all creepy and crawly after I have been out to the coop but I can't see anything on me. My husband refuses to go out to the coop any more because he feels like he is getting all crawly also.

The mites that were in the coop were visable with the naked eye but I don't see any thing on me. But I can FEEL it. Could they be smaller mites not full grown yet?

Thanks for any ideas or help..

I'm having a similar experience. I could see the mites. One that is very tough, hard to squish. And another softer veriety. But after seeming to have gotten rid of most of them, I still have something biting me. It's super itchy, I kept getting up throughout the night and closely examining where I feel like I'm being bitten, and everywhere, but I can't spot anything.