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Hi,

And welcome to a day in the life of Dovid Davis.

I'm Boruch Fishman your moderator. Today, I had a talk with Dovid Davis, the Director of A #1 Pest Control Exterminator  Bed Bugs , Roaches , Animal , Fleas  Termite Control , a Baltimore Pest Control company. I asked Dovid what we are going to talk about today, and he said we are going to talk about mites.

I asked him, if Mites are pests? And if so just what are they?
He replied that they are pests. Mites, he said, are associated with the spider class, but they are very small. They have 8 legs, and there are three types. Dust mites are found in cluttered dusty and dirty houses. Paper mites are found if you are storing a lot of paper and binders and books. And there are bird mites that come out of bird nests. They will appear as little spiders. Smaller than a pin head.

Mites feed on dead decaying matter such as your skin. Regarding the dust mites on your pillow, it would not be uncommon if you were to professionally inspect your pillow and find 250,000 dust mites. Mites do bite, and cause allergic reactions. And all three classes of mites do infest the person.

Regarding mite symptoms, Dovid said symptoms might include wheezing at night, rashes on the body and bite marks.

I asked Dovid what we should do to get rid of mites. 

Dovid replied that bedding should be cleaned in hot water and dried and the house should be treated with an insecticide under the bed and over the carpeting area. You should keep the floors clean if there are no carpets.

I then asked Dovid that when he went out to a house to treat for mites, was one treatment usually enough.

Dovid replied that one treatment is usually sufficient to get rid of them as long as the householder follows instructions.

I had one last question for Dovid, I wanted to know how you can tell the difference between bed bug bites and mite bite.

He replied that bed bug bites are bigger and leave blood on the sheet. And mite bites appear like a little insect bite, and they also itch

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