Bird mites fell on me

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- February 12, 2020 at 10:01 pm #1385
  
  Andie_H
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  I was just outside with my kids and they wanted to see if there were chicks in a bird house we have hanging from a tree branch. I pulled the bird house down so we could look inside and when I put it back I noticed tiny little lights crawling all over my arms and chest and shirt. It felt like they were crawling on my head. I immediately jumped in the shower and scrubbed my body and hair and showered the kids and threw all of our clothes in the dryer.
  
  Will the showers have removed the mites? Does the dryer kill them? What else do I need to do?
- February 13, 2020 at 1:30 am #1389
  
  CNDNGirl
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  It’s a good thing you acted quickly. I would also wash or spray down your shoes and the bathroom with Pinesol/Lysol. They have been known to survive showers by clinging onto the tub, so doing a thorough scrub will help.
  
  Typically, a dryer running on high heat for at least 30 minutes will kill them. To be thorough, wash all the clothing in HOT (using Borax if you have) and drying all the way through is best. And believe me – you want to be as thorough as possible with this!
  
  Good luck.
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