How to Get Rid of Midges (Biting Midges/No See Ums)

[@SoirNoirKat]

Thank you, SO much. Had (with time) figured WHAT my household has been dealing with in mass (for the first time in over 25 years of living here), but it wasn't until this point in my desperate research, watching this video, that I figured out the single largest factor of WHY. When the word 'pool' was spoken, it dawned. My parent's pool's cover is broken. This year has been particularly difficult so it is pretty far down the long list of things which need repair+money we don't have. Since the cover not only has several punctures, but now the mechanism has broken so it will not at all retract, my parents decided to basically just ignore it until we can afford to deal with it. Except this has more or less resulted in a large body of now non-treated, stagnant water. Now that I realize it is the source of our itchy bite misery it will be treated one way or another. Thank you SO much for this video.

[@johnarch9780]

did u fix the problem with the biting midges?

[@donnaschoen1015]

Did you ever get ride of the biting midges ?

[@ithacacomments4811]

Central New York State has been experiencing a very wet summer season. The no-see-ums have gone wild ! I slept with the windows open in my bedroom the other night and woke in the morning with many itchy bites on my face. I never heard of these bugs before this year. I am hopeful the first frost kills them off!

[@gina2190]

Their all over my block in London, drains infested. They can cause leishmaniasis so watch for symptoms.

[@shannonbrown2223]

We have been dealing with them inside for almost a year now! No one has been able to assist with getting rid of them. Since this wasn’t a very cold Winter the first frost did not kill them off. We’re starting to experience more of them inside. Really contemplating moving but afraid that we may take them with us. We have experienced this problem with weekend hotel stays..they filled us😢

[@jelorer]

@@shannonbrown2223 i moved and took them with me. poorly sealed window pooled rain at my new place and made the problem even worse than before.

[@donnaschoen1015]

Two years later now have you found anything to kill the biting midges in your house?

[@ithacacomments4811]

@@donnaschoen1015 Windows closed. Air-conditioning on!

[@Washeduppp]

Thank you, currently battling these guys at my place.

[@PaulaRamsey-t9e]

wish well me toooooo

[@brendayearwood9731]

They feel like nuff landing on u

[@kingiraq4147]

Hi, do you see them when they bite you? Did that treatment work ?

[@BeckyVail-hj7in]

I been battling them almost a year

[@CarlosHdeTejada]

Great video! Thanks! These are horrible at my house (Texas). Just bought IT and Tekko... Could I just combine both products and spray once?

[@bonjovirocks24]

Did these work for you?

[@CarlosHdeTejada]

@@bonjovirocks24 I notice a significant reduction (60%?) in how many there are and also in the size (smaller) - the ones that survive and show up are dead a day later. So not 100% rid of them but it's definitely an improvement. I'm going to start spraying the yard as well as the house and see if that makes it better.

[@WadoDragon]

@@CarlosHdeTejadaWere you able to get these under control on your property? I've been dealing with them the better part of a year, trying to research effective solutions. Local pest control haven't been much help... Thanks

[@donnalynnlee8410]

I live in Chicago and it is winter. Snow coming again this weekend. Why do I have midges on the carpet in front of the couch? Tried different sprays and after a day or so they are back. The exterminator who was looking for bed bug outbreak in building did not know what a no see ums were?

[@mortonslawpodcast2053]

Exactly!!! Exterminator knows nothing about this issue. Been dealing with this 9 months and they never left in the winter. I'm in NY. It's real torture --I'm bitten 200 times a day. Worst part is I can't move and my slumlord thinks I caused this. Leak in bathtub did and they don't care.

[@rorofomthepeabodys6915]

Last resort buy an electric bug zapper from Amazon. It helps some but they keep coming back

[@donnalynnlee8410]

@@rorofomthepeabodys6915 they a season. The bug guy says I'm not here to kill mosquitos

[@edithnotime4losers295]

Keep vacuming ur carpet every day to start then set out the apple cider vinegar, soap, and sugar trap in each of your rooms. Take a cup and inside of the cup wrap around gnat trap then fill the cup with apple cider vinegar, sugar, and soap. Leave it out for few weeks and you will see gnats attaching themselves to the yellow gnat trap. This works after two weeks I caught about 15 gnats in my basement that I didn't even see. Also, get ride of any standing water. You can get the gnat trap on amazon. I also heard that taking yeast pills helps them from not biting you at all. I just starting taking Brewers yeast pills. (4) pills a day but it takes two weeks for it to build up in your system. I will update on the Yeast pills because I'm having the same problems as you. They are in my home and I have been getting bitten by no see ums every day multiple times a day from the neck down from May 2021 and today is Aug 2021 www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KRRJT5J/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@PaulaRamsey-t9e]

@@edithnotime4losers295 YESSSS U R CORRECT

[@gina2190]

Make sure ur drain is not infested and make sure you don’t have a small washing machine leak or other leak in house etc

[@donnaschoen1015]

is that what happened to you? Did you have an infestation of biting midges and find out that they were comming from the drains in your house? If you did could you share what things you did? And did you get rid of them from your house now that it is a year since you posted-appreciate any information.

[@TynaGaines]

I sprayed Pyrethrin that killed a lot of them but not all. I bought a dusting powder like diatomaceous earth but for NoSeeUms and dusted that on floor, walls and ceilings. Let that sit for 2 days. That weekend I decluttered the problem rooms and took everything outside. I washed walls and floors with Castille soap. I don't plan on bringing everything back in house until I am 100% bug free. I am confident I have killed all of the adults. I don't see adults at all anymore. I still have babies, I believe. I clean every night. Wiping things down, vacuuming, using my steam mop I have a bin outside that I put my dirty laundry in. When I wipe things down I take the cloth outside and put it in the dirty laundry bin and seal the top on it. I am not going to live with those demon bugs so I am dedicated to doing things to get rid of them. Do not open Temu packages or anything coming from China in your house. I believe that is how I got them. I am in Virginia, people around here have never even heard of this bug. Couldn't even find an exterminator to treat for them around here.

[@AnastasiaNathanailidou]

Try hair laca

[@mortonslawpodcast2053]

Oh and I've read that Pyrid aerosol kill the adults on contact, is this true? And is there anything else such as essential oils that can also kill them on contact?

[@nipcee8865]

Nothing works 😩but I realize that they hate CIGARETTES 🚬 AND CIGARS🤦🏽‍♀️...I’m not a smoker...but I will do anything at this point to get rid of these BASTARDS😂...I’m also trying incense 🤷🏽‍♀️...((NOTE)) I bought foggers,repellent, sprays,oils...NONE OF THESE THINGS WORK 😫oh yeah try vapor rub...you’ll shine like a new nickel 😂...but it’s effective ...GD LUCK...I KNOW I NEED SUM😂

[@mortonslawpodcast2053]

@@nipcee8865 I appreciate all the info. I've discovered they hate sound. They vanish when I'm on the phone.

[@rorofomthepeabodys6915]

@@nipcee8865 electric bug zapper from Amazon

[@mortonslawpodcast2053]

@@rorofomthepeabodys6915 I have two zappers and they work, but someway somehow, not all them go to it, so the cycle continues. I'm still being tortured daily. You'd think with the zapper you'd hear pop pop pop pop etc and they'd all die. Nope! It's beyond frustrating. How is it possible that no spray kills them on contact? That's mind blowing. They now bite my face and eyelids. Please help with anything else!!!!!

[@rorofomthepeabodys6915]

@@mortonslawpodcast2053 I've used the raid flying insects spray in the blue and black can. It works ok. Sticky trap papers work also. It's best for the bug zapper to be the only lights on in the room so that the bugs fly straight to it with no distractions. I've now covered up my sink drains , windows and doors, hopefully will be able to figure out how they keep entering.

[@bernardabernacet3094]

Finally an answer to these flying PEST 🙌 👏 they have eaten me alive

[@daskizimz]

Same here. I can't even relax in my own home. Can't sleep at night either!

[@santfam3835]

We get so many of these and mosquitos. Our able neighbor never cleans out his plugged up gutters. Our patio is almost unusable after Memorial Day. I will buy this and spray this around the house and hopefully this gets into the neighbor's gutters.

[@jacobclark89]

We need a bug zapper with a duel grid to target the smaller no see ums

[@runwalkerrranch9336]

I think I have no see ums in mu garden beds. What should I do about that?

[@mortonslawpodcast2053]

Can you use the spray indoors? I don't know where they're coming from and can't see them resting anywhere. I don't have standing water. Could they be coming from the drains? No idea where else the larvae could be. Please help, I'm losing my mind.

[@kelcievenable4942]

Hey! How did it go? Did you find a way to get rid of those pesky midges

[@mortonslawpodcast2053]

@@kelcievenable4942 Thanks for asking, unfortunately still no luck. I recently bought 98% DEET and am hoping this helps. WebMD has an article suggesting it's better than natural repellents/essential oils, which work for about 20 minutes. I've yet to try the DEET as I fear it won't work and will be disappointed once again. Also, what's most frustrating is the noseeums will die in my bug zapper, but what's puzzling is some avoid it. That's a mystery to me.

[@MsChriiSSSS]

@@mortonslawpodcast2053 I feel your pain I have been dealing with these same bugs, I'm in Atlanta. I'm thinking they are breeding in my drains as well because I don't have anything on my property to attack them. I started cleaning and covering the drains when not in use. I hope this works.

[@edithnotime4losers295]

@@MsChriiSSSS Pour bleech down your drains...

[@MsChriiSSSS]

@@edithnotime4losers295 I have tried that… it didn’t work

[@haroldharris7080]

Ive spent hundreds of dollars on pesticides and haven't found nothing that kills Noseeums

[@Tugboat-R-Us]

Can anything else look like these blood worms in North Carolina? My house is infested with some kind of bug. They are biting me so much I’m literally about to lose it. My husband might get a bite every now and then but I’m fighting them constantly. They look like a small black pepper flake. I’ve been taking rubbing alcohol and a cloth to get them off my skin. I’ve had one doctor that said I had lice, another that said I had scabies, another that said it sounds like bed bugs. None of them tested or scraped my skin. They just gave me anything from Ivermectin, to Spinosad, to Permethrin to Ivermectin tablets. Literally throwing Something against the wall to see what sticks. Finally found a dermatologist that would listen to me. I brought in some samples of some tiny red worms, white larvae and the tiny black pepper that I’m seeing everywhere. The doctor said it looks like a mosquito or gnat and let’s hope it’s not a midge. She wouldn’t give me any other info just yet bc she’s sending them off to be analyzed but she did say it’s definitely not bed bugs or scabies 😳 I gave a sigh of relief and then she kind of chuckled and said well we’re not out of the clear yet bc if it is a midge it’s not easy to get rid of. I’m so stressed.

[@bluebird3670]

I’ve been having something here in florida and it feels like I’m going crazy right now. Been here over 20 years and I’ve never dealt with anything like it I’m waking up feeling nasty bites covered in red bumps and I’m currently staying at my parents place and it’s horrible here. Worst thing is they think I’m crazy bc they can’t see them but I show the bumps and their like “oh you probably just got bit the other day”. Idk how they put up with the constant buzzing and having them fly in their nose or their just specifically going for me but this is hell. Like I’m in a world of pain at 5 am still covered in these bastards and looking more and more like a damn small pox patient. These suckers are tiny too so it’s really hard to just pick one up and say “this is what’s fkn me up”

[@donnaschoen1015]

Did you ever get rid of them ? Did you use anything that got rid of them?

[@TynaGaines]

Get some lemon scented bath oil and rub it on you from head to toe. When I started using it they left me alone

[@donnaschoen1015]

@@TynaGaines are you just talking about getting bit when your outside and using lemon scented bath oil? I am talking about getting rid of them in your house? Did or do you have them in your house?

[@TynaGaines]

​@@donnaschoen1015I hate to say it but it only worked for a little while. They are now biting again. Yes I have them in my house. I noticed them when something started biting me and attacking me every day while I was trying to work (I work from home). They were trying to get up my nose, in my ears. It has been a neverending battle. Every time I think I have it under control new ones emerge. They do not like soapy water. I have been cleaning non stop with soapy water. It gets them but not all of them. I've been treating the house with Permethin but it only kills the adults. I'm going to mix 2 things together that is supposed to target adults and larvae. I live in Virginia. All the pest control places have never heard of them. I have no idea how they got in my yard. I pinpointed that they probably came in through a window ac that has now been removed. These things are driving me insane!!!!

[@barbaradouglas2283]

Really want to see this one ASAP

[@alicejones7489]

A few drops of ammonia in water works wonders since nseums can't live around it's smell

[@aldi9802]

Can I pee around the house instead?

[@E-Entomologist]

Clear and easy to understand👍

[@TravisInCanada1]

The problem I am dealing with is I have Rabbits, Squirrels, Chickens, Hummingbirds etc. that I do not want to effect. I would love to use this stuff but I don't want to make everything else sick in doing so.

[@BastosKevin]

We just started using neem oil. From what I've read, it's not a -cide but more of a repellant.

[@barbarasmith3755]

Look into Bti - torally natural bacterial treatment. PrettyInGreen is one supplier

[@skittles2055]

💕 💕

[@devkhatri6444]

Baden württemberg in Germany seems to be infested with buting midgies and sadly people don't care or are not worried about them however many do suffer

[@M4DMax711]

Erm… they dont like to be called that. Also asking them to go away works well too. (Respectfully or not respectfully)

[@lisalane7648]

Below my dogs have dish of water in here for longer trips

[@iwant2retiresoon-ew9tf]

Sorry these aren't what I come to know as no see ums. I'll try and capture a picture or video if possible. These are a cream color and very small. Had one crawling across my screen, wish I had thought to take a screen shot.( have no idea if that would have shown up or knot. 😱 About the size of a small chigger.

[@criticalthinker72]

What's so funny I have lived in Kansas. I've never heard or seen of one before and now all the sudden they're swarming outside of my light to where I can barely get in my house. I watched a video that said they don't spread diseases and they're not a nuisance whatever Bill Gates thanks a lot

[@Damitsall]

Do you guys have nukes that just kill bugs? I think that would be humanity's best decision ever, kill all bugs.

[@BlackjackArmyCaptain]

Jesus all I want was the fucking cure

[@jluck1469]

Why won't these videos just get to the damn point... don't care about intro or history lessons

[@JamesP4620]

You do know you can skip the video ahead, right?

[@cherylgruwell3139]

Thank you so much for this video it helped my fiance Robert Stevens to help everybody believe that there is no Sims on our property

[@securethebag1613]

video could have been 2 mins

[@joycehalitsky1011]

No 2:01 2:02 2:03

[@mattjohnson7198]

Forget it. I'll just call the guy.

[@kiwin111]

Anyone have experience with an indoor no see um infestation? There are invisble gnats in my room but I don't know if they're no see ums cuz they don't bite me.

[@AnastasiaNathanailidou]

Try hair laca

[@rds990]

No...They (no-see-ums) do not spread disease.

[@joeswampdawghenry]

Do not use pesticides!!🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫

[@donnaschoen1015]

What have you used to get the no see ums or biting midges out of your house?

[@joeswampdawghenry]

@@donnaschoen1015 they r not in me house... Lol.. I drink beer n stare at them outside..🎈🎈🎈😂😂😂😁😁🐝🐝🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐞🐞🐞🐌🐌🐌🐙🐙🐙