When will the oak mite reign of itchiness end?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is anyone else the only person in the house getting bitten?
My teen daughter keeps getting these bites. She doesn’t spend any notable time outside. We keep washing her bedding and blankets, but she gets a few new ones every couple days. I had one a few weeks ago, but none since. We haven’t traveled or had guests, so it’s not bedbugs.

They almost look like hives when they first appear...raised white bumps, then they spread out into flatter red patches, then get raised again and eventually kind of fade...and they itch like mad the whole time.

does she leave her window open?

We never open the windows because I have awful allergies.

[Anonymous]

I got like 10 of these bites last week before moving overseas. I continued to get bit for a couple days after we arrived! All my bites are in areas where my clothes have been- shoulders, upper legs, groin and bum so I think they were in my clothes. I finally washed everything in my suitcase and no more bites. FYI.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have two bites, one on my stomach and one by my armpit. Both by the bra line. But I noticed then in the morning. From mites or something in my bed? Very red. Itchy for a few days.

Has anyone had a dermatologist explain if or why oak mites bite at night? I think what I have are oak mite bites and not bed bug bites. But why am I waking up with them? (I haven’t traveled. So no reason to have bed bugs. I do have a dog if they carry oak mites on their fur.)

+1. I am so glad I saw this post. I thought I had bed bugs but haven’t traveled in months. I have bites all over my stomach, butt, and arm pit. I always wake up with them.

Same!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't remember these from 17 years ago, and apparently they are a relatively new (2004?) invasive species. I hope we have cicadas in 17 years, and these mites didn't destroy the population.

There was nothing like this 17 years ago. We are in the same house, lots of oaks/trees. There was no tree damage and no mites

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't remember these from 17 years ago, and apparently they are a relatively new (2004?) invasive species. I hope we have cicadas in 17 years, and these mites didn't destroy the population.

I’m starting to wonder if this is the zeta variant. Or maybe a mutated form of breakthrough chicken pox.

Lol. Well at least a bunch of us have now acquired some sort of immunity.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How are you guys distinguishing these bites from mosquitoes or small nymph ticks?

From the descriptions posted sounds like the bites are itchier (hard to find relief) and can ooze.

They itch like no mosquito bite I’ve ever had. Like wake you up in the night to itch like crazy. And it feels like they are on fire. And they take many days to go away. They are so much worse than a mosquito bite.

[Anonymous]

Oak mites are just a theory, right?

Hasn’t been confirmed yet?