Well its good your not seeing them yet, it turns into a monster once you do. It does not mean they are'nt there. They are incredibly fast, and hard to see anyway. The adults get up to about the size of a sesame seed, and are different colors, but usually greyish black. There is a few things you can do to spot them. One is to rub some olive on a suspected part of the body, this will make them more visible as they will detach themselves and be somewhat limp from suffacation. On hard surfaces you can use a flashlight, with a somewhat strong beam of light shining paralell with the surface, it will cast a shadow on whatever is there making it easier to see. Oh, and buy a microscope. You can pick one up for about 10 bucks at Radio Shack. This will help identify any critters that you do get ahold of. So best of luck, chin up. Any more you need, post it, I might have some answers for ya.
I think they may also be bedbugs and not body lice.
Body lice burrows under the skin and lays its eggs they lay a load under the cuticles too. I found that chocolate makes the coome out suffucate and die . Where there are large sres there will be the granddaddy and family so do it several times on these areas. I just broke a bit of and placed it on top of sore and let it melt .By the time the chocolate is firm again they are dead and i then just used some old buissness cards and gently scrapped them onto it is pretty much one fell swoop. They take 55 days to die on clothes ect.
I read babies dont get them on their face. I also read they scar. Dont dig them out of your flesh/skin or they will scar you for sure.
Good luck to all of us to getting this "lousey sittuation into the past.
You might have a different type of parasite infestation, that may not be a body lice at all, but another body parasite that need a different kind of eradication.
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When you began to have symptoms of having a "parasite," 1) how did you determine for sure the bug,
whether body lice, scabies, or anything else. Did you make the assessment yourself, did you
need to research it, did you need to get an MD's assessment and diagnosis? If you did go to
an MD, did you find that they seemed to either know considerably less than you, or, denied
outright what you knew to be fact, presumably by your personal physical experience? I have
head lice, what I presumed all along was body lice according to the symptoms, etc. described
in forums, etc., and pubic lice. I've been going thru hell on earth since Dec 2012. Can't get
adequate care, concern, effort, diagnoses, treatment(s) from mainly dermatologists, a primary
care physician, an infectious disease MD, and a parasitologist. Seems everyone of these just
aren't interested, don't have up to date information to confront this, or perhaps they don't want to
be responsible if you have an adverse reaction to something they prescribe. What is your take
on this? When you said they lay under the cuticles, I said to myself - that happened to me - I felt
something popping out of the center of my cuticle on my middle finger, as if something alive
had hatched. So, thank you very much for mentioning that, as well as "body lice burrow under
the skin." I see that it has on my body... however, doctors don't want to either "acknowledge" or
"believe" it. And that includes a parasitologist! I've been suffering a long time and surprised
that I've been able to maintain my "rationality" under these circumstances. The experiences
I've had during the past 10 months are just "not fit for words." I've been hearing good things
about oral Ivermectin. A Ph.D. dermatologist recommended I obtain this, and in a dose that
people are given by travel clinics when they travel to tropical countries; in this way... she said it
would get "everything" I have. If that happened, I could get and live my life like a normal and fully
functioning person, which I'm desperate for. Do you know of anyone who has used this for any
of these purposes, and/or if there are any serious contraindications. My sister said to check the
Material Safety Data Sheet because Ivermectin is carcinogenic, and I don't want cancer. (She
just had a very small tumor removed from her breast.) Do you know if causes liver toxicity
and/or neurotoxicity (if yes, in what way?)
I realize this hasn't been a brief reply to your post; I really hope you can help me in one
meaningful way or another (asap!). I will be forever indebted to you.
Many thanks,
Caryn
We tried the ivermectin - didn't work. None of this works. Had them 3 years. Tried all the CDC bull too. They are coming across the border with all of the illegals is my guess – and all of the hotels have them That’s how we got ours. Sprayed the home -moved out of the house for 90 days and they never left. So we moved. They came with us. We moved again, they came. The only way to live with them is to vacumm and spray twice a day everyday, mallathion or pyrethrin products work best. You can call an exterminator, but he can’t get rid of them either. Soak your clothes in your chemicals over night and then dry them 2 or 3 times over in the dryer and iron everything slowly with steam. And then throw all your clothes away and buy new every time you feel an itch. Same with bedding, if it crawls – toss it. We don’t even buy mattresses any more. Throw away all carpeting, bedding and curtains. The lice will die when sprayed, but 1 always get’s through, and then it starts all over again. And we also take a dog dip every night before bed. You must sleep naked on a hard wooden floor. Once you get them you have them for life. Apparently the only thing that kills them is DDT and it has been outlawed in the USA by the EPA. They build a resistance to your chemicals so you have to alternate back and forth. yes I know we are going to get cancer and die from the chemicals and we can’t wait for that day to come. If anyone has ever gotten rid of these things – please tell us how. -
I have also been battling body lice for a few months. Once I think they are gone and I have no more bites, they are back again. However, they seem to be smaller and fewer in between bites. I got mattress covers for my bed & box spring. I wash/dry sheets every day and never wear anything for more than a couple hours, then it goes in dryer or washer if needed. I spray bedroom carpets with foam carpet cleaner and my bed with amonia, windshield washer, vinegar/water mixture... I mix it up. Of course constant bathing and wash loads every
day.Mop floors, or just spray vinegar in well used areas. Some clothes goes in the freezer if i need to wear it next day, then pop in dryer. I have most of my clothes in bags, using a limited wardrobe, mostly basics. I'm going to spend a couple nights in a motel to get away, but will come back to spray and treat. Then another hotel stay to see if that works. These things can't live more than 7 days to 14 days without a host. They are very resilient and I think I got rid of them twice, but they came back. I actually sealed off my bedroom for almost a month, sleeping on my day bed, but no! Some of the better pest control companies have a heat treatment they use on bed bugs, but these companies know very little about lice, since they are so rare. My dermatologist was zero help to me.
ive had this horrible bug from hell and its a nightmare . ive used clorox in my clothes for colors get generic its dcheaper. do not know where this came from but we have been infested in my home , cars, etc. you have to buy any sray that will kill fleas. its cost me a fortune too but has been working. my kids arent affected , my husband hasnt been itching or bothered by it he says. it has chosen me to eat alive but ive bathe everyday in lice shampoo, now using the creme by nix and its the very best thing too wash with it , get out , dry off and brush any stray ones off on feet etc. then rub creme on head to toe private parts and all and leave it at least 10 to 14 hours . then wash again and repeat over and over. wash bedding everyday, clothing wash and dry dry your pillows everyday. get plkastic matress covers n spray everydar all over the house, furniture, bed, counters, etc. y, bathe everyday, vacuum everyday and spray everything . get rid of any carpet you can , clothes, pillows you dont need etc. treat outside with sevins dust too. they do get in doorways, your car, porch, all outside for a n them and transnwhihousee and it gets tracked back in the house. spray doorways and windows. remember pets cant get it but can get it on them and transfer it all over house like bed, furn. , counters etc. keep doing this everyday constant and you may get somewhere. ours is much better but not gone yet i pray it will be soon.. im exchausted, frustrated, stressed. If you call and ask drs. or people about what to do? they act like youre crazy or nasty or just an id**t ive found. ive had no , and i mean no HELP AT ALL FROM ANYONE EXCEPT READING THIS STUFF ON HERE FOR IDEAS TO HELP thats real sad that this is so real to us and a joke to others. i prazy everyday for relief and help. i hate this . ITS a living nightmare I hope this may help someone with some ideas to rid them and their home of these bugs from HELL. its getting a little better e veryday now. I PRAY TO GOD its gone real soon. ITS a FUGHT between you and a bunch of bugs and you gotta WIN Im trying my best and its really hard and stressful. It has caused alot of pproblems for us and I cant go to anyones house or tell anyone either. ANYWAY I know im rambling but this is an awful thing and i pray for anyone whos been cursed with this nightmare. GOODLUCK AND GOD BLESS Jen
All Insect Invasions:
Wash your clothes in hot water, air dry them THEN 1/2 an hour in a drier on high is key for all kinds of insect invasion. Dry clothes in the drier Kills the stragglers and importantly Kills The Eggs. Wear clothes only once, they can be dried unwashed i.e. jeans. The drier will not destroy your dry clothes.
DE (diatomaceous earth) mix with water 50/50 (250 ml each) some vegetable oil (about 75 ml) body lotion 40 squirts) just so it all will bind properly). tea tree oil drops (30 to 40 drops) rose oil drops 12 drops) (3% in jojoba is ok) it helps mask the t tree oil.
Use your DE cream morning and night. Shower morning and night.
Twice a week have a bath with 1 cup of bleach, use a snorkel. I count to 60 10 times as ten minutes submerged seems to help immensely.
Mattress fully encased in plastic covers, I used two vinyl covers and taped up the seams and the unfastened sides. Cheap and works.
Think carefully of your car and where you sit. Bag up your clothes. Eliminate every possibility. You have a war on your hands.
Don't talk to everyone about it... People start quoting mental illness which is enough to really upset you. All it is is they don't understand and think modern pesticides fix everything which you've found out is not true, to my consternation as well, I am a nurse who caught them off a homeless patient... So you can imagine what this has done to my understanding of pharmacology!
The systems I have quoted above keep it at bay and ought to eventually work with consistency in approach.
Finally, once a week I use a 5% permethrin all over body treatment to help back up everything else I'm doing.
Best regards and good luck.
I have been treating with permethrin and melathion and using home remedies such as cider vinegar, tea tree oil, hydrogen peroxide, vodka (not drinking yet!) and talcum powder.
It has been six weeks of hell so far and counting. I too have prayed for relief and nearly given up many times. I have even given it to my mum after she applied lotion on my back.
After many baths, showers, laundering, ironing, cleaning and using insecticides there is still no relief to this never ending hell. We just seem to have the little ones now and I can tell you that they survive hot washes and tumble drying. They also live in shoes etc. literally they can survive anywhere and crawl on to uninfected clothes so separate everything.
I don't have answers yet but lint roll everything before you put it on after washing.
My next stop is oral ivermectin and I will check all clothes and shoes.
It is reassuring to read that we are not the only ones struggling with this hell. Doctors advice of bathe, apply lotion and launder towels, bedding and clothing seems to be a little out-dated. These buggers live for a long time without a host - several weeks.
Keep trying everyone and if you succeed and do so faster than us please, please help us with your solution. 24 hour relief is all I have achieved so far.
I now have a complaint in with these organisations to correct (and yes I intend to sue!).