Lint Bugs
We had a gentleman call for a service quote, and said he had tiny white bugs biting him. He said they were jumping all over his house and he had bites all over his ankles and legs. We sent a technician out to assess the situation and bring back a sample of the bugs in question. The technician went to the man’s home, and looked everywhere for the bugs the man had called about. The technician spoke with the man for a long time about where he was when he would get bitten the most. He said everywhere, not in just a specific area. He said they were jumping all over the carpets. He pointed down to the carpet, and helped the technician put them in a Ziploc baggie, so he could show the manager and find out what they were. The technician looked in the baggie, and noticed… lint. He told the gentleman that those were not bugs, but in fact, just lint. The man disagreed, and said that’s what has been biting him. The technician looked more closely in the carpets to try to find something resembling an actual bug, but could find nothing. The man was positive that the lint was not lint, but bugs! The technician thanked the man for his help in collecting the specimen, and let himself out.
Jamie
St. George
Please I have something like this also it’s everywhere and everyone thinks im crazy what the hell is this please respond
Plus these things are first like a hair or say dust and then into dust or fuzz ball it’s everywhere
Sharyn,
Unfortunately we have no answer for you on this. If you feel that you have lint bugs then you may want to collect some samples and mail them to a local University for research. Unfortunately we are unable to identify a pest that we can not see. Certain small pests, like fleas, lice, and even springtails may seem invisible and can hide very well, but they can still be seen with the naked eye. There are indoor products that you could use to spay your lint, but its not recommend that you do so until you have identified the pest.
@Sharyn
Oh my goodness!! finally someone describes what I have in my house. at first you see what looks like floating fibers, that sting i mite add, and small white lint bugs. they are worse on cotton. the more cotton in the fabric, the more you see. i am throwing away tons of clothes because they are ruining them, shirts and towels mostly, but anything that has cotton. the fibers sting and the white lint bites. i have found many of the balls of lint have black specks on them. i have found one article called the invisible bug, it gives a very accurate account for describing the lint. I took samples to the “bug people” for the county, after him not finding anything, he pretty much shut me out. I could tell he wasn’t listening and then he suggested i see a doctor, it was probably allergies. i am frustrated to the hilt. every piece of clothing or towel I use has to be rolled with a lint roller then shaved with a cloth shaver…i’m hitting dead ends, and this effects my daily life so much…if i find anything out i will certainly let you know…this really sucks, especially when people quit listening to you and more so DO NOT BELIEVE YOU…
@donette hoecherl
Thanks for adding to our discussion here. Please post the article on the invisible bugs to which you are referring. Thanks.