Asked March 05, 2024, 4:15 PM EST
I'm hoping you will read this, because I am desperate, and don't know where else to turn.
I am in my sixties, retired and live in Washington County MD. I sold my house and got an apartment that was literally finished being built two weeks before I moved in. That was 8 years ago. My family makes fun of me for cleaning too much and I have never had bugs in my life. I got some kind of biting Midge in September of 2023 at my apartment. I had three different exterminators come and spray. One of them also cleaned out the drains and checked for bed bugs and drain flies but found nothing. I have thrown out all my plants, got a dinotrap, got sticky traps, blue light traps, numerous sprays, a tower fan to blow them off, and an air purifier. Finally I moved over to the next building. I gave away my living room furniture, table and chairs, all rugs, curtains, bedspreads and other things. I bought all new furniture except for the bedroom.
It was great for a week and then they came back. This apartment was professionally cleaned and I cleaned it. I cleaned out the vents, the drains and the cupboards. I vacuumed twice a week, clean the counters and take out the trash daily. I am at a loss and don't know what to do. I have spent so much money and nothing has changed. I can't keep this up I am on a budget.
Do you have any suggestion on what I can do? I have to wear one of those headnets for bugs when I go to bed or I will wake up with bites on my ears and bugs trying to get in my eyes.
Also, I have a 15-year-old cat that has never been outside. They are bothering her as well. I use a chemical pellet for litter and basically a pad that is like a Pampers diaper where the pee goes. You change it out every couple days. Even if the bugs were attracted to the urine, they would get stuck in the gel substance that is in the pad. I cannot figure out where they could be breeding.
Please help!
Washington County Maryland
