Mites are almost impossible to spot with the naked eye, which means most homeowners in Richmond or Coquitlam only find out they have a problem through what the mites leave behind — persistent sneezing and stuffiness that never quite clears up (a classic dust mite sign), small itchy red welts after time spent near a nest or roost (bird mites), or tiny reddish specks crawling on windowsills each spring and fall that leave a rust-colored stain when crushed (clover mites). Each type points to a different underlying cause, and treating the wrong one gets you nowhere.

The pattern that trips people up most is bird and rodent mites: these species live on a bird or rodent host and only start biting humans once that host is gone — a nest cleared from an attic vent, a mouse that’s died in a wall void. Suddenly mites are showing up on floors and windowsills with no obvious source, because the actual source was never the room they’re appearing in. Dust mites are a different problem entirely, thriving in bedding, carpets, and upholstered furniture on nothing more than shed skin cells and humidity, which is why over-the-counter sprays rarely make a lasting dent.

We start by identifying which species is actually involved and tracing it back to its real source — a bird nest in a soffit, a rodent issue in a crawlspace, or simply high humidity feeding a dust mite population in a Burnaby or Langley home. From there we combine targeted treatment of active areas with exclusion work on the host source itself, since killing visible mites without addressing the bird or rodent behind them just means a repeat problem once new hosts move in. Serving Surrey, Delta, Richmond, Burnaby, Vancouver, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Langley, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack.