Booklice in new build

[Emmyyyx]

We moved into a new build January 20 and over the last week found booklice all in the main bathroom and then my sons room which is the room next to it!

Went on a hunt around the house and found multiple in all rooms - I’m killing loads every day, hoovering all the time, bleached all skirting and bathrooms!

It’s making me ill as I’m constantly on the hunt for them and constantly crying about it (I am pregnant so hormones won’t be helping)

Bought 2 plug in dehumidifiers and hygrometers and loads of disposable dehumidifiers and whacked the heating up the last 3 days but it’s not something I can do constantly!

I know they are harmless but it’s the fact they breed so quickly I feel if I’m not constantly on the go getting rid of them then my house will be over run.

Anyone had these in a new build and managed to get rid of them??? My partner tells me when the house dries out they will go but I can’t cope with another year of this!!

Thankyou for the advice will try that
i really need to calm down as my anxiety is increasing again

I understand you very well, I am also on a thin border. If they decrease, you will relax a little. How did the temperature increase so quickly in your country? and lice started to appear

It’s about 15 C today in uk
and double figures has made them
come out more I agree if they were reduced in Numbers I would be ok
I’m afraid for summer 🙈

It doesn't seem normal for them to appear so quickly at 15 degrees. We see temperatures between 41 and 42 degrees. I hope they won't hit the ceiling then. I read that they can tolerate up to 35 degrees. Keep spraying and sweeping frequently, it will take a while but hopefully they will decrease.

I’ve had them in winter here too at lower temperature just reduced numbers
quite a few ppl have on the post on mumsnet in nov dec in uk when it’s winter so
spring is here now temp is higher so perhaps that’s why I’m not sure
Can anyone shed any light ??

They originally appeared in august 23 when we moved into renovated home when it was summer
been struggling them through autumn winter since
not shot of them

same.. seeing them winter. Canada is around 1-14c now and i am seeing more too. The cold doesn't seem like doing anything to them other than keep them hiding more deep.

We’re obviously in same position with renovated properties booklice and similar climates

Hello, can you drop a few drops of lavender oil into your water bucket, apply it to the walls, and apply it to the inside of the cabinets, and then write the result here? I think this is an effective natural solution, at least you don't need to constantly spray it.

I have tried neat tea tree oil and didn’t work on skirting boards to deter them
much
i can try lavender

Hello everyone !

I have dealt with this problem last year (I wrote a message on this thread a year ago). I went on vacation for a month this summer and I was afraid to find them everywhere in my apartement when I returned home. Well I found some but not much !

Since this summer I only find two, the last one was on Christmas's eve. I have stopped searching for them with a lamp....

My apartement is six years old and it is not humid... I used a lot of products : diatome earth, spray from the supermarket... I don't know what was efficient...

I pray they won't come back, it was a real nightmare.

Hello where are you based and would
you be able to share what you did pls to rid them
many thanks

Hey I live in France.
I sprinkled diatome earth on skirting boards. I used bottle of spray bought from the supermarket, I put tea tree oil... I tried a lot of products, so I don't know what worked.

How long did it take to get rid of them

It took 9 months.

Hello, may I know where you mainly find them? Thank you for sharing your experience!!!! Glad you get rid of them, it really a nightmare!

How are you doing same kind of numbers?

And where do you find them most? Mine are downstairs bathroom kitchen lounge

Hi, i am seeing less but it's been cold in the past week so it might affect the number of it. Its going to rain tmr, i am expecting to see more tmr. NIGHTMARE!!!

They were in all rooms (bedrooms, living rooms, toilets ...)

Thankyou let’s hope they go for us all who are struggling With them too

Arf I just saw one in the toilets :-( I hope it's only one. I read that it was normal to see one from time to time in every household.

Unfortunately, this is the kind of creature that can be found when searching. Now I want to stop looking for them with a flashlight, I have reduced looking, but I get triggered when I see them. I have accepted that I will never be able to get rid of them because even though I spray pesticides every week, I continue to see their dead ones. I'm sure they won't end. Now I can understand people better.

Hi, i have reduce looking for them too.I do see them less as I added a dehumidifier in the basement about a month ago. Hope situations gets better.

Yea for all of us