Every spring around the first of April in the south , those of us with boats and/or RVs must start watching for signs of the polyester mites that attack the fiberglass portions of their vehicle . Watch for very small glass particles underneath very similar to termite residue . If found check with local exterminators . These infestations usually begin about April first .

Would hourly inspections be sufficient?

wanderingbob wrote:Every spring around the first of April in the south , those of us with boats and/or RVs must start watching for signs of the polyester mites that attack the fiberglass portions of their vehicle . Watch for very small glass particles underneath very similar to termite residue . If found check with local exterminators . These infestations usually begin about April first .Yeah, those darn things ate my lime green lounge lizard suit.

Yea, They ate the box housing my flux capacitor and the next time it rained it shorted it out and left me stranded in the middle of the Gobi desert during monsoon season.

I heard that dryer sheets keep them away. Since using them, have not seen any mite residue.

zigzagrv wrote:I heard that dryer sheets keep them away. Since using them, have not seen any mite residue.Dryer sheets only work on adults. You need to apply a mixture of salt and honey to kill the larvae.

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Lwiddis
Explorer II
Apr 01, 2020
Would hourly inspections be sufficient?
GrandpaKip
Explorer II
Apr 01, 2020
wanderingbob wrote:
Every spring around the first of April in the south , those of us with boats and/or RVs must start watching for signs of the polyester mites that attack the fiberglass portions of their vehicle . Watch for very small glass particles underneath very similar to termite residue . If found check with local exterminators . These infestations usually begin about April first .

Yeah, those darn things ate my lime green lounge lizard suit.
bid_time
Nomad II
Apr 01, 2020
Yea, They ate the box housing my flux capacitor and the next time it rained it shorted it out and left me stranded in the middle of the Gobi desert during monsoon season.
zigzagrv
Explorer
Apr 01, 2020
I heard that dryer sheets keep them away. Since using them, have not seen any mite residue.
jdc1
Explorer II
Apr 01, 2020
zigzagrv wrote:
I heard that dryer sheets keep them away. Since using them, have not seen any mite residue.

Dryer sheets only work on adults. You need to apply a mixture of salt and honey to kill the larvae.
WayneAt63044
Explorer
Apr 01, 2020
What day is it??? I'd better go check my trailer.
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Apr 01, 2020
Are you ok now, bid time?
wanderingaimles
Explorer
Apr 01, 2020
There is a newly rediscovered cure for this malaise.
The eupcaccia can correct the issue with no muss, no fuss.
profdant139
Explorer II
Apr 02, 2020
Someone told me that surgical masks will stop them, but then I could not figure out how to put the masks on their faces.
wanderingbob
Explorer II
Apr 02, 2020
Gobi Desert , I think I went deep sea fishing there or R&R coming home from Nam !

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