I have not been in the kitchen much that last couple months and even less in the last month. This past week I was filling a vase of flowers and noticed dust all over the faucet. As I leaned VERY close I noticed that the dust was moving ever so slowly. GROSS! What the hell are those! I found them all over the kitchen sink and on a couple things around the sink.
I wiped down the sink and faucet with Soft Scrub with Bleach and within seconds of wiping it away they were back. I immediately Googled my little problem “tiny white kitchen mites” and found a few articles. Some called it mold mites, or flour mites.
We were going away for Memorial weekend so I stopped at Home Depot to pick up some Damp Rid and a mold/mildew spray. I sprayed down the counter and put a few containers out. Hoping my problem was coming from moisture under the sink. We turned a fan on and went away.
When we returned our little house guests were still here. Frustrated I sprayed them with Lysol and wiped them away.. (they instantly came back) When I opened our food cupboards they party had grown! I pulled the garbage bin and threw out everything that was open. It did end up being mostly pastas, noodles, flours, mixes… So I Googled again… Maybe these little suckers are food mites…
I NEED HELP!! How do I get rid of these nasty tiny little bugs and have you ever had then.
UPDATE: After a lot of hard work, sprays, wiping and cleaning the damn little bugs went away on their own!
xoxo – Elizabeth
I wish I could help! I don’t know what they are either.
Ewww, how annoying!
they one day were gone….. poof… well, they started to be less and then bigger ones came, and then POOF!
So what products did you spray to get rid of the mites in your kitchen? I must have the same problem but all through my house!,
Honestly, I am not sure. We sprayed everything! Spring came and went any they started to disappear! Knock on wood. I wish you the best of luck. These things can play mind games on you!