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Post by Kwbakca on Jan 4, 2014 9:39:27 GMT
Welcome to the Blackfly Bulletin Message Board This is the space where you anyone can post questions or information about Blackflies (Simulium), their habits, identification, or pest status I live in Bakersfield, CA. Two yrs ago we had a broken sprinkler in the flower bed that turned into standing water 24/7. Shiny black gnats appeared and ended up infesting our carpeting, I could raise the seams of the carpet and see thousands, when I vacuumed every day they swarmed my face, ears, eyes, mouth, head and chest, leaving a raised itchy red spot. They covered the surface of the swimming pool. They would come out and fly at night, so bad my dog and I had to go under the covers. About 5 am they would quiet down.i would pass a mirror and look to see where they landed and it was always the back of my head. Eventually I cut the carpet out and carried it outside. When the dirt dried it was full of little yellow round eggs. I have been sick ever since. I think I am an accidental host. I have holes in my scalp that when covered with Vaseline the holes keep unclogging themselves. I have had everything from white grubs, brown worms, black worms, clear worms, blue speckled worms, and now a whitish pink mass that is very strong, can be translucent, can seep up the drains and turns dark dark blue. My ears have lumps with white bugs with long legs. My head has round little shiny circles falling from it, all over the house. It is in all my drains and can push up the center drain cover in the sink. They don't die. I have tried everything. I am convinced it is in my body as my skin will turn dark blue when I feel the thing come out in my skin. Anything sound familiar please let me know.
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Post by Admin on Jan 6, 2014 19:52:13 GMT
What a horrendous story! Hardly believable. Have you been watching "Alien"? Can you help identification by providing pictures? Also an indication of the size of the flies in mm.
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Post by Losing my mind on Jun 3, 2020 1:22:41 GMT
Welcome to the Blackfly Bulletin Message Board This is the space where you anyone can post questions or information about Blackflies (Simulium), their habits, identification, or pest status I live in Bakersfield, CA. Two yrs ago we had a broken sprinkler in the flower bed that turned into standing water 24/7. Shiny black gnats appeared and ended up infesting our carpeting, I could raise the seams of the carpet and see thousands, when I vacuumed every day they swarmed my face, ears, eyes, mouth, head and chest, leaving a raised itchy red spot. They covered the surface of the swimming pool. They would come out and fly at night, so bad my dog and I had to go under the covers. About 5 am they would quiet down.i would pass a mirror and look to see where they landed and it was always the back of my head. Eventually I cut the carpet out and carried it outside. When the dirt dried it was full of little yellow round eggs. I have been sick ever since. I think I am an accidental host. I have holes in my scalp that when covered with Vaseline the holes keep unclogging themselves. I have had everything from white grubs, brown worms, black worms, clear worms, blue speckled worms, and now a whitish pink mass that is very strong, can be translucent, can seep up the drains and turns dark dark blue. My ears have lumps with white bugs with long legs. My head has round little shiny circles falling from it, all over the house. It is in all my drains and can push up the center drain cover in the sink. They don't die. I have tried everything. I am convinced it is in my body as my skin will turn dark blue when I feel the thing come out in my skin. Anything sound familiar please let me know.
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Post by Sheri Denato on Mar 18, 2021 7:18:48 GMT
What a horrendous story! Hardly believable. Have you been watching "Alien"? Can you help identification by providing pictures? Also an indication of the size of the flies in mm. Stayed 3 months in San Antonio, never knew a black fly could get in your hair. Felt thump on back of my head when i was outside, thought insect just hit and flew off. Washed my hair next day, large black fly was on my towel! Never felt anything move on my scalp during this time. Scalp has patches of flat glue like substance, too painful to pull up on them, w lice comb. No water of any kind where i stayed, no river or streams. Covid this year has made it impossible to see a Dr. and ER would cost thousands. I also did see on privacy gate, what looked like tiny yellow greenish bubbles, hundreds looked like to me. It's like they attacked when i was by the gate. You could only see these tiny bubbles on the gate,when the sun hit on them. Have been having scalp sores now and feels like i am going crazy, thinking about this. Been researching all about black flies and everything says, they are only around water. I read this article and want to comment about what i am going thru. No one in my family hears me, just sounds too crazy or frightening.
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