Mites are fast reproducers with their offspring being 95% female. With a good food source, few can multiply into thousands very quickly. Mites can be very hearty survivors and can withstand great extremes in the environment from 4° below zero F, to as high as 125° F. Mites can also go without feeding for extended periods of time, almost completely shutting down their metabolism until conditions become more favorable or a host becomes available. Mites are more than annoying because, like most parasites, they carry and transmit disease throughout the bird and animal communities, both wild and domestic. When they invade human spaces where people live, sleep, and work the problem can impact their health and wellbeing. Mites can spread from one host to another and in short order every member of your family including pets. People you work with or come in contact with can also become hosts to Mites.