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Looking for help with #PestControl for a nightmare of a #PestInfestation that I'm suffering through my 4th month of.

Exterminator hasn't helped; he thinks it's in my head.

But the bites *hurt* (like a smaller version of a horsefly), & they *bleed* when I squeeze em (but only when recent; they dry quick).

They look like petechiae, but that's ruled out from above symptoms. The bites don't cluster. They mostly occur around dawn/dusk.

I used to have fleas at the start of this but I *think* I took care of them (no sign of em on the sticky traps). I think no-see-ums are what I'm struggling with, but they're able to bite me under my clothes (even with the sleeves sealed with hair ties, though admittedly my clothes have small holes from cats) so mites aren't off the table.

I do laundry often, every 1-3 days, & have attempted the following treatments: flea & tick pesticide sprays, diatomaceous earth, ozone generator (30 minutes/day for a week), DEET, picaridin, peppermint & citronella oils, AC under 65° (recently removed to seal apartment in case the source was outside).

Can anyone help? Even with tags I could add to request #help here? Like #infestation or #FuckParasites or #noseeums or anything? Boosts appreciated, I'm really at wit's end here.