Dust Mites
A typical house dust mite measures 0.2–0.5mm in length.
Dust mites are invisible to the naked eye and they live in
our pillows, bed covers, mattresses, upholstered furniture,
rug, carpeting, even in flour!
A typical house dust mite measures 0.2–0.5mm in length.
Dust mites are invisible to the naked eye and they live in
our pillows, bed covers, mattresses, upholstered furniture,
rug, carpeting, even in flour!
They thrive in environments with a temperature of over 25ºC and more than 75% humidity and they feed on shed human skin scales, hair, dandruff and other organic materials in dust.
These tiny creatures are a common cause of asthma and allergic symptoms such as rhinitis, hay fever, conjunctivitis, atopic dermatitis and eczema worldwide.
Dust mite's droppings and dead bodies contain a harmful protein that is an allergy trigger.
Among all indoor allergens, house dust mites contribute more than 60% in causing allergy-related diseases such as asthma, rhinitis, and eczema.
Accoding to the recent report, about 20 million Americans have allergies caused by dust mites.