Dust Mites

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Dust Mites

Post by AndRoiDeR » Jan 15, 2012 Views: 933

1- The weight of the average mattress doubles after ten years due to dust mite infestation, and the weight of the average pillow increases 10% after one year.

2- In addition, your bed can be home to more than ten million mites and can hold over two and a half billion droppings.

3- Dust Mites primarily feed on dead skin shed by humans and other animals.

4- Dust Mites are most often found in beds. They also live in mattresses, pillows, blankets, and other soft, comfortable items. They dislike hard surfaces.

5- Dust mites live an average of three months.

6- They are a member of the arachnid (spider) family. A single mite is the one-tenth the size of the width of a single human hair.

7- Many people are allergic to dust and, therefore, to dust mites.

8- One of the only ways to really get rid of dust mites is through high-temperature cleaning.




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