What exactly are dust mites? Are they harmful to my health? My doctor said I might be allergic to dust mites what does this mean? Many questions are asked about dust mites, but many are left unanswered. Hopefully in this article I will be able to shed some light on this fairly mysterious topic.

Exactly what are Dust Mites? Although numerous people understand the existence of dust mites, only the select few know anything past that. Dust Mites are living creatures that eat, respire, and defecate, parallel to any other animal. Dust mites have eight legs due to their origins tracing back the arachnid or spider family. A dust mite’s lifespan is approximately thirty days for a male and sixty days for an impregnated female. During the entire span of a female’s life, a female dust mite will lay about one hundred eggs.

How Big are They? Dust Mites are extremely small in fact you need a microscope or very strong magnifying glass in order to see one. They are about half a millimeter big.

What is the Amount of Dust Mites That Live Within My House? It is impossible to come up within exact amount of dust mites that are found within your house, but it is known that in the average mattress millions of dust mites take residence. Dust mites thrive in your pillows, sheets, comforters, carpeting, couches, and chairs.

What is the Reason Dust Mites Take Residence in my Bed or my Couch? Dust mites greatly enjoy places that contain a large amount of humidity, so any place you drool, sweat, or breathe creates optimal living conditions for dust mites. Dust mites also nestle deep within a carpet or couch fibers, to avoid sun exposure and prevention against being sucked by a vacuum cleaner, or beaten by a vacuum cleaners brush roll.

What is it Dust Mites Feed On? The answer to this one is simple. Dust mites like to feed on you. Dust mites thrive and feed on the dead skin that sheds off of humans on a daily basis. A solitary day of shredded skin from a human is enough to feed thousands of dust mites.

What is the Reason for calling them Dust Mites wouldn’t it Make More Sense to Call Them Skin Mites? A large percentage of dust consists of dead skin. The dust you find in the attic, basement, on top of your television set is mostly dead skin. For this reason dust mites feed on dust, because dust is mostly dead skin.

Many people know little to nothing about dust mites, but hopefully upon reading this you now know a little more than before about the creeping crawling dust mites.

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