With an average size of 250-300 microns they are invisible to the human eye. Dust mites are oval shaped with eight hairy legs, no eyes, no antenna and a tough translucent shell. Their favourite food is flakes of dead skin. There's nothing a dust mite loves more than to curl up in a warm, humid environment like your couch or mattress and munch away on a meal of human skin. It's actually not the dust mites themselves that cause the problem, it's the proteins found in dust mite droppings that cause an allergic reaction in many people.
Dust mites thrive in a humid environment.
Dust mites are the most common allergen in the world. Unfortunately you'll probably never be able to entirely rid your house of these invisible invaders. If, however, you take a pro-active approach and follow some of our simple guidelines, you can at the very least provide a cleaner, healthier environment for your loved ones. All rights reserved. Duplication of this site in whole or in part strictly prohibited.