2007-06-17 16:19:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It is almost impossible to rid your home of dust mites, but you can do some things to minimize their presence in your house. They are microscopic creatures that eat the dust and skin flakes off of you - so they are mostly living in your bed and couch. Wash your sheets and blankets in hot water and dry on hot. Get rid of feather pillows and down/feather comforters - these are dist mites' favorite living areas. Buy hypoallergenic (thats the code word for anti-dustmite) pillow covers and mattress covers. They are so finely woven that the mites cant travel through them. Buy a HEPA air filter that you can plug in in your bedroom or living room and it will suck the tiny particles out of the air. Get rid of carpets and curtains - get a hardwood floor or tile floor and buy a nice carpet that you can wash or put out in the sun to clean. Get bamboo rolldown shades instead of curtains. If you are allergic - take an antihistamine once in a while. If you are just uncomfortable with the idea of mites, learn to accept them - every home in the western world has them - they wont hurt you, give you disease, or make you sick - they are just microscopic little bugs that eat your waste. good luck!!
2007-06-17 16:35:20 · answer #1 · answered by Hmmph 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you speaking about "dust mites" ? Believe this or not, dust mites do not like the light so, making your bed actually helps them. If you leave your bed unmade, it creates a barrier against them. Really.
Wash the bedding twice a week, keep it clean. My wife, after seeing what a dust mite looks like, does the bedding three times a week now, She said she isn't going to have those creatures in her bed.
She also uses a oil mop to clean the entire bedroom twice a week and keeps it spotless. Open the windows when possible and let the air and sunshine in. It also keeps it fresh in there.
2007-06-17 23:20:12 · answer #2 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they're the cutest little things.
You mean dust mites?
Clean,clean, clean.
Actually, if your house is infested with them in every room; there probably are specific cleaning products for this as well as vacuuming and cleaning though.
2007-06-17 16:26:48 · answer #3 · answered by cut-it-out 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dustmice
2017-01-12 04:08:11 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋