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The dead mites thrive over the dead skin cells shed from humans and pets, known as dander. Being minutest bugs, these invisible dust mites cant be seen with our naked eyes. We can see them only through a microscope that’s why we always fail to detect them and they survive successfully over dead cells of our skin. They dwell over the house hold stuffs as well without letting us know of their existence.

Though the dust mites are not supposed to be dangerous bugs, they cause negative reactions to those who are allergic to their excrete or feces. The dust mites cause allergic reaction in a form of hay fever, watering eyes, runny nose, itching, sneezing, asthma, difficulty in breathing and infantile eczema.

Apart from dander (a suitable place for the dust mites to live on), the dust mites dwell into lounging areas, affecting mattresses, furnitures, carpet, curtains and other cloths thereof.

North American and European dust mites are notorious ones and are described as Dermatophagoides farinae Hughes and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus respectively. Lets learn how to get rid of  dust mites easily and faster.

• Discard the pillow to have been in use for more than two years of period.
• Wash the bed sheets and pillow covers with boiled water and dry them under sunshine. Wash all the pillows once a week with the hot water having 60°C temperature and put over them dust mite-proof cover after drying them under sunshine.
• Place unwashable foams under sunshine to exterminate the dust mites.
• Keep your room and dwelling area free from humidity specially during the summer season. Moisture paves the way for dust mites to grow at large which you hardly may be aware of.
• Arrange proper ventilation in entire house in order to prevent indoor moisture. Make sure that there doesn’t prevail moisture inside the house.
• Neither smoke inside your room, nor let the pollution of your car enter the house.
• Stop production of allergen by removing the dust that help the dust mites move everywhere easily.
• Make mattresses impervious for the dust mites to penetrate by blocking all the visible passages with the plastic fibers.
• Make pillows and bed foams dust-free by vacuum cleaner.
• Use only dust-mite-proof fitted sheets over the mattresses in order to get rid of dust mites. Such special kind of dust-mite proof sheets provide complete safety from the moisture as well, which prevents the dust mites to thrive further.
• Keep all the garments and cloths that are not wash-able into freezer up to 36 hours at least.
• In order to prevent dust mites, put into maximum use the synthetic fabrics.
• Use pillows also having synthetic fillings only.
• Make sure that blankets used are made of cotton cellulose only.
• Keep the area immune to hot temperature and great humidity. Hot humid conditions are much conducive for the  dust mites to live on with a great comfort. You can press into service a humidifier as well, which provides 35% to 40% humidity, in the winter season in order to get rid of dust mites easily.
• Clean entire area every weak with the water, containing anti bacteria cleaner.
• Clean the floor using damp mop that eliminates the dust completely.
• Avoid using a cloth-wrapped stick or broom to sweep the floor.
• Woods, tiles, linoleum or vinyl floor are the most effective carpets helping the people get rid of dust mites.
• Clean your carpet, upholstery and mattresses with a powerful vacuum cleaner daily.
• Keep all the toys of children in the refrigerator before washing them with a hot temperature water to exterminate dust mites.
• Make sure that your all the rooms and living areas be dust free.
• Perform HEPA filtration as they have got to help you get rid of not only dust mites but other allergens as well such as animal dander, dust, pollen and cockroach feces.