House mite
Is your house home to more than just you and your family? If you’ve ever suffered from any sort of pest infestation, you’ll know just how disturbing and destructive this can be.
So what are the common pests that we share our houses with, what damage can they do and what steps can you take to combat them?
What: The most common types of mite to be encountered in the home environment are likely to be spider mites, house dust mites and flour mites.
Why are they bad: The dust mite is known to cause allergic reactions, asthma, rhinitis, conjunctivitis and dermatitis.
How: Anything between 100,000 and 10 million mites may be living in a typical mattress. These little creatures, invisible to the naked eye, are everywhere.
What to do: For this reason complete eradication is impossible but the effects can be lowered by regular dusting, vacuuming and cleaning.
