Dust mites are microscopic pests that thrive in warm, humid environments, making your mattress a perfect breeding ground. While they’re too small to be seen by the naked eye, there are certain ...

But while most of us live in harmony with dust mites, they cause the most common allergy in the UK and over 80 per cent of asthma sufferers react to them. Here we take a closer look at the dust ...

Almost everything we do at home creates dust, but if it's not cleaned away it can cause a range of health problems from asthma and allergies to skin irritation and streaming eyes ...

There are different species of mites and most cannot be seen by the naked eye and need to be put under a microscope while some are only “just visible”. The eight-legged dust mite is dubbed a ...

Methods for reducing house dust mites have limited clinical benefits despite lowering allergen exposure, a meta-analysis shows.

Because something else is already there waiting to gobble them up: dust mites. And the longer you wait between washes, the more food these critters will have and the more they'll procreate and ...

Dust mites, pet dander and pollen can settle into the fabric and, when disturbed, these particles become airborne, worsening allergy symptoms." While several cleaning tactics exist to prevent ...