A list of dust mites species found in Australia which induce allergic symptoms such as hay fever (rhinitis), eczema or asthma. We’ve listed the dust mites’ habitats, likely dust mite distribution in Australia and dust mite food sources. We’ve listed the most common and well researched Australian dust mites. The dust mite species in bold text […]
Dust mites cause more allergic symptoms inside the house than any other allergen. Dust mites are responsible for allergies such as eczema, hay fever (allergic rhinitis), asthma & eye irritation.
Dust Mite Habitat: Why do dust mites like living in our houses?
Why do dust mites like living alongside humans? Dust mite populations love human houses for a few reasons – shed human skin (a major food source that is plentiful), but perhaps more important to dust mites is the humidity in bedding created by the (roughly) one litre of moisture lost by adults each night. Dust […]
What are Dust Mites? A Major Allergy Villain!
Dust mites are the bane of allergic people’s existence from the time that they first developed allergic symptoms onwards. As one of those allergic people, I’m intensely interested in dust mites in the same way that the Coke is interested in Pepsi – I want to know my enemy. So, I researched a dust mite […]
