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- 1 Know the enemy in the face
- 2 Are ticks all harmful?
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3 On the warpath
- 3.1 simple rules
- 3.2 ready-made solution
- 4 Summing up
"A little, yes udalenky" this saying we can safely apply to dust mites. Diminutive size does not prevent them to bring enormous harm by undermining human health. Today I want to tell you what dangerous dust mites and how to get rid of them.
Medical Statistics disappointing: 2/3 of children with asthma are allergic to mites waste products. Where lurks a dangerous enemy? Everywhere! Comfortably settle mites are in the carpets, mattresses, pillows, upholstered furniture and toys, and even in books.
Know the enemy in the face
insect size is small, only 0.5-0.1 mm. Over the 80 days of his life, each female lays 60 eggs. In total there are about 150 species, divided into two kinds: Euroglyphus and Dermatophagoides. Therefore, in the scientific literature, they are called Dermatophagoidic and piroglifidnymi.
House dust mites are divided into three groups depending on the characteristics of behavior:
- The first group enrolled piroglifidnye barn and mites.
- In the second - insects feeding on the first group.
- The third - "occasional visitors" who enter the houses and apartments, but do not form its population.
Sinatropny body, Kojima is a tick, always lives next to the man, he prefers humidity of at least 55% and in need of a nutrient base (dead skin cells).
Particularly comfortable tick in the "king's mansion" with a lot of dust accumulation: for baseboards, carpets and bookshelves. Not averse to it, and luxuriate in your down pillows and a blanket.
Dust mites are everywhere! Colony can have between 10 to 10 thousand insects per gram of dust. Up to 100 individuals per gram is safe for humans, 500 - results in glucocorticosteroid seizures, 1000-2000 - provokes chronic rhinitis and allergic reactions in those who have it a genetic addiction.
Not so dangerous dust mites, as substances that contain his excrement. Der f1 and Der p1 - substances secreted by ticks and related categories of digestive enzymes, is a strong allergen.
Are ticks all harmful?
Allergies can be a contact, respiratory and food. Barn and house dust mites can cause allergic reactions of all types.
Most often, symptoms allergic rhinitis, dermatitis, rhinoconjunctivitis. So before you drink a little water another antihistamine pill, think, and whether you the cause of all evils known?
On the warpath
The enemy is determined, it's time to figure out how to get rid of dust mites in the apartment.
simple rules
Set of these rules is aimed at creating the conditions in which the mites have been uncomfortable and uncomfortable:
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Tip 1 Minimize the amount of upholstered furniture with a cloth upholstery. As well, throw your favorite sofa? No, the sofa can leave, just replace the upholstery of leather or imitation leather. |
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Tip 2 Eliminate the need to and carpets (and they went out of fashion for a long time). Particularly well mites live in carpets, wall-natural, high-quality cleaning that takes place several times a year. |
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Tip 3 Bedding with natural feather replace synthetic, which, by the way, no way inferior. |
Let's see, that it is necessary to do:
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Washing at high temperatures To organize linen hot wash to dry in the sun. The same recommendation is relevant for bedspreads and rugs. |
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floor cleaning Wet floor-cleaning should be done using saline. For its preparation in 5 liters of warm water dissolve 8-10 art. tablespoons of table salt. |
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A vacuum cleaner To maintain the cleanliness of the vacuum cleaner to buy aquafiltering. For example, Philips has knows exactly what to kill dust mites. In the photo - upright vacuum cleaner with aquafiltering FC7070 Aqua Trio (the price - 20 000 rubles.) |
We will continue to cause unacceptable living conditions for dust mites:
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Humidity Control during the month of humidity, make sure that it did not go beyond 40%. Pay attention to the existing air-conditioning, well, if it can capture particles smaller than 30 microns. |
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Cold Frost and sun - a wonderful day. Yes, it is wonderful, to mites in the mattress went for a walk on the balcony. Insects are not fond of low temperatures and UV rays. |
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hot temperatures For small soft toys can be used in the freezing compartment of a refrigerator or freezer at a temperature of washing is not less than 70 ° C. |
ready-made solution
And now the answer to the question of how to deal with ticks off his hands to look at specialty stores.
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Allergoff It can be used on all surfaces. The main active ingredient - benzyl benzoate. After spraying insect mortality occurs within 2 h. |
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Easy Air One bottle is enough for a room of 25 square meters. Means applied after thorough washing and vacuuming. It has a neutral odor and harmless for pets. |
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ORECK ALLERGEN CONTROL CARPET CLEANER Emulsion based trihlormetafosa-3 is used for cleaning carpets and floor coverings. It does not require rinsing. |
Summing up
Now that you know what dust mites and how to get rid home of unwanted neighborhood. I also need to wish you good health and offer useful and interesting videos in this article.
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