People often believe they are allergic to house dust. But of the 20% of Australians suffereing with allergies, a number are are actually allergic to microscopic house dust mites. House dust mites ...

Dust mites are the scourge of allergy sufferers everywhere. They are microscopic insects, not detectable to the human eye, that feed on human and animal skin shedding. They breed prolifically, and ...

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Up to 10 percent of the weight of a 2-year-old pillow can be composed of dead mites and their droppings. Credit: Stock image You can’t see them. You can’t feel them, but they are in your home and in ...