What bugs lurk in your bedding?

What bugs turk in your bed? of Our beds are the 45% have, dust mites playgrounds for DUST MITES They are half a millimetre in length They survive by eating the dead skin cells WHAT ARE DUST MITES? They are barely visible to the naked eye Their droppings can cause an allergic reaction in at least 30% of people WHY DO THEY LIVE IN OUR BEDS? (8-12h Open buffet from 8 to 12 hours a day There could be 100,000 dust mites Dust mites need warm Even when you leave your bed as a population dust mites can live without food for up to a and humid surroundings; making our beds a living paradise for the average mite year In the worst cases there could be up to 10 million mites in 1 bed HOW DO THEY AFFECT YOU? Hay Haterino Runny Cogge SYMPTOMS Bathme A single dust mite can produce up to ECzema 200 times its own weight in excrement during a lifetime ADVICE ON GETTING RID OF DUST MITES Clean your sheets at least once a week and the duvet itself every ó months at a temperature of at least 60°C Wash your pillows at least once every 6 months After ó months up to 10% of the weight of a pillow could be made up of dust mites WHAT OTHER WAYS ARE THERE TO PREVENT DUST MITES? If your children sleep Reduce your Invest in Keep only household hardwood one or two flooring Dust mites cannot temperature to at least 21°C to keep the population at bay toys near the bed of your in bed bunks make sure survive child that the child hardwood who suffers sleeps on the top bunk floors Hypoallergenic or anti allergy bedding materials form a great double barrier against dust mites Besides curbing dust mites and bacteria hypoallergenic bedding can also be used as weapon and bacteria against acne WHAT OTHER ANIMALS LIVE IN YOUR BED? Bedbugs are parasites that feed on the blood of warm blooded animals They grow to 5mm in length and are nocturnal creatures so they are only active at night They feed around an hour before dawn and their feeds last around 5 minutes Due to anaesthetic within their feeding tubes their bites are often not felt until hours later They can lay up to 5 eggs a day and can live for up to 18 months without feeding Bedbugs are hard to get rid of but you can contact your local council or pest control firm for help Some councils offer free treatment though prices can range from £20 - £170 www.thebeddingcompany.couk t ©Bedding.Company O facebook/TheBeddingCompany http://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/information/anatomy/shed-skin-cells.htm http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hyla-cass-md/indoor-allergies_b_1603103.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-114637/How-make-home-allergy-free.html http://www.tallmanscientific.com/Facts.php; http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bed-bugs/Pages/Introduction.aspx eyes fever nose SOURCES What bugs turk in your bed? of Our beds are the 45% have, dust mites playgrounds for DUST MITES They are half a millimetre in length They survive by eating the dead skin cells WHAT ARE DUST MITES? They are barely visible to the naked eye Their droppings can cause an allergic reaction in at least 30% of people WHY DO THEY LIVE IN OUR BEDS? (8-12h Open buffet from 8 to 12 hours a day There could be 100,000 dust mites Dust mites need warm Even when you leave your bed as a population dust mites can live without food for up to a and humid surroundings; making our beds a living paradise for the average mite year In the worst cases there could be up to 10 million mites in 1 bed HOW DO THEY AFFECT YOU? Hay Haterino Runny Cogge SYMPTOMS Bathme A single dust mite can produce up to ECzema 200 times its own weight in excrement during a lifetime ADVICE ON GETTING RID OF DUST MITES Clean your sheets at least once a week and the duvet itself every ó months at a temperature of at least 60°C Wash your pillows at least once every 6 months After ó months up to 10% of the weight of a pillow could be made up of dust mites WHAT OTHER WAYS ARE THERE TO PREVENT DUST MITES? If your children sleep Reduce your Invest in Keep only household hardwood one or two flooring Dust mites cannot temperature to at least 21°C to keep the population at bay toys near the bed of your in bed bunks make sure survive child that the child hardwood who suffers sleeps on the top bunk floors Hypoallergenic or anti allergy bedding materials form a great double barrier against dust mites Besides curbing dust mites and bacteria hypoallergenic bedding can also be used as weapon and bacteria against acne WHAT OTHER ANIMALS LIVE IN YOUR BED? Bedbugs are parasites that feed on the blood of warm blooded animals They grow to 5mm in length and are nocturnal creatures so they are only active at night They feed around an hour before dawn and their feeds last around 5 minutes Due to anaesthetic within their feeding tubes their bites are often not felt until hours later They can lay up to 5 eggs a day and can live for up to 18 months without feeding Bedbugs are hard to get rid of but you can contact your local council or pest control firm for help Some councils offer free treatment though prices can range from £20 - £170 www.thebeddingcompany.couk t ©Bedding.Company O facebook/TheBeddingCompany http://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/information/anatomy/shed-skin-cells.htm http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hyla-cass-md/indoor-allergies_b_1603103.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-114637/How-make-home-allergy-free.html http://www.tallmanscientific.com/Facts.php; http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bed-bugs/Pages/Introduction.aspx eyes fever nose SOURCES