Hundreds of thousands of dust mites can live in the houses of Krasnoyarsk (video) / News of the Society of Krasnoyarsk and the Krasnoyarsk Territory / Newslab.ru

In the Krasnoyarsk Rospotrebnadzor, they told how to deal with dust ticks, hundreds of thousands of which can live In every house.

Their habitats are mattresses, pillows, blankets, upholstered furniture, curtains and carpets. And they feed on skin scales, dandruff of people and animals. “An adult loses up to 1.5 grams of skin particles per day. This is enough to feed a million dust ticks, ”experts explain.

To reduce the amount of dust ticks in the house, you need to maintain a humidity level of not more than 50 %. The fact is that ticks do not drink water, they get moisture from the air. Therefore, the higher the humidity – the more chances of life in dust mites.

“So that dust mites do not create problems for you, create problems for them – observe the cleanliness of the home! It is necessary to regularly get rid of dust: pto learn carpets, floors and even mattresses when changing linen; Thoroughly wipe the dust on all surfaces, paying special attention to hard -to -reach places (often dust accumulates at the top of the cabinets, where there is no desire and the opportunity to get during cleaning), ”the department said.

Those who suffer from allergies, experts advise getting rid of carpets, large soft toys and other so -called “vacuumers”, as well as regularly carried out wet cleaning.