09/04/2026
DUST! LETS TALK ABOUT SOME BASICS!
DUST MITES - Dust mites are actually arachnids that are closely related to spiders and ticks! You can’t see them with the naked eye as they are microscopic and are either translucent, yellowish or white. Contrary to the belief they do not bite or sting.
What do they eat? Skin flakes and pet dander is part of their main diet. If their primary diet was not available they would eat mould and fungi within the home. (Remember that they aren’t seen to the naked eye and can be in places where you think they wouldn’t be).
DEAD SKIN CELLS - Dead skin cells are the debris of skin cells that have completed their life cycle. Much of the microscopic dust in a home is actually made up of shed human skin cells. We lose roughly 43 to 57 million cells per day! (A dust mites paradise).
PET DANDER - pet dander is microscopic flecks of dead skin shed by warm-blooded animals with fur or feathers. Even hypoallergenic dogs bring outdoor environmental pollutants into the home, and their unique coat types can actually make them worse offenders than traditional shedding breeds.
FABRIC FIBRES - Fabrics will shed fibres on a daily! Your clothing, furniture, area rugs, carpets, curtains, bedding etc are all culprits of accumulating dust. Bedrooms are known to be one of the dustiest areas in a home because of all the fabric fibres that shed from bedding/mattresses, clothing and human skin cells that are shed daily. Every time you climb in and out your bed you are stirring up dust.