Tips to Eliminate House Mites

Tips to Eliminate House Mites
妙招消除螨虫

Have you ever wondered, to what extent that mites can grow in a year if you do not clean your mattress? How to sleep better at night if your mattress is filled with mites?

有没有想过一张一年没有清洁过的床垫，会累积多少只螨虫呢？每天伴你入眠的床垫，加上螨虫是否觉得难以入睡呢？

Many people overlook the cleanliness of their mattress.  In fact, mattress is a “comfort breeding zone” for bacteria.  A British study revealed that there are averagely 15,000 mites living in a mattress though the home is well-kept. What if a mattress has not been cleaned for three years, conservatively there will be at least more than a billion breeding bacteria.

看似不起眼的床垫，其实是细菌的“安乐窝”。英国的研究发现，即使是很干净的人家，平均每张床上的被褥螨虫和尘埃螨虫至少有1.5万只，一张3年左右没清洁过的床垫，上面的细菌数量至少超过10亿，种类主要以真菌和螨虫为主。

So, to keep your home away from mites, please consider the following four methods:

要保持家居远离螨虫，以下有4种方法：

Method 1: Regular Ventilation

方法一：经常通风

Mites are easy to breed in a dusty and damp environment. To prevent dust mites from being harmful, you need to ensure good ventilation. Frequently open your windows as it allows air to flow in and out of your room, and provides good light transfer. For those who use air conditioners are recommended to do the same thing on a regular basis.

螨虫在潮湿、高温、有棉麻织物和有灰尘的环境下极度容易繁殖。为了防止螨虫祸害，一定要经常打开门窗、坚持通风、透光，特别是在使用空调时就更要注意室内通风和换气。此外，在平时生活中要养成打扫房间的习惯。

Method 2:  Regular Cleaning

方法二：做足清洁

Mites breed quicker in cotton fabrics. You need to keep your closet clean, neat and dry at all time. Wash your sheet, blankets, mattress cover and bed cover with warm water (50° F or higher) at least every two weeks in order to eliminate mites with high temperature water. Home items such as curtains, tablecloths, shelves and potted plants need to be cleaned frequently because they tend to gather dust.

螨虫的在有棉麻织物下生长得特别快，要时常给衣物清洗除尘，并保持衣柜整洁干净。每两周左右可用约50℃左右的热水清洗床上用品一次。卧室里尽量简化布置为妙，以方便打扫除尘。家居内容易聚集灰尘的物品，如：窗帘、桌布、书架、盆栽等，都需适时地做清洁动作。 

Method 3: No Rugs / Carpets
 方法三：室内不铺地毯

Many people like to use carpets. Whether the size is small or large, removing carpets in your living space is definitely great idea, as it is very effective  to reduce dust mites growth.
 很多家庭中都有使用地毯的习惯，无论是大或小，这也是螨虫最容易滋生的地方，如果能够去除卧室中的地毯那就大大地减低螨虫的生长率。

Method 4: Keeping Dust with “Wet Work "
方法四：“湿式作业”清洁方式

Beds, sofas and furniture mites may fly in the air while doing house cleaning work. Anyone inhaled will likely be infected with significant allergic symptoms. So, to avoid this, you can consider using a wet cloth to wipe away layers of dust, in a way to reduce the opportunity for mites to disperse into the air. 
床铺、沙发或家具中的螨虫和它的排泄物随着整理家居时有可能会飞扬在空中，人体吸入直管中，容易引发明显的过敏症状。打扫卫生时，一定要注意使用湿抹布或特别的除螨抹布，避免灰尘扬起，减少螨虫分散到空中的机会。

To conclude, you should always keep your house clean, otherwise mites will accompany. Remedial action is needed because continuous breeding of mites can be harmful to your health.
家居生活中如果不注意的话，就会导致螨虫大量滋生的情况，这个时候就必须要采取一定的补救措施，以此来降低螨虫对人体的危害。

By: Pek Yeng & Asikin