What are dust mites?

What are dust mites?

Dust mites are eight-legged microscopic relatives of the spider, too small to see with your eyes. These tiny mites live on bedding, mattresses, carpets, curtains and upholstered furniture. They are the most common trigger of allergies and asthma.

Dust mites feed on the flakes of skin that people and pets shed daily. Dust mites are on every continent except Antarctica.