They make their home in dust, and feed off the dead skin cells that we shed, which is why they’re mostly found in your bed and pillows. (Scary fact: Within 10 years, dead dust mites and their waste can account for half the weight of your mattress!)

Dust mites do not bite and you can’t feel them crawling on you. The allergic symptoms  such as sneezing, runny nose, stuffy nose, cough, difficulty breathing, and asthma are caused by inhaling the microscopic fecal matter and shed skins.

Dust mites primarily feed of dead skins flakes shed by humans and animals. They can also absorb moisture in the environment.

Dust mites live for about 80 days . During this period, a dust mite produces an average of 1,000 allergen waste particles.

Dust mites flourish in warm, humid environments. (i.e Singapore is a good place). Your mattress is the perfect environment for dust mites; they love to burrow into fabric and feast on your dead skin cells. Humans shed one to three pounds of skin a year, plenty of food for millions of dust mites.