A mated female house dust mite can live for 70 days, laying 60 to 100 eggs in the last 5 weeks of her life.
This microscopic relative of the spider lives in house dust, feeding on human and animal skin scales.
It also occurs in sewage sludge and house dust.
The mites can survive about two days in bedding, clothing and house dust.
A potency of house dust cleared up this case.
Seventy percent of house dust is made up of dead skin flakes.
The body of a house dust mite is just visible against a dark background in normal light.
The body of the house dust mite has a striated cuticle.
The average life cycle for a male house dust mite is 10 to 19 days.
The house dust mite survives in all climates, even at high altitude.