• Question: do dust mites feed on you when we are asleep or in our beds ???

    Asked by galkeviciute to Faye, Martin, Mus, Pete on 27 Apr 2012.
    • Photo: Pete Etchells

      Pete Etchells answered on 27 Apr 2012:


      Dust mites don’t – they feed on things like flaked off skin that form dust around the house. If you have bed bugs, on the other hand, then they do feed on human blood. They are mostly nocturnal, and do will come out at night to feed. Not every bed has them though!

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