Limiting factors for growth and development of domestic mites
conference paper
A quarter to half of European households are at risk of health damage due to mites in their home. House dust mites (family Pyroglyphidae) and storage mites (families Acaridae and Gly-cyphagidae) are present; both groups being specific for different ecosystems: house-dust ecosystem of textiles (house-dust mites) and the ecosystem of humid smooth surfaces (storage mites).
Due to the protection mites receive from the human inhabitants, only few limiting factors are active: humidity, niche, fungal growth, and protein content of the dust
Due to the protection mites receive from the human inhabitants, only few limiting factors are active: humidity, niche, fungal growth, and protein content of the dust
TNO Identifier
329160
Source title
An Update on Long-Lasting Mite Avoidance. Dwelling Construction. Humidity Management. Cleaning. A Symposium held at the 1996 Annual Congress of the European Respiratory Society (ERS), Stockholm, Sweden
Editor(s)
Bronswijk, J.E.M.H. van
Pauli, G.
Pauli, G.
Pages
13-25
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