Posted by: allergyguard on: March 5, 2011
Dust mites are pests in the whole sense of the word. They are not visible but they can cause too much havoc to your household and to your family. They are found in places where it is warm most especially in your bed and mattress covers as well as sheets. Their presence in any of these places can cause you a lot of trouble. They can keep you wide awake at night and they can disturb your kids from having a god night’s sleep.
These pesky insects can actually be prevented from attacking you and your loved ones. It all begins with cleaning your room often and changing your mattresses with dust mite covers. These special beddings are especially made to eliminate and discourage the occurrence of mites that are primarily responsible for your kids’ asthma and other allergies. At the moment, many specialty stores carry these particular types of bedding but not everybody sells the authentic ones. Thus, it is important that you are also aware of the mind of materials used for this specific bedding type.

The best fabric material by far is mad of 100% organic cotton. It is soft, cool and breathable, just the kind of temperature a dust mite will not survive. Accordingly, organic cotton are sourced out from plants that have been grown organically and without using insecticides and other chemicals. They come with allergen barriers making it difficult for mites and their eggs to multiply. They are very safe to use too. In case you cannot find anything of this material, ordinary cotton will do just fine. Just the same, it is also breathable and has a soft and silky feel.
On the contrary, you will also need to protect your family from bed bugs. In case you are confronted with this kind of problem, you may opt to get a bed bug cover. Unlike dust mites, bed bugs can leave you scratching all night long keeping you drowsy and groggy the morning after. These pests must not be given an opportunity to thrive in your room. They will only make sleeping very miserable.