What is House dust mite?
'''Dust mites''' are very common and very small [[animal]]s. They eat [[dust]] and live in people's [[house|home]]s. They cause [[dust mite allergy|allergies]]. Some people think dust mites are the same as [[bed bug]]s, but they are different. Even though dust mites are very small, some people can see them if they look closely enough.<ref name=Lung>{{cite web|url=https://www.lung.org/clean-air/at-home/indoor-air-pollutants/dust-mites|publisher=Lung.org|title=Dust mite|accessdate=December 30, 2021}}</ref> They are [[arachnid]]s, like spiders, scorpions, and ticks. ==Characteristics== ===Diet=== Dust mites eat flakes of [[skin]] from [[human]]s and other animals. They also eat some types of [[mold]]. ===Threats=== Animals that eat dust mites include [[silverfish]] and [[pseudoscorpion]]s. ===Where they are found=== Dustmites are found around the [[earth|world]], but are more common in places that have more [[water]] in their [[air]]. In the [[united states]], 84% of [[bed]]s were found to have dust mites in them. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Arachnids]]