IO They're everywhere, they're everywhere

[Doozer61]

Dust Mites!!

Try not to think about them when you lay your head on your pillow!!

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

i got worms

 

[U2Girl1978]

Look at those! I want to pet them...

 

[myusernamehere]

I have a colony of dust bunnies.
I tried to get rid of them once, but they have sharp teeth and are quite cranky when being displaced.
So I let them be, I don't hurt them, and they don't hurt me.

 

[Bonochick]

i got worms

Mayhaps your fleas will eat them.

 

[BluRmGrl]

Can I have one... PLLLEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZEEEEEE?!?!?
I promise I'll take care of it! I will love him, and feed him, and pet him & name him George!!!

 

[Sicy]

I'm going to vomit.

 

[TheBrush]

this is the one thing that gets me all pissy. i hate dust mites. i have a terrible reaction to them, i get all blotchy, and itchy. sucks to be terribly allergic to something thats everywhere. luckily tea tree oil kills the bastards fast. so they are everywhere no longer.....now they are only just about everywhere

 

[Mullen4Prez]

Doozer why did you do that? I'm scared now thanks a million.

 

[Vorsprung]

trust me, they're great with ketchup!!!

 

[the soul waits]

Kewl, I just posted in the insomniac thread, only to click on this thread afterwards.

 

[one4u2]

 

[beegee]

eew

 

[Sevikins]

Great, just when I was about done with my fear of germs ... :: shudders ::

 

[Doozer61]

 

[Mullen4Prez]

I was going to give you tickets to 11/05/05 but after this you can just piss off.

 

[Doozer61]

Info just for you, M4P, on dust mites:

What do they eat?

House dust mites feed on human skin scales which we shed all the time. Unfortunately for the mite, a newly-shed skin scale is not particularly desirable - it is too fatty and too dry for the mite to ingest. However, the skin that we shed often becomes infested with a fungus called Aspergillus repens which takes out the fat and adds water, thereby making the skin scale perfect for the dust mite's needs.

Where do they live?

House dust mites, unlike many of their close relatives, do not have a hard outer covering. They have a thin, permeable skin, which makes them vulnerable to water loss. Hence, mites like to live in places of high humidity - ideally 75-80% relative humidity (RH). They also need to be in a location that will provide them with a constant supply of human skin. One of the most common places to find house dust mites is in the bed. We all shed approximately 1g of skin a week in our beds, and we spend up to eight hours a day there, producing about a pint of water in sweat, which causes the RH to remain at a high level.

House dust mites can also be found in carpets and upholstery. Both are sites that can accumulate skin scales if not cleaned often and thoroughly, and, like mattresses and pillows, they are changed infrequently, allowing dust and therefore mite populations to build up over many years.

 

[Mullen4Prez]

Why did I read it?

 

[U2Girl1978]

Woohoo! That was excellent!

 

[fah]

And the mini fahs were looking for a new pet

 

[Doozer61]

i hear them every night scratching on my pillow

 

[BAW]

*gets out dayplanner and scratches out entry reading "sleepover at Doozer's house"

 

[lucky charms]

eww that is just wrong.

and

for some strange reason Im picturing dust mites nodding their head in Jeannie fashion to settle nicely on pillows inside your bong....

that is just wrong.

 

[discotechie]

awwww, that's so sweet of them to clean up my dead skin cells!

thanks DMs!!

achoooo!

 

[u2girlcj]

damnit! once again discotechie has logged on with my computer and stolen my identity when I post! beware the discotechie!

 

[Doozer61]

*gets out dayplanner and scratches out entry reading "sleepover at Doozer's house"

they won't hurt you....

 

[BAW]

they won't hurt you....

I'll bring my own pillow!

 

[TheBrush]

im telling ya tea tree oil will destroy them

 

[u2girlcj]

im telling ya tea tree oil will destroy them

and hot water and the dryer, too.

 

[tiny dancer]

this is the one thing that gets me all pissy. i hate dust mites. i have a terrible reaction to them, i get all blotchy, and itchy. sucks to be terribly allergic to something thats everywhere. luckily tea tree oil kills the bastards fast. so they are everywhere no longer.....now they are only just about everywhere

I'm allergic to these things also, and have to get allergy shots.