Bed mites are microscopic creatures, which live in the warm and moist environment of beds, bedding and pillows. They are found in synthetic fiber bedding, as well as feathered and other natural beddings. Because they are impossible to see, many people are not aware of their existence, and most people do not have any adverse reaction to the presence of bed mites, otherwise known as dust mites.
Dust mites live off the dead skin cells found usually in beds, and they spend their entire lives in this environment. An adult female will lay between 40 and 80 eggs in small clusters. These eggs hatch, and grow to maturity in one month, and then live as adults for another three months. Therefore the reproduction cycle continues, and at all times there are bed mites, eggs, dead mites and faeces present in the bed. Read more »