Effects of herbal and chemical detergents on Dermatophagoides farina , Dermatophagoides pteronyssins and Blomia trobicalis (original) (raw)

2013

Abstract

House dust mites in clothing and bedding are the source of major allergen. Based on studies of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus only, weekly washing in hot water is recommended to kill dust mites and remove allergen from clothing and bedding (DiAnn et al., 2002). However, in the Saudi Arabia, washing is most often done in warm or cold water, and other mite species are involved. Most stages of D. pteronyssinus, Blomia trobicalis and Dermatophagoide farinae cannot survive when exposed to 45°C55°C for at least 48hrs. Survival of the house dust mite D. farinae and D.pteronyssinus at specific ambient conditions, was undertaken to determine the possibility of chemical and herbal detergent and temperature manipulation as a control method.Three studies were performed. The first compared combinations of 2 laundry agents and 2herbal agents (Nabk leaf, Bay Laurel solutions, detergents with enzymes, and detergent without enzymes) and water alone, constant temperature (50°C), same extraction time....

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