>I would like more information on controlling dustmites in bedding.
Thanks.
So would I. The folks who worry most about them tend to be
allergy-conscious -- but the commercial catalogues I have seen, as well
as the books, tend to focus on mite barriers, poisoning the little guys,
and so on, without mentioning any problems with the materials out of
which the barriers or poisons are made. Those who stress filtering air
tend to overlook ionization and electricity usage. And I await the day
when someone says they cause EMF. In the meantime, I've got a 4-year-old
who's more familiar with the local kids' ER than he needs to be, thanks
(we think) to a combination of apnea and allergy (unidentified, but
surely including mites and their dust -- hey, let's not forget mitepoop).
Michael Etchison
[opinions mine, not the PUCT's]
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