These tiny microscopic bugs belong to the spider and tick family of eight-legged creatures called arachnids. Dust mites are hardy creatures that multiply easily in warm humid places.
Although dust mites are in every room in your house, they are particularly fond of the bedroom, especially mattresses and pillows where they live off the dust in [...]

Today, we would never think of regularly taking our mattresses outside to air in the sunshine and give them a good beating to shake out the bugs. But that used to be the standard practice. It would be interesting to know if people suffered less from allergies then than now.
Today, most people with asthma or [...]