Abstract
Two types of nozzles were compared for efficiency in extracting dust and house-dust mites from textile floor-coverings. From 21 homes, 2 m2 from the wall-to-wall floor-covering in the bedrooms were vacuumed. On 1-m2 the non-motorized nozzle was used, on the other 1-m2 a motorized nozzle was used. Before this sampling both test surfaces were vacuumed using the non-motorized nozzle in order to assess the mite numbers at the beginning of the experiment. The motorized nozzle appeared to be significantly more effective in extracting dust; however, for the mites no such difference could be noted.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
References
Arlian, L.G., Bernstein, I.L. and Gallager, J.S., 1982. The pevalence of house dust mites,Dermatophagoides spp., and associated environmental conditions in homes in Ohio. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol., 69: 527–532.
Chisaka, K., Minamite, Y., Ohgami, H. and Katsuda, Y., 1985. Efficacy of various types of pyrethroid compounds againstTyrophagus putrescentiae andDetermatophagoides farinae. Jpn. J. Sanit. Zool., 36: 7–14.
Colloff, M.J., 1986. The use of liquid nitrogen in the control of house dust mite populations. Clin. Allergy, 16: 41–47.
De Saint Georges-Gridelet, D., 1981. Mise au point d'une stratégie de controle de l'acarien des poussieres (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus) par utilisation d'un fongicide. Acta Oecol. Oecol. Appl., 2: 117–126.
Leysen, M.T., Reybrouck, G. and van de Voorde, H., 1974. Suscceptibility of the house dust mite to pesticides and desinfectants. Acta Allergol., 29: 455–461.
Massey, J.E. and Massey, D.G., 1984. Effect of vacuum cleaning on house dust mites. Hawaii Med. J., 43: 404–406
Okuda, M., Ohtsuka, H. and Uchikoshi, S., 1979. Ecology of the dust mite in dwelling houses and the effect of an acaricide “Paragerm” on the mite. Nippon Jibi Inkoka Gakkai Kaiho, 82: 170–174.
Rotter, M., 1975. Die Hygiëne des Teppichbodens. Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart, 268 pp.
Siegel, S., 1956. Nonparametric Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences. McGraw Hill Koghkusha, Tokyo 312 pp.
Van Bronswijk, J.E.M.H., 1981. House dust biology for allergists, acarologists and mycologists. NIB publishers, Zeist, The Netherlands, 316 pp.
Van Bronswijk, J.E.M.H., 1985. De effectiviteit van een stofzuiger in het verwijderen van stof, mijten en mogelijk mijten allergeen van een tapijt. Airways, 4: 10–16.
Von Bischoff, E. and van Bronswijk, J.E.M.H., 1986. Beiträge zur Ökologie der Hausstaubmilben I; Über die Erreichbarkeit von Hausstaubmilben durch Absaugen. Allergologie, 9: 375–378.
Wassenaar, D.P.J., 1988. Staubzaugen zur allergologischen Sanierung eines synthetischen Teppichbodens. Allergologie (in press).
Wharton, G.W., 1976. House dust mites. J. Med. Entomol., 12: 577–621.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Wassenaar, D.P.J. Reducing house-dust mites by vacuuming. Exp Appl Acarol 4, 167–171 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01193874
Accepted:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01193874