Effects of wet cleaning with disodium octaborate tetrahydrate on dust mites (Acari: Pyroglyphidae) in carpet.
In a controlled laboratory study, disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (DOT) applied to carpets with a carpet-cleaning machine at a rate of 509 ml DOT/8.15 liter H2O/100 m2 (two cups DOT/2 gal H2O/100 feet2) reduced survival and population growth of live Dermatophagoides farinae and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus by > or = 98% compared with water-cleaned and uncleaned carpets at 8 wk postcleaning. Cleaning with DOT was more effective against D. pteronyssinus than D. farinae.
Vyszenski-Moher
Diann L
DL
Department of Biological Sciences, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435-0001, USA.
Arlian
Larry G
LG
D000818:Animals; D001881:Borates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003902:Detergents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D010571:Pest Control / Q000379:methods*; D011158:Population Growth; D039981:Pyroglyphidae; D013045:Species Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D014867:Water
D001881:Borates; D003902:Detergents; D014867:Water; C077054:disodium octaborate tetrahydrate