Thermal death point of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Trouessart, 1897) (Astigmata, Pyroglyphidae), the house dust mite
1974 - Volume: 16 Issue: 2 pages: 340-342
Keywords
Acari
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
temperature
thermal tolerance
mortality
experimental study
Abstract
The thermal death point of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinits, the bouse dust mite, was investigated. At 60 % relative humidity all mites were killed by a six-hour exposure to 51°C (1220F) or a twenty-four hour exposure to 45.5°C (112°F).
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