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Is it possible to kill acarien/dust mites with UV light?

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It's possible, but you need germicidal UV (254 nm). The lamp needs to be close (10 cm) with long exposure time (60 min). At that point you have nearly 100% kill rate, but after 24 hours they are up to about 50% of what they were before. read more

It's possible, but you need germicidal UV (254 nm). The lamp needs to be close (10 cm) with long exposure time (60 min). At that point you have nearly 100% kill rate, but after 24 hours they are up to about 50% of what they were before. read more

Probably not. Any mites that perish from being out in the sun more likely will be burdened by the heat (the carpet will be warmed in the sun), and by desiccation (water loss). read more

UV light is NOT effective at killing dust mites! The UV lights in mattress cleaners do not kill dust mites. To have any chance of killing a dust mite, the UV light would have to be held over a single spot for about 60 seconds - and even then, it would only work if the dust mite was stationary on the surface of the mattress. source: Dyson Michael. read more

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