Laboratory contact and topical evaluations of household disinfectants against house dust mites Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Dermatophagoides farinae (Acari:
- Author:
Suhaili, Z.A.
;
Mariana, A.
;
Ho, T.M.
;
Azima, L.H.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Tropical Biomedicine
2016;33(4):847-852
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The contact and topical activity of two household disinfectants containing
chloroxylenol and benzyl chlorophenol against, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and
Dermatophagoides farinae mites were evaluated in the laboratory. For contact activity, 30
adult mites were placed for 24 hrs on Whatman No. 1 filter paper impregnated with disinfectant.
For topical activity, each disinfectant was directly applied to individual body of all 30 dust
mites and observed for 24hrs. All treatments were replicated 12 times. Chloroxylenol
disinfectant was found to be more effective compared to benzyl chlorophenol disinfectant in
killing pyroglyphid mites.
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