Are you concerned about dust mites, germs, bacteria and viruses lurking on surfaces throughout your home and workplace? Are you concerned about using dangerous chemicals to eliminate these hazards? GERM SQUAD brings you a highly effective way to clean surfaces with safe, effective light that leaves no chemical residue. It's better for you and your children, better for your home, your workplace, and better for the Earth!

You've read stories about dust mites living in your mattresses and furniture, feeding on dead skin cells and spreading disease. Now you can safely eliminate these disgusting pests and rid your home of other bacteria, germs, viruses, and mold at the same time without exposing your loved ones and pets to dangerous chemicals.

House dust mites are microscope bugs that primarily live on dead skin cells regularly shed from humans and their animal pets. Skin cells and scales, commonly called dander, are often concentrated in lounging areas, mattresses, frequently used furniture and associated carpeted areas. As a result, these, in turn, may harbor large numbers of these microscopic mites. A typical mattress can contain tens of thousands of dust mites.

Sick yet? Nearly 100,000 mites can live in one square yard of carpet. Ready to convince your spouse to start bathing regularly? Did you know a single dust mite produces about 20 waste droppings each day, each containing a protein to which many people are allergic. Yuck! The proteins in that combination of feces and skin sheddings are what cause allergic reactions in humans. Depending on the person and exposure, reactions can range from itchy eyes to asthma attacks. And finally, unlike other types of mites, house dust mites are not parasites, since they only eat dead tissue. Gross, but true.

One of the most strongly allergenic materials found indoors is house dust, often heavily contaminated with the fecal pellets and cast skins of House Dust Mites. Estimates are that dust mites may be a factor in 50 to 80 percent of asthmatics, as well as in countless cases of eczema, hay fever and other allergic ailments. Common causes of allergy include house dust mites, cat dander, cockroach droppings and grass pollen. Symptoms are usually respiratory in nature (sneezing, itching, watery eyes, wheezing, etc.), usually NOT A RASH. However, there are reports of a red rash around the neck. Other allergic reactions may include headaches, fatigue and depression.

The wheeze-inducing proteins are digestive juices from the mite gut which are quite potent. An exposure to the mites in the first, crucial year of life can trigger a lifelong allergy. There is no cure, only prevention. One must control house dust mite levels.

Beds are a prime habitat (where 1/3 of life occurs). A typical used mattress may have anywhere from 100,000 to 10 million mites inside. Ten percent of the weight of a two year old pillow can be composed of dead mites and their droppings. Mites prefer warm, moist surroundings such as the inside of a mattress when someone is on it. A favorite food is dander (both human and animal skin flakes). Humans shed about 1/5 ounce of dander (dead skin) each week. About 80 percent of the material seen floating in a sunbeam is actually skin flakes. Also, bedroom carpeting and household upholstery both support high mite populations.

GERM SQUAD Solution:

We use ultraviolet light to protect and improve your life and environment because it:
- disinfects both the air and all surfaces by means of germicidal irradiation
- generates high levels of uv radiation lethal to bacteria, mold, viruses and fungi and dust mites
- treats a room as large as 1,000 sq. ft in one hour