Table 1 Survival time of Demodex folliculorum in the eight groups at 16–22℃.

From: In vitro culture and morphological observation of human eye demodex mites

Group

Number of mites

Maximum survival time (days)

Weekly survival

30%TTO

17

0

0

PBS

21

3

0

pure water

15

2

0

0.9% physiological saline

18

4

0

5 µg/ml PI

15

3

0

liquid paraffin

20

5

0

glycerol

16

2

0

blank medium

20

2

0