Parasitic acari barrier

A parasitic Acari barrier fabric adapted to impede parasitic Acari movement, trap parasitic Acari, and/or exterminate parasitic Acari thereon or therein, the fabric comprising:

• (a) an outer face formed from open mesh construction having evenly spaced openings formed thereon that are adapted for passing parasitic Acari from outside the fabric to inside the fabric, each opening having a diameter ranging from 3 to 5 mm;
• (b) an inner face spaced apart from the outer face, the inner face is breathable and configured for moisture vapor transmission from a wearer's skin therethrough but is impenetrable to parasitic Acari passed to the inside of the fabric;
• and
• (c) an intermediate spacer that extends between and interconnects the inner face to the outer face to form the parasitic Acari barrier fabric, wherein:
• each opening of the outer face, the inner face, and intermediate spacer forms individual compartments inside the fabric configured to impede parasitic Acari movement, trap and/or exterminate parasitic Acari therein;
• the evenly spaced openings of the outer face have a density ranging from 1 to 9 openings/cm2;
• the intermediate spacer has a length ranging from 0.5 mm to 3.0 mm in a direction extending from the inner face to the outer face;
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• the intermediate spacer is formed of V needle stitch construction.