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What are molds?

Molds are very small organisms of fungi family who survive on organic content. Number of species of mold found range over a lakh.

What’s the source of food for molds?

Mold absorbs organic matter, generally from dead plants and animals. But they can take organic contents from other sources as well. As organic content is abundant in biosphere and can be found in air water or any surface, molds can get food from anywhere. This is the chief reasons that molds can develop anywhere. They can prosper indoor as well as outdoors.

What molds require expanding?

First requirement for mold is their food. As discussed above mold consume organic matter, which is present everywhere. Beside organic content, mold will also require good moisture content. Moisture is one of the foremost requirements for molds. Other than that there is a specific temperature requirement for mold. Although these requirement vary, depending upon the species. There are mold species that can survive various extreme of temperature and pressure conditions.

Why molds are in my house?

Modern building can offer very good environment for mold growth and expansion. Mold can feed itself anywhere. There is organic content in dust on wall and furniture. Water and air also are rich in organic content, and hence serve good source for molds. Beside organic content, modern houses offer very optimal conditions of temperature and moisture for molds to prosper.  As mentioned earlier moisture is the foremost requirement of molds. Indoor houses plenty of moisture rich corners in places like kitchen, basement and bathroom. There can be further damp areas due to bad construction, bad ventilation or outside weather conditions. All in all indoor environment offered by houses can not only accommodate molds but also can provide excellent atmosphere for forming big colonies.