Bed bugs are insects that feed on the blood of animals and humans, most commonly living on furniture or bedding.

One in eight people sleep in bedding that has not been washed for over a month, according to a new study. Time and cash-strapped Brits are cutting back on washing their bedding - putting them at a ...

One way to achieve satisfying shuteye is to have fresh sheets on your bed ... can also be infested with insects like beetles and bed bugs. Cleaning expert Lorraine Williamson told the Sun this ...

"Bed bugs are not pleasant creatures," Mr Doggett says. "They bite you in the night, they'll defecate the blood on the mattress and the sheets get all these black spots." If you haven't changed ...

“We originally thought the bed bugs might prefer red because blood ... ‘Make sure you get yellow sheets!’” “But to be very honest, I think that would be stretching the results a little ...

But the researchers are not suggesting you rush out to buy yellow sheets – their work is still in its infancy. Bed bugs, which are wingless but fast runners, have long been a common global pest.

When I wake up and find bloody spots on my sheets, I have a short moment of panic that bed bugs may have gotten to me. After a thorough inspection of my sheets, pillows, duvet, my clothes ...

Mum blogger, Jacquelin (@momlikeaboss), believes her simple dryer sheet hack is the key to conquering the great outdoors this summer. She said: “If you’re trying to keep the bugs away ...