While the bed bugs do feed less on alcohol-laced blood, they still feed, and while they lay fewer eggs, up to 95 percent still hatch. And it just takes a few to create a nuisance.

Bed bugs are a growing problem in the UK, but hsere are three ways to naturally repel the pest from your clothing - including the use of blood orange oil, which can be bought in shops ...

Washing laundry at 60C (140F) for 30 minutes terminates all bed bugs and their eggs. Lowering the temperature to 40C (104F) kills all adult bed bugs, but only 25 percent of the eggs.” ...

(Image credit: Getty Images) 4. Tiny eggs inside your mattress. A female bed bug can lay hundreds of eggs within her lifetime (which is around 10 months to a year).

Bed bugs are small, flat insects that feed on the blood of people and animals while they sleep. They are very good at hiding and their slim, flat bodies allow them to fit in tiny spaces and stay ...