Most Americans have never come face to face with a
bedbug. That’s because after WWII, thanks to better hygiene and the use
of pesticides like DDT, the pests were nearly eliminated from U.S.
households. Today though, just when you thought you were safe, bedbugs
are back… and they may be headed for an innerspring mattress near you.
Bedbugs are small, brownish insects that live
inside of some kinds of mattresses and feed on your blood while you
sleep. In fact, these ugly little guys will live pretty much anywhere
they can find a few crevices to curl up in, but there’s nothing bedbugs
like better than an innerspring mattress. Unlike a memory foam mattress,
the space inside a traditional inner spring mattress provides a perfect
place for the bugs to set up shop, protected and hidden from sight. In
some cases, the bed’s owner may never even realize they have bedbugs,
even though a heavy infestation can involve several thousand
individuals. Yuck.
There’s only one way to make sure bedbugs don’t set
up shop inside of your old innerspring mattress… Get rid of it!
Innerspring mattresses harbor dust mites, and mold, and bedbugs, and to
top it all off, they don’t even support you properly! Memory foam
mattresses from Sleep Aid not only help relieve back pain by supporting
your body better, but they also have a solid core, so bedbugs have no
place to hide. So take your mother’s advice and don’t let the bed bugs
bite!
