Don’t Get Confused With Bed Mites And Bed Bugs

Bed mites are dust mites that have made it from the carpeting to the bed. They have a way of getting into anything we sleep on such as our pillows, blankets, quilts, as well as the mattress and the box spring.

Many people get confused between the bed dust mite, the bedbug, and other household bugs. But many of the answers to how do you get rid of bed bugs will also apply to the solution for getting rid of other household mites in bed. Many types of bedbug spray will also kill other pests that live in your mattress and bedding.

Like the dust mite and other household bugs that lives in your carpeting the bed mites have a large population as a million mites can live in a square inch. Although unlike bed bugs they do not live off the human except for what we expel such as, dead skin, household dust, perspiration, etc.

There are some simple steps for how to get rid of bed mites and keep them away.

In order to keep your bed free of bed dust mites you should do the following:

• Wash your bed linen thoroughly every two weeks. That includes the sheets, pillow cases, blankets and quilts;
• Change your pillows every year and at the most every two years;
• Use pillows that have synthetic filling such as polyester rather than natural fillings such as duck down or feathers;
• Vacuum your mattress and box spring on a regular basis, and use an allergy mattress cover.

Keeping your bed clean and clear of dust will eventually evict these pesky residents in your bed.

Strangely enough, although bed mites do not harm humans by drawing blood and leaving a bed bug rash, they do cause other damage such as asthma, allergies, etc. If you cannot breathe you definitely cannot sleep. Without proper rest you cannot function.

Just as you take steps for exterminating bed bugs and other household bugs, you can also take steps for getting rid of bed bugs mites and dust mites.

If you are asked by a medical professional if you have allergies, the answer is probably “no” but bed mites can cause an allergic effect. You can find yourself sneezing, coughing, eyes watering and wheezing and all because of bed dust mites.

How many times have you said that you feel fine until you go to bed at night, and attribute the symptoms of bed mites to an on coming cold or other problem?

You can also beat the bed mites by using an air filtration system in your bedroom. In fact, a good air filtration system can be used throughout your house thereby, getting rid of all of the bed mites’ relatives; the dust mites living in your carpeting and upholstered furniture.

The best filtration system for household bugs, bed and dust mites is one that uses a filter rather than the ionic air purifier, since the filter catches the smallest particles of contaminants, of which bed mites are one.

You will be pleasantly surprised at how much better you will sleep at night and how quickly those so-called allergies will disappear when you keep your bed linens, washed regularly, vacuum the mattress and box spring regularly, change pillows every year, and keep the air in your house, especially in the bedroom, clean and clear.

Although bed mites will not always be completely gone since they travel on the air, you can get rid of a substantial amount of their population by doing what we suggested, and doing it regularly.

You can declare war on the mites in your bed now, and start enjoying a quiet and restful night’s sleep without the wheezing, sneezing, coughing and watery eyes caused by the bed mites.