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Nicola Appleton

7 signs of bed bugs in your mattress — and whether it can be saved or not

A person holds a magnifying glass over a bed to spot bed bugs inside a mattress.

Bed bugs are blood sucking pests that lurk in the dark corners of your home, waiting for any opportunity to feed on your blood. They don’t live on their food source (us), but dwell close enough to where we sit or sleep — like our mattresses — in order to feed easily without detection. 

Even the best mattresses with the latest in hypoallergenic properties aren’t immune to the spread of these blood-sucking critters, so it’s important to stay attuned to the signs and symptoms that bed bugs could be living in your mattress. 

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