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PEST CONTROL It's a wild, nasty pest controlworld under the sheets pestcontrol.

The mattress can be a jungle of dust mites and bedbugs, milling around among dried remnants of blood, saliva, sweat and basically all the other bodily fluids you can think pest of. pest control Bedbugs have become minor control celebrities this week with a report from the National Pest Management Association showing that the problem is on the rise. Bedbug calls have gone up by 81 percent since 2000, the study said, and 67 percent of surveyed pest management companies have treated bedbug infestations in hotels or motels.

These insects are about a quarter-inch pest control long and eat at night, said Howard Russell, entomologist with diagnostic services at Michigan State University. Impressively, while humans can pest control live only a matter of weeks without food, bedbugs can live up to one year without eating -- and their meals consist of blood.

"They're well-adapted to being a parasite," Russell said. "It's really hard to starve them out."

Bedbugs, which leave behind itchy bite marks and can even lead to allergic reaction in some people, aren't the only pests that could be lurking beneath your pillow. PEST CONTROL About 10 percent of people are sensitive to house dust mites, said Dr. Clifford Bassett, an allergist in New York. They are even more of a problem for people with asthma.

As if the presence of microscopic eight-legged vermin weren't gross enough, consider that it's not the mites that cause some people to cough and sneeze. It's their excrement.

If this is a problem, consider trying an "allergy-proof" slip cover on your mattress to keep the mites trapped in, so they can't access your sheets and pillows, he said. Also, wash your linens in 130� F heated water frequently. Children's toys can also serve as home to dust mites, so if they're not machine-washable, put them in bags in the freezer for five hours at a time to kill the invisible bugs. PEST CONTROL Good vacuuming of the mattress itself is a key line of defense against allergy-causing mites, said Dr. Sharon Horesh Bergquist, assistant professor in the department of medicine at Emory pest control University.

"I don't think people give a lot of thought and energy into proper mattress care. PESt-CONTROL "It really can improve not only the quality of people's sleep but also reduce their chances of having mites and infestations of bedbugs," she said. "It can go a long way."

Having a mattress pad, particularly of the waterproof kind, is also good to prevent mold and mildew issues, in addition to helping control allergens, said Evan Saks, founder of create-a-mattress.com. Don't forget to wash the pad every few months, he said. PESTCONTROL Also, be a little cautious about letting outdoor pets control on the bed, Bergquist said. Other kinds of vermin such as lice and scabies can get into the mattress as well, although they are less pest control common than mite and bedbug problems control. pest