Why are there always crumbs in my bed

We wanted to know, and we wanted you to know, too. Kadi Dulude, the owner of top New York City cleaning service Wizard Of Homes , told HuffPost Home that "at least half" of the places she cleans show signs of people eating in their beds.

So what will happen when you leave traces of snacking between the sheets? The most common creepy crawlers to show up? Ants and cockroaches. As you might expect, certain foods attract different types of bugs. According to Lou Sorkin, a forensic entomologist a person who studies insects and a senior scientific assistant at the American Museum of Natural History , sweet foods such as soda, fruit juices, cupcakes and cookies with icing could attract ants and certain flies, including house flies, blue bottle flies and green bottle flies.

Leftover foods, such as milk from a bowl of cereal, pizza sitting in the box or hamburgers and chicken left out in the takeout container, can attract ants, flies and even cockroaches. Normally, Dulude advises that people wash their sheets every week, but for those who constantly eat in bed, she says every three days would be ideal.

When it's all said and done, we suggest heeding Dulude's sage advice when it comes to bedroom practices. Keep the bedroom as a sacred place where you go to rest. News U. Politics Joe Biden Congress Extremism. Or like this. Freshness guaranteed 12 expertly-curated coffee surprises delivered to your door in the form of a holiday advent calendar.

Using a sticky lint roller is also a great way to quickly remove crumbs from sheets. The problem, however, is that sticky lint rollers create a lot of waste — you gotta throw those sheets away every time! And pay for replacements! Then proceed to make the bed as usual. Which is an option!

Just not an especially realistic one. But using the crevice or upholstery attachment is a good thing to do if you want to remove crumbs and hair etc etc etc from a mattress.