How often you should change bed sheets to avoid bugs and mould

A colleague once told me she washed her bed sheets every week and I had a small moment of existential crisis. "A lot of people like the washing, but they don't like putting the sheets on and they don't like putting them away," she says. At least weekly, maybe more depending on your situation Wash your bed linen weekly Avoid shagpile carpet or rugs and if your allergies are bad, avoid carpet in the bedroom altogether Go for hard furnishings over soft furnishings Don't make your bed — let as much air and light get to your sheets as you can "The potential insects; the main one would be dust mites," Mr Doggett says. "The term bug itself … was first used for bed bugs," Mr Doggett says. Regularly changing your sheets and airing your mattress is a good way to keep an eye out for bed bugs, but cleaning alone might not get rid of them.