This blog post from The Allergy Store was forwarded to me and it is well worth sharing.

Seems as though people have died trying to kill the bed bugs in their house. In the post they linked to an article from CBS News that talks about a woman who had some other health related problems died from the insecticides she was using to kill the bed bugs. Read post here https://allergy.allergystore.com/bed-bugs-wont-kill-you-but-insecticides-can-aspx/

We deal mainly with dust mite issues and products. One thing you should know is the covers you have on your mattress and pillows for dust mites are also protecting you from bed bugs. The ones with the membrane are best because they can’t chew through them but even the woven ones like Pristine will do the trick.

Just another reason to cover your bedding.