A person sheds about 1.5 million skin flakes an hour, most of which becomes embedded in our carpets

Bed bugs can live in carpet fibers and wooden floorboards. For their size, they are extremely fast and can crawl more than 100 feet to obtain a blood meal, usually at night from people who are sleeping. Engorgement takes about three to 10 minutes yet people rarely realize they are being bitten

Each year, several pounds of soil can accumulate in and under a carpet.