Think the color of your bedding is a simple style choice? Think again, as research shows bed bugs are drawn to certain shades over others and your black bedding might be turning your mattress into a bed bug paradise.

A study from the Journal of Medical Entomology found that out of a choice of colors, bed bugs prefer red, black and purple. On the other hand, they have a tendency to turn their nose up at yellow and green.

Key takeaways: At a glance

A study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology found that male bed bugs are drawn to dark red and black sheets, while female bed bugs like lilac.

These darker colors might remind them of safe hiding spaces, or simply look like other bed bugs.

Bed bugs are less attracted to yellow and green sheets because they are very bright.…