One source explained the reason people associate buckwheat pillows with bugs is because the entire seed could attract a bug.
Buckwheat pillow bugs.
The cleaned vacuumed hulls do not provide any nutritional value so they are not attractive to bugs.
Buckwheat pillow becomes a home for ants.
Having said that what happens if you find a bug infested one in your home and worse still it s in the one your beloved baby uses every night.
Buckwheat seeds like any true fruit is perishable over time despite drying to a harder nut like grain.
Using the entire seed as filling could attract dust mites which is why all seeds are supposed to be dehulled prior to filling them in the pillow.
Hello i develop natural filled bed pillows and we recently came across a bugs in our pillows that are filled with buckwheat hulls.
What this singaporean mum found in her baby s buckwheat pillow will make your skin crawl literally.
These have the ability to attract insects as well as mold and bacteria but they are not used within buckwheat pillows.
We are trying to get them identified to better know how to treat.