In defense of messy beds....

[conuly]

You've got to read this, you've just gotta. Thanks, catsluvdmb, you're a veritable fount of links.

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[leora.livejournal.com]

I assume they mean that if your sheets are rumpled then you have more of the bottom sheet exposed to the air, so the mites dry out. Whereas, if it is made, the moisture underneath is protected with the upper sheets that serve as insulation to the mites.