Abstract: A pillow includes a first panel having a first fabric layer and a second fabric layer attached to the first fabric layer and a second panel opposite the first panel and having a first fabric layer and a second fabric layer attached to the first fabric layer of the second panel, an interior portion formed between the first and second fabric layers of the first panel and the first and second fabric layers of the second panel, and a filler having a plurality of fill fibers. The density of the fill fibers is in a range of 1 denier to 15 denier, and the weight of the fibers of is in a range of 700 gsm to 1,100 gsm. The filler is foam-free.

Abstract: A mattress encasement and method protect against the migration of bed bugs into and out of a mattress. The mattress is encased within encasement members constructed of a material resistant to the migration of bed bugs through the material. The encasement members are joined together along perimetric edges by the engagement of a zipper provided with a peripheral length greater than a perimetric length of each perimetric edge. With the zipper engaged fully along its peripheral length, the difference between the peripheral length of the zipper and the perimetric lengths overlaps an inner segment of the zipper adjacent one terminal end of the zipper with an outer segment of the zipper adjacent the other terminal end of the zipper, to complete a barrier against the migration of bed bugs into and out of the encased mattress through either one of the terminal ends of the zipper.