Used moving Boxes may Have Bedbugs living in them
Be very careful if buying USED cardboard moving boxes!
There is nothing like the smell and feel of a getting new cardboard moving boxes for packing your belongings. Its kind of like opening up a new pack of socks, they have that new fresh clean feeling to them. When you buy new cardboard packing boxes and new moving supplies you actually know that you are the first person to be using them. The issue with used cardboard boxes is, you don’t know who’s stuff or what kind of stuff was packed into them. This leads to the whole issue of those gross pesky bedbugs.
Bedbugs have been a major issue in hotel and motels for along time. The thing is when most people visit hotels they tend to bring these little blood suckers home with them. It is a fact, that bedbugs are great hitchhikers and usually get into suit cases and other packages that are around. The even worse news is, they can stay alive without food for about one year. So when you get that great deal on Expedia for that motel, make sure to check there reviews for cleanness of the rooms.
The really bad news is, that once bedbugs get into your home they are very difficult to get rid of. These tiny little pests have even build resistance to many pesticides that are available today. If you really want to get used cardboard boxes it is wise to actually know the person you are getting them from.
May 21st, 2009 at 3:02 pm
you are right bedbugs are a real problem and can be found in the most unusual places