Pests could enter your home through your packages — 3 tips to prevent unwanted roaches, beetles or ants
Pests can enter homes through packages, posing a risk to homeowners. Common pests include roaches, beetles, and ants that may hide in packaging materials. To prevent infestations, it's essential to check packages before bringing them inside.
- ▪Packaging materials like cardboard boxes provide an ideal environment for pests to hitch a ride into homes.
- ▪Pests are often attracted to packaging in search of shelter and food sources, such as starchy substances found in paper and glue.
- ▪Certain pests can chew through thin materials like plastic films and cardboard, making it easy for them to enter homes unnoticed.
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Home Pests could enter your home through your packages — 3 tips to prevent unwanted roaches, beetles or ants Features By Cynthia Lawrence published 3 June 2026 How to stop pests from entering your home via your packages When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Copy link Facebook X Reddit Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter I am an avid online shopper, and there is nothing I enjoy more than browsing from the comfort of my own house and having items arrive at my doorstep the very next day.
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