Can Bed Bugs Climb Plastic Bins

Plastic storage bins are a great idea if you have bed bugs.

Can bed bugs climb plastic bins.

Plastic bins function in the same way as plastic containers. Bug bugs live in plastic and considering adults can survive approximately five months without feeding this removal method is not effective. On the contrary if your lid isn t placed properly bed bugs will gladly intrude that space. In a simple sentence bed bugs can t climb very smooth surface plastic.

Clear bins are great because you can easily see the contents inside. Bed bugs can climb up plastic bins but will not enter inside if your bin is properly secured. However bedbugs will find it hard to climb polished surfaces of materials like metals glass or plastic. Although this won t be a problem if the climbing surface has got a layer of dust.

If your bin is secured and sealed tightly bed bugs can t get inside. No bed bugs will be able to get through that barrier. Making it is easy for bed bugs to crawl out and work their way into the corrugations. Any surface that allows them some level of traction will be scaled with ease.

It is possible to use to use plastic bins without gaskets although these bins are prone to letting bed bugs escaped when bumped or moved. This is not so you can kill them but so that you can keep your non infested or cleaned items away from anything you suspect may have bugs or eggs in it. Not to mention that by simply placing bed bugs in plastic bags haphazardly you risk spreading the infestation from one location to another.