Bedbugs found in UW library books
This is the headline I came across doing some other Internet research. Apparently the bedbug brouhaha is far from over. I had heard the warning about the pesky critters when staying in hotels and even when ordering clothes, yet, never thought they would be interested in books. The Seattle Times article discusses how bedbugs hitch rides in books and live in the spine and come creeping out at night to feed.
I was a bit concerned about this, actually. It occurred to me that since books are porous and fibrous - well, paper and cloth - perhaps they could carry bedbugs. How horrible to hear that it could happen. Very, very glad to have the freezer suggestion, but I can't see getting a bag of books and stuffing them in with the frozen chicken every time I buy...
Thanks for the reblog. Who thought reading books could become dangerous to your health?
I will be adding you to the Book Booster list. Welcome to a group of delightful bibliophiles!
Thanks so much!