Did you know you have about 25,000 bugs and spiders in your REAL Xmas Tree?

That's why I do a fake tree...

Check this out:

Things you'll find in your tree include springtails . . . which are sometimes called book lice or snow fleas . . . and also spiders, moths, mites, and bark lice.          

Most of them burrow into the tree and hibernate for the winter . . . but when you bring the tree inside your nice, warm home, they WAKE UP. 

 

The good news is that most of those bugs live IN the tree . . . which means they're probably not going to leave it and spread throughout your house.  Your house is also dry . . . and there's not a lot of food for them.  So they'll die pretty quickly.

 STill.....ick!

TreeHugger.com