3 cats and regular deliveries of cat food, so lot’s of boxes. We put them in the dining room as a a cat playground—throw in treats every few days so the cats can “hunt”. Then break them all down (the boxes, not the cats) and put them at the curb on the every-other-week recycling day. No bugs as of two years of this plan.
He also finished the cigar from the first frame—my guess is that they’ve been there a while and he got his cane from the car during the discussion.