Bed Bug Plague Could Be Headed For Britain
Britain may be hit by its own bed bug plague similar to the crisis ravaging France, experts have suggested. The tiny blood-suckers have been caught crawling on train seats and inside Paris's bustling Charles-de-Gaulle Airport in recent weeks. Travellers have even complained about infestations of the annoying, 5mm critters inside Airbnbs, hotels, cinemas and restaurants. Paris's deputy mayor has claimed 'no-one is safe' and demanded urgent action to tackle the 'scourge' of bed bugs ahead of the 2024 Olympics.
Experts warned the UK could naturally see its own uptick, claiming outbreaks have been on the rise for years as the insects become resistant to killer chemicals. Pest control firms also the problem in France could be transported abroad because the insects could hitch a ride in Brits' luggage 'without a shadow of a doubt'. The tiny blood-suckers have been caught crawling on train seats and inside Paris' bustling Charles-de-Gaulle Airport in recent weeks. Travellers have even complained about infestations of the annoying, 5mm critters inside Airbnbs, hotels, cinemas and restaurants.
In one video posted to TikTok, seen 3.7million times, influencer @wanderlustfulrosie captured footage of what appears to be bed bugs on a hotel pillow case. 'BE CAREFUL IN PARIS!!!! In the event you loved this post and you would love to receive more information relating to praca przy sprzątaniu niemcy assure visit our own web-page. There is a bed bug infestation problem!!', she wrote Paris's deputy mayor has claimed 'no-one is safe' and demanded urgent action to tackle the 'scourge' of bed bugs ahead of the 2024 Olympics. Video footage shared online shows the insects crawling over seats on the Paris metro, on high-speed trains and at Paris's Charles-de-Gaulle Airport Experts warn the UK could be headed for its own influx in bed bugs, warning outbreaks have been on the rise for years as the insects become resistant to killer chemicals.
Bedbugs get their name from their habit of nesting in mattresses, although they can also hide in clothes and in luggage. Pictured, video footage captured in Paris In France, concerns over the crisis have led to French officials holding crisis talks about the increase in bed bugs, with ministers in Emmanuel Macron's government promising to 'rapidly bring answers' for the public. Although they get their name from their habit of nesting in your mattress, bed bugs, at about the size of an apple seed, they can also live in sofas, carpets and furniture.
They hide in small cracks and crevices as narrow as a credit card and mainly feed at night. They can make their way into clothing and luggage among travellers staying in infested hotels or using bug-riddled planes, trains and buses. While the bugs don't carry any diseases that could sicken humans and their bite is painless, it leaves behind an itchy red mark on areas that are exposed while sleeping. Rob Smith, emeritus professor with a speciality in entomology at the University of Huddersfield, warned that cases could take off in the UK.
