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Asia’s Bedbug Crisis | TIME

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Train Disinfection in Seoul as Bedbug Anxiety Spreads

November 15, 2023 3:55 AM EST They’re a global nightmare. First they haunted Paris last month, before panic over potential outbreaks gripped Europe and the U.S. Now, bedbugs are terrifying a number of countries in Asia, where surges in infestations of the pest are fueling fresh anxieties among the public and stirring governments to action. Read More: Bed Bugs Aren’t Just a Problem in Paris. Here’s Why Since the start of November, South Korea has embarked on a fierce campaign against the bloodsucking critters. Bedbugs had been […]

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Reports of bedbug appearances reach 30 nationwide

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Reports of bedbug appearances reach 30 nationwide

SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) — The number of confirmed or suspected cases of bedbug appearances has risen to about 30 nationwide, the government said Tuesday, amid growing public jitters about the pests that pose various health threats. The bedbug cases had been reported to 17 metropolitan city and provincial governments across the country until Monday, according to the government’s joint countermeasures headquarters against bedbugs, which was launched by the interior ministry last Friday to stop the spread of the pests. Recently, bedbugs have increasingly appeared in lodging […]

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Chiltern Railways reassures passengers over bedbug scare

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Chiltern Railways reassures passengers over bedbug scare

The train company, which is the main operator in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, has reassured nervous passengers how it is stopping bedbugs from hitching a ride on its trains, which transport thousands of travellers each day to and from London. Although there have been no official reports of bedbugs in Buckinghamshire, there are concerns over a possible widespread bedbug infestation in London this winter.  A Chiltern Railways spokesperson said: “We would like to reassure customers that Chiltern has a thorough deep cleaning regimen in place. Specialist, industrial cleaning machinery […]

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What you need to know about Europe’s bedbug panic

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What you need to know about Europe’s bedbug panic

CNN  —  Dermatologist Zeina Nehme says her clinic usually sees a number of cases every summer in which patients have been bitten by bedbugs while traveling. Yet surprisingly enough, she says none materialized this year. However, like anyone else not living under a rock, Nehme has seen the flurry of headlines and social media accounts documenting the bedbug paranoia in Paris, which erupted during Fashion Week and has since spread to other cities including London. So, during her recent trip to the City of Light, Nehme decided […]

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Milwaukee courtroom pauses murder trial, calls in bedbug hunting beagle for help

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Milwaukee courtroom pauses murder trial, calls in bedbug hunting beagle for help

Milwaukee courtroom pauses murder trial, calls in bedbug hunting beagle for help A Milwaukee murder trial was delayed this week for a bedbug scare. They called in Benji, a bedbug inspector beagle, to investigate. Updated: 10:31 PM CDT May 26, 2023 A bed bug sniffing beagle took center stage earlier this week, during a murder trial delay. On Tuesday, a bedbug scare pushed back opening statements in a Milwaukee murder trial. “As the jury was assembling this morning, one of the jurors mentioned to one of my […]

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Flight attendant claims hotels ‘never wash’ key item of bedding – bedbug warning | Travel News | Travel

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Flight attendant claims hotels 'never wash' key item of bedding - bedbug warning | Travel News | Travel

Kat Kamalani is a former flight attendant with six years of experience working for a US airline, which means she has checked into plenty of hotels over the years. She explained that there are some things she did “every single time” she checked into a new hotel and that other guests “should be doing” them too. While bedbugs might be the last thing you expect to encounter while on holiday, the reality is that oftentimes travel is one of the easiest ways for these critters to spread. […]

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Falls rescue mission seeks long-term solution to bedbug problem | Local News

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Falls rescue mission seeks long-term solution to bedbug problem | Local News

Representatives from the Niagara Gospel Rescue Mission are opening up about a persistent problem in hopes members of the community will step forward to assist with funds needed for a more permanent solution. The problem, which is not uncommon in places like homeless shelters and hotels where people come and go often, involves bedbugs. Mission officials hired an exterminator to do a sweep of the Portage Road site on Wednesday. Without anti-microbial mattresses and pillows and specialized equipment that helps kill bedbugs found on clothing, rescue mission […]

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Ottawa tenant wins landmark ruling on bedbug treatments

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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News “For bedbugs, or any other issue, you can’t just keep doing the same thing. To satisfy your obligations, you actually have to deal with the source of the problem.” Publishing date: Oct 09, 2022  •  22 minutes ago  •  4 minute read  •  Join the conversation A decision by the Landlord and Tenant Board ordered Hazelview (previously Timbercreek Properties) to pay this former tenant $2,515 in costs to cover hotel bills from when they had to leave the apartment the pesticide treatments, […]

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Vigo courtroom temporarily closed for bedbug fumigation | Local News

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Vigo courtroom temporarily closed for bedbug fumigation | Local News

Courtroom 5 in the Vigo County Courthouse got a rare weekday off  Tuesday, when it was closed to be fumigated for bedbugs. “We found two in there, and they were both dead,” reported Tommy Roberts, Vigo County maintenance supervisor. “But we don’t take any chances. We shut it down and sprayed.” The courtroom is expected to be operational again Wednesday. “This is nothing new,” said Vigo County Commissioner Chris Switzer. “We do it quite a bit, unfortunately. We found some in the auditor’s office a year or […]

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