Algeria tightens travel to stop bed bugs amid panic in France

Algeria tightens travel to stop bed bugs amid panic in France

Algeria has announced “preventative measures” to thwart the spread of bedbugs, after a surge of reported sightings in France, home to a large Algerian diaspora. Fears are growing that with Paris set to host the Olympic Games in nine months, the increase in visitors could turbocharge numbers of the insects in the French capital. The … Read more

Paris is crawling with bedbugs. They’re even riding the trains.

Paris is crawling with bedbugs. They’re even riding the trains.

Paris — Just 10 months before the opening of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, the French capital is battling an invasion of bedbugs. The tiny pests were first reported in hotels and vacation rental apartments across the city during the summer. Then there were sightings in movie theaters and, in recent days, there have even been … Read more