{"id":7812,"date":"2023-10-03T10:21:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T04:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/paris-is-crawling-with-bedbugs-theyre-even-riding-the-trains\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T10:21:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T04:51:47","slug":"paris-is-crawling-with-bedbugs-theyre-even-riding-the-trains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/paris-is-crawling-with-bedbugs-theyre-even-riding-the-trains\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris is crawling with bedbugs. They’re even riding the trains."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Paris<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Just 10 months before the opening of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, the French capital is battling an invasion of bedbugs. <\/p>\n

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 reports of bedbugs crawling around on seats in both national high-speed trains and the Paris Metro system. <\/p>\n

One metro train driver was dismayed to find some of the unwelcome guests in his driver’s cabin.<\/p>\n

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A suspected bedbug is seen crawling on the armrest of a train travelling between Paris and Lille, France, in a photo posted online by X user “LaTogolaise.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Horrified train passengers have shared videos of the insects on social media, prompting many travelers to pay extra attention before they sit down or drop fabric bags or coats on the floor at their feet. One person told followers that passengers were “panicking” when they realized there were bedbugs in the train carriage, and they couldn’t get off until the next station.<\/p>\n

Paris companies specializing in treating insect infestations say they’ve been overwhelmed in recent weeks. Parisians shell out an average of $500 to have their homes treated if they discover the tiny bugs.<\/p>\n

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A bedbug is seen crawling on the frame of a sofa in a home in L’Hay-les-Roses, just outside Paris, France, Sept. 29, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Paris City Hall is particularly worried about the potential risk for visitors to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the summer.<\/p>\n