Bedbugs are popping up in Paris hotels, homes, and even public transport, and with the Olympics just 10 months away, that has city officials' skin crawling.

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 reports of bedbugs crawling around on seats in both national high-speed trains and the Paris Metro system.

One metro train driver was dismayed to find some of the unwelcome guests in his driver’s cabin.

  • Kale@lemmy.zipEnglish
    21·
    1 year ago

    You mention bedbug PTSD. That’s not hyperbole. I think it’s about 10% of bedbug infestations cause diagnosable conditions that meet clinical definitions of trauma or anxiety.

    • nouben@lemmy.mlEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      me, with flashbacks, shivers and feeling of swarming while writing my previous comment : not surprised.

      I just thought it would be higher

    • The_Lurk@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      I’ve dealt with bed bugs three times now. It’s been over a year since I’ve had them, but if I feel something out of the ordinary on my bed the sheets get washed, the bed gets examined and for good measure I bug bomb the room.