Bed bugs have been spotted on the London underground as a passenger records a critter crawling up her leg on the Victoria line. It comes as London's transport network are on high alert after critters were spotted crawling all over Parisian Metro.
Has YOUR house been infested? Email: [email protected] have urged tenants to 'put their duvets in freezers' and 'empty their hoovers' amid fears of a bedbug invasion on Britain.
Rik Smith, director of tenancy services at Goodlord, has issued a series of tips to tenants worried about their bugs – ranging from the extreme to the bizarre.Fears are growing of a bedbug outbreak in the UK - similar to that seen in France He explained: 'They are incredibly small – 5 to 7mm long – and it's easy for them to get into a home without anyone noticing.
They are among 30 non-native species listed as a concern due to their ‘invasiveness and the ability to establish in several nations across Europe’. Since 2016 they has been classed as being ‘widely spread’ across the UK. There has been increasing concern in recent days that the bedbug outbreak in France could spread to the UK, not least because rugby fans are travelling to and from France for the World Cup - with England playing Fiji in the quarter-final in Marseille on Sunday.
♬ original sound - itsforfunokkkk Some commuters have posted on TikTok to say they are concerned about sitting on Tube seats♬ original sound - CAROLINA HOLST @lassogold Minding my own business on the victoria line, a f**king bed bug is on my leg. Said he’d got a great deal on the eurostar and wondered if I could take him home.
Why are bedbugs infesting France - and are they on the march? The French government is battling to contain a bout of nationwide panic over bedbugs in Paris just nine months before the capital hosts next summer's Olympic Games. Now, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said the threat of France's bedbug outbreak spreading to the capital's public transport network is 'a real source of concern'.
He told Metro.co.uk: 'I'm also pretty confident that it's not a tick either . It's worth noting that bedbugs are largely nocturnal.' But David Cain, molecular biologist and founder of Bed Bugs Ltd, told Sky News: 'There's been a lot of attention, people worrying about bedbugs coming across from France. But the reality is we already have a large enough problem in the UK.
Mr Khan said he was concerned, but TfL was doing everything it could to ensure the bedbug infestation in France does not spread to public transport in London. They tweeted First Bus to say: 'Your 59 to Oldham Mumps has bedbugs. I suggest you do something about this quickly lol.'Advertisement First Bus responded, saying: 'This is really concerning to see, and we do apologise for this.' It added that it would report the incident to the depot management team.
Wardrobes, drawers and bookcases must also be emptied and the contents stored securely in the same way. Even pictures and posters need to be 'off the walls and available for inspection' and furniture pulled away from walls. Last week, Eurostar said it will disinfect its trains – of which 16 a day run from Paris to London – at the first sign of bedbugs.
Also last week Mathilde Panot, an MP and leader of the Left-wing France Unbowed party, took a test tube full of dead bedbugs into French parliament to raise her concerns about the outbreak. READ MORE Flights will be grounded if 'super-bedbugs' are found on board aircraft, and hotel owners will deploy pest control experts to deep clean the rooms of those arriving from France Advertisement 'We are committed to providing a clean and safe environment on our bus, Tube and rail service for our customers and staff, and we would like to reassure our customers that we continue to maintain our already high standards of cleanliness, so our staff and customers can use the network...
And staff at the five-star Renaissance Hotel at St Pancras station, the London Eurostar terminus, said no bedbugs have been detected there but staff have received training during the last fortnight on how to spot the pests.
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