The Minister of Transport wants to “inform people about the actions taken and act more in the service of travelers”, while these small insects have been reported in recent weeks on trains and in the Paris metro.
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The battle against bedbugs continues. The Minister of Transport, Clément Beaune, announced Friday September 29 on X (ex-Twitter) that he would bring together transport operators next week “to inform on the actions undertaken and act more in the service of travelers”.
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The minister’s initiative, “to reassure and protect” in his words, responds to the return of bedbugs in France, reported in recent weeks on trains and in the Paris metro. Between 2017 and 2022, these insects infested more than one in ten French homes, according to a report from the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES), published in July 2023.
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For its part, the Paris town hall demanded an action plan from the government on Thursday, and in particular the organization of“basics of pest control”.
Videos published in recent weeks on social networks have shown bedbugs on TGV trains, in the Paris metro or in the waiting area at Roissy airport. These apple seed-sized insects, which feed at night, mainly on human blood, most often hide in mattresses and box springs and are carried in clothing and luggage.