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Nicolas Roux de Bezieux, co-founder of Badbugs, is present on the set of 12/13 info, Friday September 29. The latter brings his expertise on bedbugs, an invasive insect which invades not only French homes, but also trains and cinemas.
The bedbug, an invasive insect, does not present a health hazard. “The impact is rather psychological”, specifies Nicolas Roux de Bezieux, co-founder of Badbugs, guest of 12/13 info, Friday September 29. One in ten households is affected by bedbugs in France, but they are now found on public transport. “They move everywhere”indicates the specialist, before reassuring: “transport is rather a consequence of everything else. As we have more and more individuals who are affected at home and who take transport, they bring some. [Mais] “It’s not the place where you’re most likely to bring some home.”
A “failure in pedagogy”?
Why are these populations, practically exterminated in the 1970s, back? “There were still somewhat resistant strains everywhere, especially in South America. It came back a lot through the United States, because there started to be tourism in South America”explains Nicolas Roux de Bezieux.
It is entirely possible to get rid of bedbugs. “Simply, it takes time, and there is often a lack of teaching. People realize quite late that they have bedbugs. Often, they make mistakes and during this entire period, they risk go and infect loved ones”he analyzes.