Bed bug crisis in many countries

 Bed bugs, which have been out of sight for many years, have resurfaced since 2023. There is a serious bedbug crisis in many countries. According to foreign media reports, bedbugs are not only ravages the United Kingdom, France and other European countries, but also recently "across the ocean"

and spread to South Korea. Bedbugs, also known as bed bugs, feed primarily on human blood, are usually nocturnal, hide in mattresses or bed springs, and migrate through clothing and luggage transport

According to reports, this wave of bedbug crisis originated in France, starting from the end of August to the beginning of September 2023, many public places found bedbug infestation, many people were bitten by bedbug red and swollen, leading to public complaints. At one point, more than 20 schools in France had to close temporarily because of bedbugs. According to a government survey, about 11% of French households suffer from bed bugs, and many people suffer from insomnia, psychological problems, absenteeism and other problems caused by bed bugs.

British Broadcasting Corporation reported on October 16, in recent months, many cities in France, Britain and other countries, hotels, subways, cinemas, hospitals and other places frequently found bedbugs, especially hotels and other enterprises, have taken measures to prevent bedbugs, including the introduction of sniffer dogs, the placement of new monitoring devices, hiring professional pest control companies.

Rentokil, a pest control company, said orders for bedbug removal in the UK rose 65 per cent in the second quarter compared with the same period last year. Meanwhile, cases of so-called paranoid parasitosis (DP) are surging. It is a mental illness in which sufferers mistakenly believe they are infected by bugs, worms or other creatures and take drastic measures to rid themselves of the imagined infestation, including quitting their jobs, burning furniture, abandoning their homes and dangerously using powerful pesticides.

The bedbug crisis, which is causing anxiety in European countries, has not abated and has spread to places like South Korea. According to Yonhap News Agency, as of November 6, 2023, 17 cities and provinces in South Korea received a total of more than 30 cases of bedbug infestation reports (National Business Daily).

At the end of 2023, Tesla cars made in Shanghai and exported to Australia were also rejected by the whole ship because of the bed bug problem!

Annoying bedbugs

The name "bed bug" may seem unfamiliar, but they're probably familiar with their more common Chinese name: bedbugs, also known as ticks, are pests that can be found all over the world. "Bedbugs" have been warming the beds of our ancestors since the era of human cave-dwelling - although difficult, they also know themselves and their enemies, and will not be caught off guard. In insect classification, the bed louse belongs to the class insect, hemiptera, Bed Louse family. Hemiptera insects mostly bite people for blood, and bed bugs consume seven times as much human blood as mosquitoes! More than 20 genera and more than 100 species of bedbugs have been found in the world, and the bedbugs that disturb human life are mainly temperate bedbugs and tropical bedbugs. In China, tropical bedbugs are mainly distributed south of the Yangtze River, while temperate bedbugs are distributed throughout the country.

Bedbugs - agile and stealthy reproductive superpowers

◆ Dexterity:

Bedbugs are only 4-5 millimeters long, but can crawl 1-1.25 meters a minute, moving extremely fast. In addition, its response is also very fast, by monitoring the heat emitted by the host body and the production of carbon dioxide to determine the location of the host, in the blood, as long as the host has movement, it will immediately leave to hide, full of vigilance.

◆ Hiding:

Bedbugs have a gregarious habit and are nocturnal insects, hiding most of the day in the crevices and corners of beds and sofas, cracks in the walls of the house, and power sockets and wire slots, only at night after people fall asleep to come out for food. After a full meal, the bedbugs will quickly return to their hiding place to digest food, and after digesting the blood, the bedbugs will come out again to search for food.

◆ Rapid reproduction:

Bedbugs are very fertile and can produce 3-6 generations of approximately 75 to 200 eggs and up to 540 eggs in their lifetime.

◆ Bloodsucking harassment is annoying:

The harm of bed bugs to people is mainly biting and bloodsucking harassment, but also spread disease, being bitten can cause skin itching, red swelling and other symptoms, severe can lead to anaphylactic shock. If it is bitten for a long time, it can induce psychological problems such as insomnia, anxiety, and even depression.

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The above test process and results are quoted from the following test report: