Great invasion, hell, panic, psychosis…are the most repeated words in France, where they suffer an unprecedented bedbug infestation. Insects that are no longer limited to hiding and biting in beds; They can’t get enough of movie seats or train seats. Experts point out that such a proliferation of bed bugs has not been seen since before the Second World War.

Not even the medical centers are safe anymore and they have even forced several schools in different parts of the country to close in the last few hours. Collective hysteria unleashed by these insects, which have been seen in the subway, on trains or even in the cinema. “An ordeal“acknowledges the Prime Minister of France, Élisabeth Borne.

The bedbugs arrived this Tuesday afternoon at the French Assembly itself. And not only in words, but physically, after a representative brought out a small bottle with specimens inside. “These little insects are sowing the despair In our country. Do we need to wait for them to infest the prime minister’s residence before they act?” the parliamentarian denounced.

Likewise, he has asked to create a public disinfection service. It is his proposal to end a plague for which there is already They are charging 3,000 euros for cleaning. To this, we must add a renovation of the furniture, which is sometimes complete. Meanwhile, these insects are no longer just hiding in beds, they are also in schools: at least two have had to close in the last few hours to proceed to eliminate them. All students have been sent home.