When the bedbugs, which were supposed to be disappeared, broke out in houses and hotels in Paris, France, the government launched a campaign to eradicate them.

The French government has launched a full-fledged bedbug campaign, including an emergency hotline number on which a dedicated website can be used, including how to prevent bedbugs and how to treat bite wounds.

According to the French Ministry of Housing, bedbugs have largely disappeared since the 1950s, but have since reappeared due to frequent travel abroad and resistance to pesticides.

In recent years, the number of cases of bedbug damage has increased dramatically in Paris, with homeowners and businesses spending billions of dollars every year to get rid of bedbugs.

According to pest control experts, in 2018 alone in Paris, 400,000 sites, including hotels, apartments and houses, were protected, and even became a candidate for mayor of Paris. It is a pledge to eradicate it.

Bedbugs are commonly found in temperate climates, such as the United States and Europe. After World War II, widespread use of DDT pesticides has declined significantly and has been reemerged as the use of strong toxic pesticides has been banned.

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