South Korea fights off unprecedented bedbug infestation
South Korea fights off unprecedented bedbug infestation
South Korean officials have been detecting and exterminating bedbugs for the last two weeks as a major disinfection of transportation and public facilities is on the way.
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean authorities have been desperately detecting and exterminating bedbugs for the last two weeks, as a major disinfection of transportation and public facilities is on the way.
Isn't this same thing going on in Paris?
Nope. That was actually just a false propaganda campaign.
There was no sudden infestation, people were just primed to look for them because of the fake news campaign and so found them, took pictures of them, and spread the fake panic even further.
Nicolas Roux de Bézieux, co-founder of the Badbugs site, which connects individuals with pest control professionals, added: “The mistake [is] to believe that the increase in bedbugs is strong and sudden. In reality, it has been constant and gradual for years.”
Like usual, the lies made it around the world twice before the truth got its shoes on.
Wow! That story blew up so fast I kinda wondered if it was propaganda, but I couldn't figure out who would benefit so I shrugged my shoulders.
I think London just had or is having bed bug troubles too but I didn't hear anything about Paris.
As far as I'm aware, there was speculation it was going to spread to London from Paris via the Eurostar, but I don't think I saw any confirmed reports of the problem actually reaching there.
30 confirmed reports across the country? Jeez that's pretty low for "unprecedented". I can probably find that many in my small town.
Yes, but in context:
South Korea has essentially been free of bedbug issues since the 1970s when the government implemented insecticides all across the country resulting in just nine bedbug cases reported in the last decade, according to the Ministry of Disease Control and Prevention Agency
9 in 10 years to 30 is an astronomical jump.
Crikey, that’s a beaut! Let’s nuke it from orbit to be sure.
RIP Steve Irwin