Eurostar is stepping up cleaning inside its cars following the threat of bedbug infestations that have already engulfed Paris.
Footage of blood-sucking insects has horrified TikTok users, leading some to stand instead of sitting on the infested Paris subway and to post warnings about the creepy creatures swarming their Airbnb rentals.
Eurostar confirmed on Tuesday that it was ramping up “preventive treatment” across its network to keep the creatures on the other side of the Channel.
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a spokesperson said independent person: “The safety and health of our customers is always our top priority and the presence of insects such as bed bugs on our trains is extremely rare. The textile surfaces of all our trains are thoroughly cleaned on a regular basis. This includes hot water injection and extraction cleaning, which has proven to be highly effective in removing insects.
“All reports of hygiene issues are taken very seriously and, in addition to regular cleaning, our cleaning teams will also disinfect trains upon request or as soon as there is the slightest suspicion. ”
Dylan Rubens, a 33-year-old London-born teacher who lives in the Montmartre arts district of Paris, described the “nightmare” he had when he found bed bugs in the seam of his bed and bedroom curtains.
he said independent person: “I wake up in the middle of the night and turn on the flashlight on my phone, expecting to see them in bed with me. A bed is usually a comfortable, relaxing, safe space. Right now it’s just an itchy feeling. I just feel delusional.”
It added that the landlord refused to pay for the insect repellent service, which was then spread throughout the building, costing the property nearly £1,000 over three calls.
David Kane, founder and managing director of Bed Bugs LTD and a qualified microbiologist, acknowledged that bed bugs could survive passage under the Channel.
Scientists have discovered that bed bugs are technically mutants because they carry genes from other organisms. That makes it even harder to kill creatures that have been around since the days of the dinosaurs.
Bed bugs appear to have 400 different types of bacteria inside and outside of them, helping them survive by defending against viruses, pesticides, and other harmful substances.
