Bed bugs found at MSNBC’s Manhattan headquarters caused staffers to scatter ahead of the left-leaning network’s Super Tuesday coverage, The Post has learned. According to a memo obtained by The Post, an “unidentified insect” was spotted Sunday in the recently revamped studio 3A — home to special election coverage and “The Rachel Maddow Show” — … Read more
Archaeologists in the UK are claiming that the Romans may have brought bedbugs to the country. The claims have been made by the archaeologists working at Vindolanda, a Roman garrison site located south of Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. Vindolanda is one of the most important Roman archaeological sites in Europe, with live excavations taking place … Read more
Yaounde — Sanitation and health workers in Cameroon are disinfecting homes to kill bedbugs that have infested the central African state’s capital, Yaounde, and several towns and villages. Government officials say the bloodsucking bugs are imported by travelers from Europe, where some countries are also experiencing infestation. Cameroon residents say they are expecting teams from … Read more
Greece’s health ministry is seeking police help against hoaxers who tried to scare foreign tourists out of some Athens short-term rental flats by inventing a bedbug crisis. A ministry statement on December 5 said posters stuck up outside flat buildings in the city centre, festooned with fake ministry and Athens municipality logos, were “absolutely false”. … Read more
