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Bed bugs plague Australian tourism
A plague of bed bugs is causing concern ahead of the Rugby WorldCup.
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Numbers of bed bugs worldwide are growing, particularly inEurope and backpackers are being blamed for transporting them backhere.
A lack of awareness of the bug in New Zealand and stereotypes ofthe bug are adding to the problem.
Around 85,000 tourists are expected in New Zealand for the RugbyWorld Cup tournament in September. Most will be staying in paidaccommodation.
Exterminators say their work load is rapidly increasing.
David Brittain from Kiwicare says they brought in 20,000 bedbugproducts a year ago and have sold double what they expected to.
“They don’t care if the bedroom is clean or dirty, residentialor commercial. The majority of people don’t realise they havebedbugs because most people don’t react to their bites,” hesaid.
He says bedbugs are in higher
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