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Pest expert, Dr Richard Naylor, studying bed bugs for the past two decades, has a lab that produces these bugs and researches them.

A list of the bed bug hotspots in the UK have been shown in an interactive map so you can check your area following a huge surge in cases and pest control firms say they have been inundated with calls

Despite a decline in bedbug spread during the COVID-19 crisis due to closures of hotels and travel restrictions, the reopening of the world has seen dormant populations bouncing back, albeit not yet

Firms with specially trained dogs that can detect infestations are increasingly in demand

Dog handler Brian Leith, 60, of BDL Canine Services in South Lanarkshire, said his sprocker can detect a bedbug infestation within seconds, when humans would take 20 minutes

Hydrocortisone cream supply is patchy across England, according to Dr Leyla Hannbeck, chief executive of the Association for Independent Multiple Pharmacies.

Bedbug infestations are on the rise in the UK, leading to an increased demand for specially trained dogs to detect these pests. The COVID-19 pandemic initially reduced the spread of bedbugs due to closed hotels and restricted travel, but as the world reopens, their numbers are bouncing back. Specialist firms in the UK have seen a boost in business, with trained sniffer dogs being used to root out bedbugs in various settings.

Reports of bed bugs have exploded, with social media crawling with photos and videos of the blood-sucking insects. Now, data has revealed the UKs skin-crawling hot spots.

Abbie Glover, of Pest Control Manchester, has warned that UK pest control firms are currently dealing with a huge spike in calls to deal with pesky bed bug infestations

One pest control firm owner said there was a ‘bedbug epidemic in west London’