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The bedbug crisis is already spreading across the UK, according to pest control specialists, with some workers describing being 'inundated' with calls about the tiny biting insects

Hertfordshire has become the latest hotspot for bedbugs, with incidents reported in Stevenage, Hatfield and Radlett.

Maddie Caines and Joel Hutchinson are two Australian citizens who are travelling the world together, but a trip on an overnight bed-bug infested train has left them with dozens of bites.

A pest control company which operates in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and London said staff were facing 25 call-outs a week.

A pest control expert has revealed how to protect your home against pesky bed bugs amid fears that the insects have travelled over from France. 

“It’s certainly one of the causes we look at when doing fire investigations.” Nelson Laser Electrical electrician James Trowbridge said rodents’ appetite for chewing could cause expensive damage, especially when dealing with “awkward parts of the roof”. “Sometimes it’s quite a major to repair.” But there are a number of things households can do to deter Rizzo the Rat and Stewart Little moving in. Auckland’s Smash’d Em Pest Control lead tech Jonathan Simes said prevent...