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France has a problem with bedbugs.

People are worried.

Many people uploaded videos of bedbugs on social media.

They show them on seats on the metro and trains.

But transport authorities say it’s not a problem.

The situation’s similar around the world.

Many people found bedbugs in their suitcases.

They’re everywhere.

Dr Mohand Arezki Izri thinks bedbugs hide in suitcases.

Now, they’re in French hotels.

Bedbugs drink human blood.

They do this at night.

It’s hard to find them.

Virginie uses the Paris trains often.

She doesn’t want any bedbugs in her home.

The French government wants to stop the bedbugs.

They want the city to be safe for the Paris Olympics 2024.

They’re trying to kill all the bedbugs.

But these bedbugs won’t die easily.

This is making it difficult.

Sabine Vainqueur lives in Paris.

She says bedbugs are normal there.

Social media made people pay attention.

Now they are afraid.

But bedbugs aren’t new.

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