Editing Bed bug (section)

=== 21st century ===
In 2010, bed bug infestations were reported in [[New York City|New York]] houses, retail stores, cinemas, offices and schools, especially in [[Brooklyn]] and [[Queens]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Decker |first=Geoffrey |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/25/nyregion/25bedbugs.html |title=Bedbugs Finding a Way Into New York's Schools |work=The New York Times |date=24 September 2010 }}</ref> In early 2023, [[Orkin]] reported that [[Chicago]], New York, [[Philadelphia]], [[Cleveland]] and [[Los Angeles]] were the top five cities in the United States with most bed bug infestations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.orkin.com/press-room/2023-top-bed-bug-cities-list |title=The Windy City can't blow bed bugs away: Chicago ranks #1 for third consecutive year on Orkin's bed bug cities list |publisher=Orkin |date=9 January 2023 }}</ref>

In France, these insects re-emerged, despite having disappeared from daily life in the 1950s, due to nomadic lifestyles, consumption of second-hand purchases, and bugs' resistance to insecticides,<ref name="auto1"/> in addition to increased traveling and tourism following the [[COVID-19 lockdowns]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2023/10/03/bedbugs-in-france-they-can-be-found-wherever-people-go_6145485_114.html |title=Bedbugs in France: 'They can be found wherever people go' |publisher=Le Monde |date=3 October 2023 }}</ref> Between 2017 and 2022, 11% of French households were infested by bed bugs, according to a report from the [[Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail|National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety]] (ANSES).<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2023/07/19/les-punaises-de-lit-touchent-11-des-menages-francais-independamment-du-milieu-social-selon-l-anses_6182593_3244.html#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url |archive-url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lemonde.fr%2Fplanete%2Farticle%2F2023%2F07%2F19%2Fles-punaises-de-lit-touchent-11-des-menages-francais-independamment-du-milieu-social-selon-l-anses_6182593_3244.html#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-06-15 |title=Les punaises de lit touchent 11 % des ménages français indépendamment du milieu social, selon l'Anses |publisher=Le Monde |language=fr |date=19 July 2023 }}</ref> In the middle of 2023, reports emerged of a [[2023 Paris bedbug infestation|bed bug infestation spread in the capital city]] of [[Paris]], when it was first seen in cinemas, then it expanded to homes, trains, schools and even hospitals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/world/paris-bed-bug-outbreak-22b6e915 |title='Punaise!' Paris Battles Bedbug Outbreak, Real or Imagined |publisher=The Wall Street Journal |date=4 October 2023 }}</ref> Treatment of this outbreak has cost France an estimated €230m annually.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/04/coming-soon-to-a-cinema-near-you-the-return-of-the-bed-bug |title=Coming soon to a cinema near you? The return of the bed bug |work=The Guardian |date=4 September 2023 |access-date=8 October 2023 |archive-date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726162521/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/04/coming-soon-to-a-cinema-near-you-the-return-of-the-bed-bug |url-status=live }}</ref> In the meantime, the [[United Kingdom]] witnessed a 65% increase in year-on-year infestations across the country, according to [[Rentokil]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bed-bugs-epidemic-pest-control-b2393197.html |title=A bed bugs epidemic is sweeping the UK – this is why |work=The Independent |date=15 August 2023 }}</ref> In November 2023, it was reported that [[South Korea]] was experiencing a bed bug infestation.<ref>{{cite web |last=Shan |first=Lee Ying |date=2023-11-09 |title=South Korea is battling against a bedbug outbreak |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/09/south-korea-has-a-bedbug-breakout-and-locals-are-avoiding-theaters.html |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=CNBC |language=en |archive-date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726162520/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/09/south-korea-has-a-bedbug-breakout-and-locals-are-avoiding-theaters.html |url-status=live }}</ref>