An interactive map has revealed the UK's bed bug hotspots - with a Greater Manchester location on the list of the most affected places.
Thousands of people have been seeking help to deal with bed bugs in their homes and pest control firms in London say they have been ‘inundated’ with calls.
The number of people in the UK using Google to search for information on bed bugs has rocketed nearly fourfold in the past month, reports the Mirror.
Google stats show there have been around 80,000 searches in the UK for the term ‘bed bugs’ in the last 30 days which is an increase of 287 per cent compared to the previous month.
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