SINGAPORE: As bedbugs cause bedlam in other parts of the world, major pest control firms are reporting an increase in infestation numbers here and predicting that there will be more to come.
In the past two months, cases at Aardwolf Pestkare have increased by around 40 per cent.
The firm’s sales manager Pierce Chan noted that there is a global resurgence, with Paris and South Korea experiencing infestations.
However, travellers to any part of the world need to be wary, he said.
“Personal hygiene is a very important factor. We just have to keep a lookout to places that we travel, especially in hotel rooms and the things that we are going to bring back from overseas,” he said.