Bed bug callouts up 23% in 2023, figures suggest
by Josie Clarke
Apr 04, 2024
2 minutes
Councils saw a 23% increase in bed bug callouts in 2023 compared with the previous year, from 11,819 visits to 14,587, figures suggest.
Callouts for cockroaches increased by 3% over the same period, from 8,455 visits to 8,706, according to a freedom of information (FOI) request by Direct Line home insurance.
Meanwhile, local authority pest controllers made 272,122
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