https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed It's been the bane of many a tourist's visit - an infestation of bed-bugs. But the problem in France is so bad that every year thousands of people require medical help. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200728/map-where-are-the-worst-places-in-france-for-bed-bugs Tue, 28 Jul 2020 14:43:12 +0200 map-where-are-the-worst-places-in-france-for-bed-bugs A police station in northeastern Paris had to be evacuated on Sunday after it was invaded by fleas, a police union said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190506/paris-police-station-evacuated-after-invasion-of-fleas Mon, 06 May 2019 10:18:43 +0200 paris-police-station-evacuated-after-invasion-of-fleas Asian tiger mosquitoes, which are known to carry deadly diseases, have been spotted in Paris for the second year in a row. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150820/deadly-tiger-mosquitoes-spotted-in-paris Thu, 20 Aug 2015 13:57:21 +0200 deadly-tiger-mosquitoes-spotted-in-paris In one of France’s biggest bug busts ever, a man was caught with thousands of living and dead tarantulas as well as other exotic insects he sold on the black market, media reports said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140417/tarantula-trafficker-busted-with-thousands-of-spiders Thu, 17 Apr 2014 14:26:00 +0200 tarantula-trafficker-busted-with-thousands-of-spiders