New York has a headache because bugs suck blood

Bed bugs in New York leave the bed and march to famous and luxurious places, frightening many tourists to the point of canceling the trip right in the high season.

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Louse bug, insects that suck human blood. (Internet photo)

Some guests have planned to go to New York, USA, saying they fear the prospect of sharing a hotel with bed bugs, while every few days there are news of discovering this type of insect in the city. A town hall official said they were worried that the army of bed bugs would stain the image and nibble on the $ 30 billion of the city's tourism industry.

The discovery of blood-sucking animals in luxurious and famous places is usually only partially publicized. Bloomingdale's luxury shopping complex says it only detects exactly one child; Empire State buildings found lice in the basement; In Center center, bed bugs are found in the storage room.

But those announcements, coupled with the fact that people are bedridden in movie theaters, hotels and clothing stores, are making visitors think about canceling the tour.

Tourism officials - who have repeatedly told city officials that the announcement of blood sucking bugs could affect New York's image - insisting there was no cancellation for fear of bed bugs. However, the AP said it was true that many people did not come to New York for fear of blood sucking.

" We have four people, intending to take a train, go to a car, go to shops and theaters, and louse bugs can be anywhere in those places. I don't want to say this, but I'm not sure I went. New York, "said Patty Majerik, living in Baltimore.

Susannah Johnston, a yoga instructor in upstate New York, said she and her husband planned to spend the night in Manhattan last weekend after watching a late play, but ended up worrying about the bug sucking on blood.

" We look for hotels and see prices, then read guest reviews ," she recalls. " Every hotel has a few horrifying stories related to bed bugs ".

A bug was discovered in the home in Ohio, USA in August. (Photo: AP).

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said yesterday he was worried that the wave of fear of bugs would break the city's image.

One can see more and more images of dull, apple-sized brown beetles in New York in recent years. Scientists believe that traveling around the world is increasingly easy, as well as a ban on the use of certain insecticides that may cause the bugs to spread.

According to New York City Hall, there were 537 complaints about bed bugs in 2004, but in 2009 this number reached 11,000. That same year, for the first time, the city asked the question of this blood-sucking bug in a medical investigation. Up to 6% of people said they had to deal with bed bugs.

Bed bugs are notoriously difficult to subtract. In addition to bed, they can live in many other places and can survive for years without eating. Mayor Bloomberg recently joked that those blood-sucking bugs are even more stubborn than the city's famous rats.

New Yorkers are becoming more and more worried, because notices about bed bugs are not only at the hotel but also spread to the school.

" I have patients who talk a lot about it, they increase the level of interest and look for signs of mite lice - the bugs have haunted some people's minds and changed their way of life ," Lisa Tischler , a Manhattan psychologist specializing in neurological disorders, for biees. " People talk about it seriously, even those who lose control of themselves because of bed bugs ."