The French police have arrested two conmen for duping elderly people by selling bedbug pest control services to them at exorbitant prices, even when most did not need to avail the service.

France: Two conmen arrested for bedbug scam that tricked elderly

Bedbug infestation fears in Hong Kong spark panic buying of insecticides and leap in pest control bookings. Experts say infestations of the insects, as common as mosquitoes, could be avoided with good hygiene and simple precautions.

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France: Two conmen arrested for bedbug scam that tricked elderly

Gravitas: What's 'bugging' Hong Kong this winter