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Trump-Cut Pest Agency Left Scratching Over Bedbug Infestation
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bedbugs-federal-agency-building_n_6a200460e4b08a03cfbdabd8Trump-Cut Pest Agency Left Scratching Over Bedbug Infestation
The pest-fighting Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has a pest problem of its own.
Lee Moran
By
Lee Moran
Jun 3, 2026, 08:22 AM EDT
|Updated Jun 3, 2026
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According to the NOTUS report, employees were initially sent home when their building was fumigated. Workers returned and reported becoming ill from the fumes used for the fumigation, the report said.
Staffers worked remotely again but last week were told, even though bedbugs had again been spotted in the building, to return to the office and use paid time off if they refused.
USDA and APHIS officials reportedly attributed the continued infestation to employee behavior, citing “insufficient compliance regarding personal items.”
But staffers disputed that characterization and told NOTUS they were concerned about bringing bedbugs into their own homes and belongings.