Bookworms give way to bedbugs as Montreal’s largest library deals with outbreak
Montreal’s Grande Bibliotheque library says it’s taking measures to bid good night to bedbugs and reassure users they are not at risk of any bites.
Executive director Danielle Chagnon said the library has been largely given the all-clear after a recent infestation of the bugs and that just a small part remained off limits Thursday.
Montreal’s largest library never closed and services have been maintained since the outbreak came to light in late June and early July.
The tiny, apple seed-shaped bugs are usually active at night, feed on human blood and, although irritating, don’t pose a major health risk.