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The Government Office Tasked With Fighting Bugs Is Currently Battling Bed Bugs. Seriously.

The USDA’s APHIS office has reportedly been dealing with bed bugs, fumigation fumes, and employee complaints about being forced back in.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture office tasked with protecting the country from invasive pests like bed bugs is currently battling a bed bug infestation inside its own building.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS, which operates out of the George Washington Carver Center in Beltsville, Maryland, is responsible for defending the nation from tiny threats like bird flu and the New World screwworm. Bedbugs are another nefarious villain the agency is tasked with snuffing out, a villain that has........

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