Alpine Huts in Germany Are Fighting Massive Bed Bug Infestations

Thomas Bucher, a spokesperson for the club, said, “We have to do more to solve this problem, otherwise it just keeps getting bigger. It’s a taboo subject, so we can only go on estimates at the moment. Lots of huts don’t want to come out publicly and say they are also affected.”

Germany is not the only Alpine country where mountain cabins are affected. The Guardian explained that it is likely that many of the Alps’ 2,000 huts are affected.

Bed bugs are a worldwide problem that touches all kinds of establishments, from fancy hotels to mountain cabins — and the presence of bed bugs is not a reflection of the cleanliness of an establishment. Although inconvenient, bed bugs do not transmit diseases.