Why France has worked on its own in to a frenzy about insects

.In a matter of days, France has transformed worry regarding a rise in cases of vermins into a concern of national anxiety. “They are actually all over: in mattresses, in cinemas, trains, metros as well as even hospitals,” proclaimed Le Parisien, a popular daily newspaper, in a cover account. French evening-news talk shows have talked about little else.

On Oct third Mathilde Panot, a hard-left member of parliament, brought a vial of pests into the National Installation, illustrating an “explosive scenario” in the nation. Images of tiny animals creeping around learn seats have gone virus-like on social media sites. On October sixth the French federal government hosted a special appointment to go over the vermin situation.

Is the panic required?