Media reports about bedbugs on transit, public spaces spur concern about potential impact on tourismAn anti-bedbug product is seen on the shelf of a Paris pest-control shop on Tuesday.
"When there is a problem, we deal with it, we won't deny it. There is no outbreak of bedbugs in public transport," Beaune said after meeting with transport operators and travel associations.French social and traditional media have reported extensively about bedbugs on trains and in cinemas, and the government worries about the impact on tourism, particularly ahead of the Paris Olympics, which start in less than a year.