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Nairobi bed bugs are becoming stubborn, resisting pesticides

Some Nairobians are worried that there could be a breed of bed bugs that is hard to kill. And a pest control expert agrees, explaining that there has been a crossbreed of the bugsthat has invaded the city, thus making majority of Nairobians have been having sleepless nights.

“There has been crossbreeding that came with second-hand clothes in Nairobi, making available pesticides weak to combat the bugs,” said David Limo of Master Bedbug Controls.

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