Bed bugs torment Trump administration's USDA office after an infestation was reported at the George Washington Carver Center in Maryland. Employees were sent home during treatment and later returned. Bed bugs appeared again, creating new concerns among workers. USDA officials said personal belongings left in offices contributed to the issue. The incident has drawn attention because the affected building houses APHIS, an agency responsible for fighting invasive pests and diseases.

Government employees are getting sick after being forced to show up to work amid a bedbug infestation.

US Department of Agriculture's George Washington Carver Center in Beltsville, Maryland, houses the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).

Bed bugs torment Trump administration's USDA office after an infestation was reported at the George Washington Carver Center in Maryland. Employees were sent home during treatment…

Trump's USDA says employees of the bed bug-infested Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service are expected to show up to their noxious, itchy office or spend vacation days to…

The agency has reportedly told employees to take personal vacation time if they don’t want to be in the infested office

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The pest-fighting Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has a pest problem of its own.

The pest-fighting Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has a pest problem of its own.