{"id":598,"date":"2026-06-03T07:19:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=598"},"modified":"2026-06-03T07:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:19:57","slug":"trump-gutted-pest-agency-battling-infestation-of-its-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=598","title":{"rendered":"Trump-Gutted Pest Agency Battling Infestation of Its Own"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>A federal agency defunded by President Donald Trump is facing an ironic dilemma.<\/p>\n<p>Agency staff for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Department of Agriculture bureau in charge of containing the spread of invasive vermin in the U.S., are dealing with a bed bug infestation at an office, NOTUS reported on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=596\">I Know Why Trump Is in His Shameless Cash Grab Era: Author<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>One USDA employee assured the outlet that the irony \u201cwas lost on no one.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Employees at the George Washington Carver Center in Beltsville, Maryland, were notified about the situation in mid-May, according to NOTUS, citing five employees familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p>After being allowed to work from home for a few days while the building was fumigated, employees returned to the office and complained about toxic fumes, with some getting sick.<\/p>\n<p>USDA authorized another remote work approval, despite the Trump administration\u2019s pressure on federal workers to report to their normal workplaces five days a week.<\/p>\n<p>USDA officials told employees that bed bugs were still in the building as of Friday, but three employees told NOTUS that they were not allowed to work remotely. Department leaders told employees they would have to take personal vacation time if they didn\u2019t want to go to the office, the employees said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey treated the building, and then they sent people home again because of offgassing,\u201d one worker told the outlet. \u201cThen they came back. Now there\u2019s more bed bugs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another employee said that they had \u201creturned to an office that was making them sick because the chemicals hadn\u2019t aired out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carson Hawley, acting chief operating officer of APHIS, suggested that employees were to blame for the bed bugs\u2019 return in an email sent to staff on Friday, saying that they engaged in \u201cinsufficient compliance regarding personal items,\u201d according to NOTUS.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=594\">MAGA Rep Deletes Vile Post After GOP Colleagues Call It Out<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe appreciate your support and compliance so that APHIS can do our part to ensure that Building 3 is bed bug-free,\u201d Hawley said, instructing employees to place their personal belongings in garbage bags and remove them from the building.<\/p>\n<p>A department spokesperson also blamed employee negligence in a statement to the Daily Beast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUSDA took prompt and robust action several weeks ago,\u201d the spokesperson said. \u201cUnfortunately, personal belongings left in the offices caused further issue. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service management is working with employees to ensure the spaces are emptied for proper mitigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bed bug infestation comes amid APHIS\u2019s work responding to the bird flu crisis and the spread of the New World screwworm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot allowing employees to telework while the office is infested with bed bugs is an unnecessary significant risk to U.S. cattle health, with experts dealing with the NWS situation forced to go home if they don\u2019t want to get bed bugs,\u201d one employee told NOTUS.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The bureau\u2019s funding and staffing have decreased significantly since Trump took office for a second time. APHIS staffing decreased 17 percent from 2025 to 2026, and project funding has dropped 29 percent from 2024, according to the USDA\u2019s budget explanatory notes.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=592\">Disgraced MAGA Congressman Is In Trouble Again<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A federal agency defunded by President Donald Trump is facing an ironic dilemma. Agency staff for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Department of Agriculture bureau in charge of containing the spread of invasive vermin in the U.S., are dealing with a bed bug infestation at an office, NOTUS reported on Tuesday. 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