Hanoi Reports More People Bitten by Rove Beetles

Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi has reported an increase in the number of people bitten by rove beetles in recent time. Residential areas near fields or lawns, especially high-rise apartment buildings, should be careful about rove beetle, an insect that can inflict poisonous bites on humans, a health expert has warned. Rove beetles tended to move to light areas, so people should close windows to avoid the insect, said Dr. Tr??ng Xuan Lam, deputy head of the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources. Lam said people who were bitten by rove beetles would experience stinging blisters on open skin. Although it is not life threatening, people bitten by rove beetles usually suffer a painful skin rash. People should have skin tests to get proper treatment, he added. (vietnamnews.vn Oct 26)