Homes across Glasgow are infested with bed bugs and rats - according to new figures.
Pest control have been called to properties across the city 12,000 times over the last 18 months after reports of beasties plaguing homes.
Disgusted tenants have reported cockroaches, mites, wasps and ticks to Glasgow City Council .
Figures obtained using freedom of information legislation by The Evening Times show nearly 700 call-outs were made related to bugs since last January, with the largest group of these relating to bed bugs, while a further 11,500 calls regarding vermin were recorded.
The worst affected areas were Pollokshields, Mount Florida, Govanhill and Strathbungo.
A council spokesman told the Evening Times: “We are currently looking at how we can improve our pest control service to ensure it is as efficient and effective as possible.
“We always aim to respond to calls from the public for pest control support as quickly as possible while focusing resources where intensive treatments are required.
“Additional resources have been allocated in Govanhill to address local issues with bed bugs.
“We are also working with members of the community to inform them of what they can do personally to address a bed bug presence and we will continue to undertake treatments as requested."
Councillors representing the area have called for more to be done by the council.
Southside Central councillor Bailie Soryia Siddique said: “Pest control concerns are an ongoing issue in Southside Central and eradication must be a number one priority for the administration.
“There was discussion around block to block treatment which must be reviewed to ensure robust processes are in place.
"Cuts to local government funding cuts services and impacts lives.”
