The Trump Administration‘s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is facing a third wave of bedbug issues in the Animal and Plant Inspection Service (APHIS) building in Beltsville, Maryland, the sub-agency responsible for stopping the spread of invasive pests and other threats. After putting workers on work-from-home status during the first two incidents, the USDA is now asking employees to remain in the office after the insects returned or use accrued leave or vacation time if they’d rather stay at home.
These building-wide pest issues have happened at the George Washington Carver Center, a federal office complex in Beltsville just outside Washington, DC, and a major employer in Prince George’s County. According to reporting from NOTUS, employees first learned about the bedbug problem in mid-May 2026, after the insects were discovered inside Building 3 at the complex.
