"There are obviously bedbugs in the city, but no one wants to be in charge of bedbugs," said Michelle Niedermeier, who chaired the task force and is now an administrator for Philadelphians Against Bed Bugs. "Buildings fall down and L&I has to deal with that. The Health Department is wrapped up in the opioid crisis, funds get shifted, but meanwhile, no one is taking seriously the impact it has on humans."