One California City Makes List Of Top U.S. Cities For Bed Bugs
By Rebekah Gonzalez, Hannah DeRuyter
January 13, 2022
As travel begins to surge again, bed bugs have also popped up more frequently in various cities across the United States.
Bed bugs are known for rapidly populating. "Bed bugs are a concern for everyone because they are master hitchhikers, traveling home with people when they likely don't realize it," said Ben Hottel, an Orkin entomologist. "Their nature of hiding in difficult-to-find cracks and crevices can make them hard to control, which is why involving a trained professional at the sight of an introduction is recommended."
To keep people aware of bed bugs and which cities are more likely to have them, Orkin released a list of the top U.S. cities for bed bugs. They conducted their study "based on treatment data from the metro areas where Orkin performed the most bed bug treatments from December 1, 2020 – November 30, 2021.
So which California city made it onto the list?
Turns out, San Francisco is one of the top U.S. cities for bed bugs. The city was ranked No. 19 on the list.
Here's the full list of cities according to Orkin:
- Chicago, Illinois
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- New York, New York
- Detroit, Michigan
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Washington, DC
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Columbus, Ohio
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Los Angeles, California
- Champaign, Illinois
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
- Denver, Colorado
- St. Louis, Missouri
- San Francisco, California
- Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
- Greenville, South Carolina
- Charleston, West Virginia
- Flint, Michigan
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Richmond, Virginia
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Buffalo, New York
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Toledo, Ohio
- Dayton, Ohio
- South Bend, Indiana
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Davenport, Iowa
- Wayne, Indiana
- Youngstown, Ohio
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Miami, Florida
- Tampa, Florida
- Houston, Texas
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Greensboro, North Carolina
- Seattle, Washington
- Peoria, Illinois
- Orlando, Florida
- Lexington, Kentucky
- Lansing, Michigan
- Louisville, Kentucky
- Lincoln, Nebraska
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