Orkin Releases Top 50 Bedbug Cities

[Mr KLC]

1. Baltimore (+9)
2. Washington, D.C. (+1)
3. Chicago (-2)
4. New York
5. Columbus, Ohio
6. Los Angeles (-4)
7. Detroit
8. Cincinnati
9. Philadelphia (-3)
10. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (+4)
11. Richmond-Petersburg, Va. (-2)
12. Raleigh-Durham, N.C. (-1)
13. Cleveland-Akron-Canton, Ohio (-1)
14. Indianapolis (+1)
15. Dallas-Ft. Worth (-2)
16. Atlanta (+3)
17. Houston
18. Buffalo, N.Y. (+2)
19. Charlotte, N.C. (-3)
20. Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, Va. (+10)
21. Knoxville, Tenn. (+3)
22. Denver (-4)
23. Nashville, Tenn. (-1)
24. Pittsburgh (+5)
25. Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C.-Asheville, N.C. (-4)
26. Phoenix (-3)
27. Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Mich. (+5)
28. Boston (-3)
29. Milwaukee (-3)
30. Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, Ill. (+12)
31. Hartford-New Haven, Conn. (+3)
32. Dayton, Ohio (-4)
33. Omaha, Neb. (+3)
34. Seattle-Tacoma (-6)
35. Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. (-4)
36. Charleston-Huntington, W.Va. (-1)
37. St. Louis (+3)
38. Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, Iowa (+3)
39. Myrtle Beach-Florence, S.C. (+11)
40. Syracuse, N.Y. (+6)
41. Louisville, Ky. (-2)
42. Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, N.C.
43. Lexington, Ky. (-10)
44. Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, Fla. (-6)
45. Kansas City, Mo. (-1)
46. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (-3)
47. Salt Lake City, Utah
48. Honolulu, Hawaii
49. Las Vegas
50. Portland, Ore.

Orkin's bed bug revenue is up more than 10 percent over last year.

"We have more people affected by bed bugs in the United States now than ever before," says Orkin Entomologist and Director of Technical Services Ron Harrison, Ph.D., adding that bed bugs are a growing issue. "They were virtually unheard of in the U.S. 10 years ago," he says.

According to a 2015 "Bugs without Borders Survey" by the National Pest Management Association, nearly all (99.6 percent) of pest professionals nationwide have treated bed bugs in the past year, up from five, 10 and 15 years ago.

Bed bugs are great hitchhikers because they travel from place to place with ease, including luggage, purses and other belongings. Bed bugs can be found anywhere, from single family homes, apartments and hotel, to public places like movie theaters, public transit and libraries and offices.

"Anyone can get bed bugs in their home. They are not a sign of uncleanliness. Bed bugs only need blood to survive. We have treated for bed bugs in everything from million dollar homes to public housing," Harrison says.

Bed bugs can be difficult to detect and treat because of their small size and ability to survive up to a year without feeding. They are about the size of an apple seed when fully grown, and can hide around seams of a mattress, behind headboards and in cracks and crevices, usually within a five-foot radius of the bed. The first signs of a bed bug infestation are often the bed bugs themselves or small dark stains bed bugs can leave behind.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dont-let-the-bed-bugs-bite-orkin-releases-new-top-50-cities-list-300384285.html

[brooks85]

penetrating christ, Cbus top 5 thanks to Somali-ville. Those people do not understand what hygiene means, not joking.

[recon1]

Baltimore and Washington DC 1 & 2. I've also heard they know how to make a good pizza in DC as well, i've heard the pasta is so good it will make you feel like a child again.

[chico2663]

I will agree on cincinnati. You could drive down the street and tell who had them by the furniture on the side of the road.Friend of mine went in business heating houses to 125 degrees to get rid of. I asked him if it was a good business. He said the minimum was 1200 dollars for 4 hours of work. Nice

[big joe 1212]

We had a problem with them at work. They had to close down a whole floor. We believe they came from the hotels in NYC. A lot of workers travel overnight there and bring them back to work.

[Auto Donk]

Baltimore and Washington DC 1 & 2. I've also heard they know how to make a good pizza in DC as well, i've heard the pasta is so good it will make you feel like a child again.

can you draw me a map to the place?

on my handkerchief?

[recon1]

Exactly! just normal jargon amongst friends in emails.