Baltimore and Washington are No. 1 and No. 2 respectively in the Top 50 Bed Bug Cities ranking by pest-control company Orkin. New York fell four spots, while Dallas-Fort Worth joined the top 10. San Diego and Albany rejoin the list, after falling out of the top 50 in 2017, and New Orleans and Flint, Mich. join the list for the first time ever. Orlando has fallen off the list despite public lawsuits from hotel guests. The list is based on treatment data from the metro areas where Orkin performed the most bed bug treatments from December 1, 2016 – November 30, 2017. The ranking includes both residential and commercial treatments.
- Baltimore
- Washington, D.C.
- Chicago
- Los Angeles (+2)
- Columbus, Ohio
- Cincinnati (+2)
- Detroit
- New York (-4)
- San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose
- Dallas-Fort Worth (+5)
- Indianapolis
- Philadelphia
- Atlanta (+3)
- Cleveland-Akron-Canton, Ohio (-1)
- Raleigh-Durham, N.C. (-3)
- Richmond-Petersburg, Va. (-5)
- Houston
- Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, Va. (+2)
- Charlotte, N.C. (-3)
- Buffalo, N.Y. (-2)
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- Nashville, Tenn. (+1)
- Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Mich. (+4)
- Pittsburgh
- Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C.-Asheville, N.C.
- Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, Ill. (+4)
- Phoenix (-1)
- Denver (-6)
- Milwaukee
- Hartford-New Haven, Conn. (+1)
- Charleston-Huntington, W.Va. (+5)
- Boston (-4)
- Syracuse, N.Y. (+7)
- Dayton, Ohio (-2)
- St. Louis (+2)
- Seattle (-2)
- Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (+9)
- Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, M.I. (new to list)
- Omaha, N.E. (-6)
- Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, Iowa (-2)
- San Diego (new to list)
- Lexington, Ky. (+1)
- Honolulu, Hawaii (+5)
- Louisville, Ky. (-3)
- Las Vegas (+4)
- Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, N.C. (-4)
- New Orleans (new to list)
- Myrtle Beach-Florence, S.C. (-9)
- Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. (-14)
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y. (new to list)
“The number of bed bug infestations in the United States is still rising,” says Dr. Tim Husen, an Orkin entomologist. “They continue to invade our homes and businesses on a regular basis because they are not seasonal pests, and only need blood to survive,” he says.
Bed bugs are always in motion. They travel from place to place with ease, including luggage, clothing and other belongings. In addition to single family homes, bed bugs can be found in apartments, hotels, hospitals and public places like daycare centers, public transit, schools and offices.
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For more information, see ORKIN’s full release: Orkin Releases Top 50 Bed Bug Cities List. Published January 2019
