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Worst cities for bed bugs – Castanet.net

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Three cities in B.C. are among the worst in Canada for bed bugs, according to pest-control company Orkin.

Toronto is worst for the hard-to-kill pests that cause itchy sores with their bites.

Vancouver ranked third behind Winnipeg, while Surrey and Burnaby came in at No. 20 and 21, respectively.

The top 25 was based on commercial and residential bed bug infestations treated by the company over the past year. Many of the worst cities were clustered in Southern Ontario.

"Bed bugs are extremely efficient hitch hikers. They can move easily across a room and climb onto luggage or anything left on a bed in just one night," the company says.

They can live for up to a year without food and can ruin a vacation. Experts recommend checking hotel room beds before settling in. Look forblood stains, dead bugs, eggs and bug exoskeletons.

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Edmonton No. 6 on list of top Canadian bedbug cities – Edmonton Journal

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Edmonton ranked sixth on a pest control companys list of the worst cities in Canada for bedbugs.

The city finished behind first-place Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Ottawa and St. Johns, N.L., according to a news release Tuesday from Orkin Canada.

The ranking is based on the number of commercial and residential treatments Orkin, which bills itself as Canadas largest pest-control company, carried out in each city between July 1, 2016, and June 2017.

It did not release the number of treatments in each city, saying the information is competitively sensitive.

Halifax; Sudbury, Ont.; Scarborough, Ont.; and Calgary rounded out the top 10.

Vishant Sharma, an Orkin Canada branch manager based in Edmonton, said the company receives daily calls about bedbug infestations.

He said the problem has gotten worse in the last decade as bedbugs hitchhike on travellers to the city including workers moving to the region during recent oil booms.

Theres a lot of reasons for it, he said of the increase. More international travel people are travelling a lot more now. People moving around, a lot of camp work, things like that.

Orkin Canadas ranking of the worst cities in Canada for bed bugs.

They can hide in any crack or crevice the width of a credit card, he added, making them particularly difficult to exterminate.

Sharma said the pests can travel on luggage, making the summer travel season a particularly bad time for beg bugs.

According to Alberta Health Services, inspectors conducted 849 housing pest inspections between April 1, 2016, and March 31, 2017. Of those, 257 contained bed bugs.

The bugs have even been detected in office buildings.TheNeil Crawford Provincial Centre in Edmonton, which houses Alberta Infrastructure, was being treated for bedbugs last month.

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Toronto ranked number 1 city in Canada for bed bugs – CityNews

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Toronto often finds itself perched at the top of various best-of lists. In recent years The Big Smoke has been voted one of the top cities to live and work in the world, with the some of the best restaurants in the country.

But theres little to brag about when it comes to the latest list weve topped. According to pest control provider, Orkin Canada, were number one when it comes to bed bugs.

Toronto topped all Canadian cities when it came to the number of commercial and residential bed bug treatments carried out by Orkin.

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The dubious honour may not come as a surprise to some. Bed bugs have been spotted in Toronto Public Library books, on the TTC, and in numerous rental and vacation properties. According to the bed bug registry, there are currently 2270 reports for the critters across the city.

Heres some helpful tips for homeowners and vacationers trying to stay bed-bug free: (Source: Orkin Canada)

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New survey finds Peterborough is best in Canada for fewest bed bug cases – Peterborough Examiner

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If Peterborough: Where Roads and Rivers Meet wasn't good enough for a city slogan/tagline, how about Peterborough: Where Beds and Bugs Don't Meet?

Peterborough ranked tops in Canada as the city with the fewest bed bug problems in a nationwide ranking of 25 Canadian cities released Tuesday.

The ranking of 25 Canadian cities was released by pest-control provider Orkin Canada, based on the number of residential and commercial bed bug treatments the company performed between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017.

Even without including Scarborough, North York and Etobicoke, Toronto had the most bed bug cases, followed by Winnipeg in second, Vancouver in third and Ottawa fourth. Oshawa was 17th.

Bed bugs thrive in cool, dark places and, while rare, can be found on planes, trains and automobiles.

The critters could be present if you see any of these signs: dead bugs, spots of blood stains, or eggs in the crevice of folds of a mattress or sheets, any sort of soft furnishings and even framed photos. A clean room does not prevent bed bugs as two bugs can lay up to 10 eggs in a single day.

Those who are travelling are advised to keep their luggage elevated and away from linens and fabrics. If you suspect your luggage may have been carrying bed bugs following a trip, put all the clothing in the dryer at the highest appropriate temperature as heat is the only way to kill the bugs.

Orkin offers the following tips to avoid bed bugs while travelling:

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Bed Bugs in Kansas City|Heat for bedbugs Fumigate Bedbugs …

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Residential Bed Bugs in Kansas City Heat Bed Bugs in Kansas City

You can bring bed bugs in Kansas City, into your home, loft or apartment via many different ways. At work, doctors office, movie theaters, a cab, clothing stores, hotel stay, airline flights and many other means. They are almost endless since bed bugs are the greatest hitchhikers there are.

It takes approximately 13 days for an average bed bug infestation to double. So in the beginning the only evidence that may be presence is the occasional bite you may wake up with in the morning. After several months have passed, is when you start to see the inking on the mattress and the bed bug casings that occur in a heaving infestation. At this time the infestation is progressed and professional help is needed.

Remember just because you dont sleep in the bed anymore does it mean the bed bugs will just die off due to starvation. Bed bugs travel long distance and will find you in another room or even the couch that you now use for sleeping. Once you move to another room or the couch, so do the bed bugs and now you have infested the rest of your home making it even harder to control the situation. Where before we may have been able to just treat the bedroom now we have to treat everywhere. The more areas you have to treat for bed bugs the more it will cost in the long run. Treating one room is totally different than treating an entire house. It takes more time, labor and equipment to treat an entire home than a single room.

If you live in an apartment or loft, just moving out and into another place doesnt get rid of the bed bugs. Most people think if they move they leave there troubles behind. You only bring them to your new place. Bed bugs will be in your un-laundered clothing, bedding and in your shoes, books, dressers, bed frame and boxes. Just one unnoticed bed bug egg will start the infestation all over again.

Most people think that bed bugs are only on the bed hence their name. Wrong! Bed bugs migrate away from the bed once they have fed. You will find bed bugs in night stands, behind picture frames, in the headboard, bed frame, under carpet and in dressers. You will find them in books, shoes, clothing, closets, wooden hangers and the many cracks and crevices around your bedroom and home. Bed bugs will be everywhere and this is the reason most do-it-yourselfers fail. They fail to look beyond the bed and ignore all the other hiding places is the room or home.

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