Sleep Tight: Orkins 2018 Top Bed Bug Cities

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We hope your city isnt on this list. Weve crunched the data on residential and commercial bed bug treatments performed in metro areas across the country to rank the top 50 cities with the highest bed bug concentrations.

Taking the top spot for the second year is the Charm City, Baltimore, Maryland. Included on the list for the first time are New Orleans and Flint, Michigan with Dallas-Fort Worth joining the top 10. And while the Big Apple, New York, fell four spots from our 2017 ranking, San Diego and Albany rejoin the community as prominent bed bug locales. See the full rankings below:

1. Baltimore2. Washington, D.C.3. Chicago4. Los Angeles (+2)5. Columbus, Ohio6. Cincinnati (+2)7. Detroit8. New York (-4)9. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose10. Dallas-Fort Worth (+5)11. Indianapolis12. Philadelphia13. Atlanta (+3)14. Cleveland-Akron-Canton, Ohio (-1)15. Raleigh-Durham, N.C. (-3)16. Richmond-Petersburg, Va. (-5)17. Houston18. Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, Va. (+2)19. Charlotte, N.C. (-3)20. Buffalo, N.Y. (-2)21. Knoxville, Tenn.22. Nashville, Tenn. (+1)23. Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Mich. (+4)24. Pittsburgh25. Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C.-Asheville, N.C.26. Champaign-Springfield-Decatur, Ill. (+4)27. Phoenix (-1)28. Denver (-6)29. Milwaukee30. Hartford-New Haven, Conn. (+1)31. Charleston-Huntington, W.Va. (+5)32. Boston (-4)33. Syracuse, N.Y. (+7)34. Dayton, Ohio (-2)35. St. Louis (+2)36. Seattle (-2)37. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (+9)38. Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, M.I. (new to list)39. Omaha, N.E. (-6)40. Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Dubuque, Iowa (-2)41. San Diego (new to list)42. Lexington, Ky. (+1)43. Honolulu, Hawaii (+5)44. Louisville, Ky. (-3)45. Las Vegas (+4)46. Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, N.C. (-4)47. New Orleans (new to list)48. Myrtle Beach-Florence, S.C. (-9)49. Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. (-14)50. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y. (new to list)

Good night, sleep tight, dont let the bed bugs bite. Youve heard the adage, right? While this may seem cute, bed bugs are not the product of fairy tales and happy endings. No, these parasitic insects actually feed on blood from humans and warm-blooded animals to survive. Like ticks, bed bugs are flat, circular, and reddish-brown in color. They are also quite tiny which makes finding them even harder.

Bed bugs arent exclusive to where you lay your head to sleep. They can be found almost anywhere including offices, grocery stores, hotels, and gyms. Theyre also pretty crafty and have been known to hide in luggage, clothing, and even on your body. They wait for the perfect chance to strike, often as you sleep, and can multiply quickly in optimal conditions.

Avid travelers should be particularly cautious with bed bugs as they run the risk of spreading possible infestations to other locations. Heres what to do:

Once inside your home, it can be difficult to control a bed bug infestation. Contact your local Orkin professional to schedule an inspection and customize a plan thats right for you. Using our integrated A.IM. protection approach to Assess your home, Implement solutions, and Monitor future problems, bed bugs wont know what hit them.

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Sleep Tight: Orkins 2018 Top Bed Bug Cities