It’s that time of year again, with pest control company Orkin releasing its annual list of the most bed bug-infested cities. This time, one major SoCal locale has made the top 5.
Los Angeles took the No. 4 spot on the list of cities teeming with these blood-sucking insects. It was trumped only by Baltimore, MD, Washington, D.C. and Chicago, IL.
Orkin releases the rankings every year based on its internal treatment data. New York, Cincinnati, Detroit, Atlanta, and Philadelphia rounded out the top 10. But two other Golden State cities also landed in the top 50: San Francisco (#12) and San Diego (#8).
“Bed bugs are the number one urban pest in many cities today,” said Orkin entomologist Chelle Hartzer. “They are master hitchhikers, so no one is immune. Sanitation has nothing to do with prevention: from public transit to five-star resorts, bed bugs have been and can be found everywhere humans are.”
Gee, that’s comforting.
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