The Bed Bug Epidemic According to Orkin

The Bed Bug Epidemic According to Orkin

The state of Ohio was once called ground zero of the foreclosure crisis and now has a new problem at hand Bedbugs!

Cincinnati had the dubious distinction being tagged as the worst city for blood-sucking pests in the United States and Columbus wasn't too far behind coming in at third on the list for calls to have bed bug calls from January – April 2011.

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Things in the Cleveland area aren't too much better, either. According to the press release by Orkin, the Cleveland market, which also accounts for the Akron and Canton areas, had the 12th most treatments by exterminators.

 Here is the list for the trouble spots of bed bugs in the US.

1. Cincinnati

2. Chicago

3. Columbus, Ohio

4. Denver

5. Detroit

6. Washington, D.C.

7. New York

8. Dayton, Ohio

9. Philadelphia

10. Baltimore

11. Lexington, Ky.

12. Cleveland/Akron/Canton, Ohio

13. Las Vegas

14. Richmond/Petersburg, Va.

15. Hartford/New Haven, Conn.

16. Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.

17. Buffalo, N.Y.

18. Houston

19. Los Angeles

20. Boston/Manchester, N.H.

21. Omaha, Neb.

22. Indianapolis

23. Albany/Schenectady/Troy, N.Y.

24. Cedar Rapids/Waterloo, Iowa

25. Pittsburgh

26. Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville, N.C.

27. Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Mich.

28. San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose, Calif.

29. Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas

30. Phoenix/Prescott, Ariz.

31. New Orleans

32. Des Moines/Ames, Iowa

33. Lincoln/Hastings/Kearney, Neb.

34. Seattle/Tacoma, Wash.

35. Milwaukee

36. Charleston/Huntington, W.Va.

37. Charlotte, N.C.

38. Louisville, Ky.

39. San Diego

40. Norfolk/Portsmouth/Newport News, Va.

41. Sioux City, Iowa

42. Tulsa, Okla.

43. Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

44. Austin, Texas

45. Ft. Wayne, Ind.

46. Colorado Springs/Pueblo, Colo.

47. Syracuse, N.Y.

48. Atlanta

49. Davenport, Iowa/Moline, Ill.

50. Salt Lake City, Utah