US Cities With the Worst Bed Bugs Outbreaks

Bed Bugs Outbreaks in American Cities

While Paris has become recently famous for the massive outbreak of bed bugs, American cities have seen their fair share of bed bug outbreaks. "These cities are popular travel destinations so, by nature, they are going to be more vulnerable to bedbug introductions than those cities that are less popular," said Eric Braun an entomologist and technical service manager for Terminix. Here is a list of some American cities that were hit the hardest by the new wave of bed bugs.

According to Terminix, Philadelphia has been hit the hardest by the outbreak of bed bugs with Chicago and New York City following up of the list. However, Orkin had the same cities listed for bed bugs but the order of the cities was reversed with Chicago being number one and Philadelphia being number three.

When mapping the data of bed bug outbreaks, the cities in the Midwest have seen some of the worst outbreaks with cities in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan taking the lead, but East Coast cities also seeing an increase in the pests.

States across the US have passed laws and regulations to combat the rise of bed bugs. Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and many others have statutes that focused-on hotels and landlords. "Be sure to check with your state and local authorities for any changes in these requirements or to find out if your state or city has enacted a requirement more recently", according to the US Environmental Protection Agency.

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