{"id":2304,"date":"2014-02-03T05:00:33","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allisonpest.com\/blog\/?p=2304"},"modified":"2014-01-22T13:42:55","modified_gmt":"2014-01-22T18:42:55","slug":"list-of-worst-bed-bug-cities-targets-midwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.allisonpest.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/03\/list-of-worst-bed-bug-cities-targets-midwest\/","title":{"rendered":"List of Worst Bed Bug Cities Targets Midwest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Midwestern cities dominated this year\u2019s list of Top 50 Worst Bed Bug Cities in the U.S.<\/a> Led by Chicago, repeating at No. 1, cities in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana captured seven of the top 10 spots on Orkin\u2019s annual list of bed bug<\/a> trouble spots. While neighboring states were represented, not a single New Jersey city made this year\u2019s list of worst bed bug cities.<\/p>\n

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While Monmouth County and Ocean County residents can breathe a little easier, it doesn\u2019t mean you can stop being vigilant about bed bugs. Periodic bed bug infestations<\/a> continue to crop up in New Jersey and the risk of bringing them home from a hotel stay in another city is high. Scientists believe that bed bugs originated in the Middle East as bat parasites that adapted to feeding on cave-dwellers. As man traveled across the continents, he took bed bugs with him.<\/p>\n

Travel continues to be a major path for the spread of bed bug infestations. Researchers have tracked the initial spread of bed bugs across the U.S. to hotel rooms and travelers\u2019 luggage. Not surprisingly, every major airline hub is represented on this year\u2019s list of worst bed bug cities.<\/p>\n

The Top 20 bed bug trouble spots are:<\/b><\/p>\n

1. Chicago<\/p>\n

2. Los Angeles<\/p>\n

3. Columbus, OH<\/p>\n

4. Detroit<\/p>\n

5. Cincinnati, OH<\/p>\n

6. Cleveland\/Akron\/Canton, OH<\/p>\n

7. Dayton, OH<\/p>\n

8. Washington D.C.<\/p>\n

9. Denver<\/p>\n

10. Indianapolis<\/p>\n

11. Richmond\/Petersburg, VA<\/p>\n

12. Raleigh\/Durham\/Fayetteville, NC<\/p>\n

13. Dallas\/Ft. Worth<\/p>\n

14. Syracuse, NY<\/p>\n

15. Atlanta<\/p>\n

16. Houston<\/p>\n

17. New York City<\/p>\n

18. Seattle\/Tacoma<\/p>\n

19. San Francisco\/Oakland\/San Jose<\/p>\n

20. Boston<\/p>\n

If you bring bed bugs home from your travels, call the expert bed bug exterminators NJ<\/a> at Allison Pest Control for fast, effective extermination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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