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Chicago Tops Bed Bug Cities List for Third Year in a Row

Bed bug business increased 18 percent last year with nearly half of cities showing a rise in bed bug treatments


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Jan 21, 2015, 09:37 ET

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ATLANTA, Jan. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago tops the 2014 Bed Bug Cities List for the third year in a row. The list, released by pest control leader Orkin, ranks the cities by the number of bed bug treatments Orkin performed from January to December 2014. Bed bugs were in the news throughout 2014 in the Windy City, with reports of the blood-sucking insects on public transit and inside several downtown office buildings, as well as in police headquarters, a fire station, school, library and movie theater.

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Chicago tops Orkin's bed bug cities list for the 3rd year in a row. Orkin experts say bed bugs are a serious issue across the country. Rollins, Orkin's parent company, reports an 18% increase in bed bug revenue in 2014.
Chicago tops Orkin's bed bug cities list for the 3rd year in a row. Orkin experts say bed bugs are a serious issue across the country. Rollins, Orkin's parent company, reports an 18% increase in bed bug revenue in 2014.
Don't let the bed bugs bite! Bed bugs are great hitchhikers and can make their way onto you or your belongings. Once in your home, bed bugs can be difficult to get rid of. Here are some tips to help you identify and prevent bed bugs from coming into your home.
Don't let the bed bugs bite! Bed bugs are great hitchhikers and can make their way onto you or your belongings. Once in your home, bed bugs can be difficult to get rid of. Here are some tips to help you identify and prevent bed bugs from coming into your home.

"Bed bugs are a serious issue across the country, and they're very difficult to control," said Orkin Entomologist and Technical Services Director Ron Harrison, Ph.D. "Bed bugs are not limited to any level of cleanliness or income, which means they can be found in any home or hotel. They're great hitchhikers, and people often bring them inside on their clothes or in their luggage."

Seven cities made double-digit jumps on Orkin's Bed Bug Cities List compared to 2013, including Omaha, Neb. (+16), Lexington, Ky. (+16), Sacramento, Calif. (+14), Grand Rapids, Mich. (+13), Buffalo, N.Y. (+12), Charleston, W.Va. (+11) and Louisville, Ky. (+10). Several cities also dropped significantly in the past year, including Syracuse, N.Y., San Diego, Miami, Greenville, S.C. and Atlanta. Four cities made the Bed Bug Cities List for the first time including Myrtle Beach, S.C., St. Louis, Bowling Green, Ky. and Ft. Wayne, Ind.

  1. Chicago
  2. Detroit (+2)
  3. Columbus, Ohio
  4. Los Angeles (-2)
  5. Cleveland – Akron – Canton, Ohio (+1)
  6. Dallas – Ft. Worth (+7)
  7. Cincinnati (-2)
  8. Denver (+1)
  9. Richmond – Petersburg, Va. (+2)
  10. Dayton, Ohio (-3)
  11. Indianapolis (-1)
  12. Houston (+4)
  13. Seattle – Tacoma (+5)
  14. Washington, District of Columbia – Hagerstown, Md. (-6)
  15. Milwaukee (+6)
  16. San Francisco – Oakland – San Jose (+3)
  17. Raleigh – Durham – Fayetteville, N.C. (-5)
  18. New York (-1)
  19. Charleston – Huntington, W.Va. (+11)
  20. Grand Rapids – Kalamazoo – Battle Creek, Mich. (+13)
  21. Omaha, Neb. (+16)
  22. Louisville, Ky. (+10)
  23. Nashville, Tenn.
  24. Lexington, Ky. (+16)
  25. Atlanta (-10)
  26. Buffalo, N.Y. (+12)
  27. Sacramento – Stockton – Modesto, Calif. (+14)
  28. Syracuse, N.Y. (-14)
  29. Boston – Manchester (-9)
  30. Charlotte, N.C. (-5)
  31. Baltimore (-4)
  32. Phoenix – Prescott (-4)
  33. Miami – Ft. Lauderdale (-11)
  34. Knoxville, Tenn. (-3)
  35. Cedar Rapids – Waterloo – Dubuque, Iowa  (-6)
  36. Minneapolis – St. Paul (+8)
  37. Hartford – New Haven, Conn. (+3)
  38. Champaign – Springfield – Decatur, Ill.   (-3)
  39. San Diego (-13)
  40. Lincoln – Hastings – Kearney, Neb. (-1)
  41. Kansas City, Mo. (+9)
  42. Honolulu (+3)
  43. Albany – Schenectady – Troy, N.Y.
  44. Colorado Springs – Pueblo, Colo. (-2)
  45. Myrtle Beach – Florence, S.C.
  46. St. Louis
  47. Greenville – Spartanburg, S.C. – Asheville, N.C. (-11)
  48. Bowling Green, Ky.
  49. Ft. Wayne, Ind.
  50. Toledo, Ohio (-4)

Bed bugs are in every region of the country, and Orkin has treated for bed bugs in all 50 states. Rollins, Orkin's parent company, saw an 18 percent increase in bed bug revenue in 2014. The problem is growing nationwide as well. According to an annual report on the pest control industry, Americans spent $446 million to get rid of bed bugs in 2013, the latest data available, compared to $70 million in 2004.

While the cities above topped Orkin's list, homeowners, tenants and travelers across the country should take the following precautions to help prevent bed bugs:

At Home:                       

  • Inspect your home for signs of bed bugs regularly. Check locations where bed bugs hide during the day, including in furniture, mattress seams and bed sheets, as well as behind baseboards, electrical outlets and picture frames.
  • Decrease clutter around your home to make bed bug inspections and detection much easier.
  • Inspect and quarantine all secondhand furniture before bringing it inside your home.
  • Dry potentially infested bed linens, curtains and stuffed animals on the hottest temperature allowed for the fabric.

During travel, remember the acronym S.L.E.E.P. to inspect for bed bugs:

  • Survey the hotel room for signs of an infestation. Look for red or brown spots on sheets.
  • Lift and Look in bed bug hiding spots: the mattress, box spring, sheets and furniture, as well as behind baseboards, pictures and even torn wallpaper.
  • Elevate luggage on a rack away from the bed and wall. The safest places are in the bathroom or on counters.
  • Examine your luggage while repacking and once you return home from a trip.
  • Place all dryer-safe clothing from your luggage in the dryer for at least 15 minutes at the highest setting when you return home.

Bed bugs are not known to spread human disease like many other pests, but can leave itchy, bloody welts on skin, and they are active year-round. Because every bed bug scenario is different, it's important for homeowners to call a professional who can create a solution tailored to their home's needs.

About Orkin, LLC
Founded in 1901, Atlanta-based Orkin is an industry leader in essential pest control services and protection against termite damage, rodents and insects. The company operates more than 400 locations with almost 8,000 employees. Using a proprietary, three-step approach, Orkin provides customized services to approximately 1.7 million homeowners and businesses in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, Central America, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Asia, the Mediterranean and Africa. Orkin is committed to studying pest biology and applying scientifically proven methods. The company collaborates with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and eight major universities to conduct research and help educate consumers and businesses on pest-related health threats. Learn more about Orkin at http://orkin.com. Orkin is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rollins Inc. (NYSE: ROL).

About Rollins
Rollins Inc. is a premier global consumer and commercial services company. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Orkin LLC, HomeTeam Pest Defense, Orkin Canada, Western Pest Services, The Industrial Fumigant Company, Trutech LLC, Rollins Australia, Waltham Services LLC, PermaTreat and Crane Pest Control, the company provides essential pest control services and protection against termite damage, rodents and insects to more than 2 million customers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, Central America, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Asia, the Mediterranean, Africa and Australia from more than 500 locations. You can learn more about our subsidiaries by visiting our web sites at http://orkin.com, http://pestdefense.com,  http://orkincanada.ca, http://westernpest.com, http://indfumco.com, http://trutechinc.com, http://www.allpest.com.au/, http://walthamservices.com, www.permatreat.com, http://cranepestcontrol.com and http://rollins.com. You can also find this and other news releases at http://rollins.com by accessing the news releases button.

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