Baltimore is known for its historic neighborhoods, monuments, crab cakes — and, increasingly, its bed bugs.
For the second straight year, the U.S. port city ranked No. 1 on a Top 50 Bed Bug Cities list compiled by Atlanta-based pest control services company Orkin LLC.
The list, released Monday, is based on the most residential and commercial treatments for the seed-sized bloodsuckers from December 2016 to November 2017, and reflects a rising number of infestations across the U.S., according to Tim Husen, an Orkin entomologist.
Washington, 40 miles from Baltimore, was ranked second on Orkin’s list, followed by Chicago, Los Angeles and Columbus, Ohio.
The Baltimore City Health Department doesn’t have any bed bug mitigation programs, according to its website, which gives tips on identifying and controlling the ancient critters.
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Swamp creatures carry lots of bedbugs.
ReplyDeleteRepresenting for the fine state of Maryland - Charm City (Baltimore)!
ReplyDeleteAlways in the headlines, but mostly for BAD reasons!
It has a two legged roach infestation too.
ReplyDeleteThat's because of "them"
ReplyDeleteThey have a major bed bug problem at cadista pharmaceuticals. Strange, why there?
ReplyDeleteA lot of illegals and immigrants carry these critters foreign workers and lazy filthy people are a recipe for a bed bug explosion..baltimore.
ReplyDeletebedbugs are a very minor concern for swamp city compared to other issues
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