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We're Number 1…For Bed Bugs, Third Year In A Row

Posted on January 22, 2015 by admin Click Here For Article

We love a high ranking here in Chicago, from top museums to best hot dogs to parades for our #1 sports teams, we pride ourselves on being a "world class city," as our Mayor likes to say ad nauseam. But one ranking we've earned for the third year in a row only has our skin crawling instead of celebrating.

A recent ranking by bug and pest combatants Orkin named Chicago number one on their list of top 50 worst cities for bed bugs. For the third year in a row. This comes only months after Orkin named us the "rattiest city," with the most rodent treatments performed over a period of 12 months.

As NBC5 Chicago reports, Orkin ranked U.S. cities by the number of bed bug treatments they performed last year. Treatments were reported in our city at a number of places that make us want to hide in a sterile environment and never interact with another human ever again a school, library, movie theater, public transit vehicles, police headquarters and your generic downtown office buildings, according to Orkin.

Ron Harrison, an Orkin entomologist and director of technical services, had this horrifying news to say about bed bugs:

So basically no one is safe. Thanks for the nightmares, Ron.

Orkin reported an 18 percent increase in the bed bug business last year, showing that nationwide there was an increase in treatments, with Americans spending much more in recent years. In 2013, the U.S. spent $446 million on bed bug treatments, a significant increase from just $70 million a little under a decade ago in 2004.

Rounding out the top five cities after Chicago were Detroit; Columbus, Ohio; Los Angeles and the Cleveland, Akron and Canton, Ohio area.

Orkin does have some tips for helping to keep your home as bed bug free as possible. They suggest you inspect your home regularly, checking locations where bed bugs hide during the day including furniture, mattress seams, bed sheets, behind baseboards, electrical outlets and picture frames. Decreasing clutter in your home will also make inspecting for bed bugs easier. Make sure to dry potentially infected fabrics like bed linens, curtains and stuffed animals on the highest temperature setting allowed for each of those fabrics.

If you are traveling, a prime scenario where bud bugs like to hitch a ride home with you, Orkin has a handy "S.L.E.E.P." method to use. Survey the hotel room for signs of infestation, Lift and look in bed bug hiding spots, Elevate luggage on a rack away from the bed and walls, Examine your luggage while repacking, and Place all dryer-safe materials from your luggage in the dryer at the highest setting for 15 minutes when you return home.

So remember, keep your shit clean, go all Nancy Drew on any hotel room you stay in and constantly scrutinize any small fleck of dust that could be a bed bug and try not to freak out. And if you end up winning the worst lottery ever and acquiring bed bugs, deal with it as quickly as possible. And realize that it will suck, since we've seen a few friends go through this scenario before.

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Posted on January 22, 2015 by admin Click Here For Article

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Worst cities for bed bugs: Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo crawling up the list

Posted on January 22, 2015 by admin Click Here For Article

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Bed bugs are apparently gaining ground in Michigan, according to pest control company Orkin, which issued its list of the top 50 worst cities when it comes to bed bug infestations.

Detroit climbed two spots to second place on the 2015 list, behind Chicago. Last year, Michigans largest city ranked third for cities with the largest increase in infestations on a list put out by Terminix, another national pest control company.

But these blood-sucking insects are on the rise on the west side of the state as well, according to Orkin.

Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek tied for the 20th spot on 2015 list, moving the region up 13 places in the national ranking.

The Atlanta-bases exterminator says the list is based on data from cities where Orkin performed the most bed bug treatments in 2014.

Overall, the country is in the midst of a bed bug resurgence, with Americans spending $446 million to get rid of bed bugs in 2013, compared to $70 million 10 years ago, according to industry data.

Trying to quantify the problem locally is difficult.

The Kent County Health Department does not monitor bed bug complaints because they are not considered a public health threat, said Lisa LaPlante, the countys communications director.

I would definitely say there has been an increase, said David Popp, with Rose Pest Control Solutions. Theres has been a steady increase over the last five or six years.

The Troy-based company, located in states across the Midwest and the South, has offices across Michigan in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Niles, Saginaw and Metro Detroit.

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Milwaukee challenging Orkin report that bed bugs are on the rise

Posted on January 22, 2015 by admin Click Here For Article

MILWAUKEE -- The extermination company Orkin is out with a report that ranks Milwaukee as 16th in the nation when it comes to bed bugs, up six spots from the year before. But the city said the report is misleading.

"This is a marketing ploy to hype the problem of bed bugs," said Todd Weiler, spokesman for Milwaukee's Deparment of Neighborhood Services.

Weiler said Orkin never contacted the City to get its data.

"What they are quoting is the number of treatments they applied in the various cities. What it does not show you is what are the actual trends, what are the actual numbers, whether bed bugs are growing or not."

Weiler said bed bug cases have not changed much from 2013 to 2014.

"Verified complaints dropped from 286 to 278 for a difference of 8 or -2.80 perecent change. I rate the trend as flat holding at about the same rate."

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Cincinnati ranks in top 10 on Orkin's list of top bed bug cities

Posted on January 22, 2015 by pcenet Click Here For Article

Cincinnati was ranked in the top ten of a list the city does not want to be on.

Orkin released its Top 50 Bed Bug Cities list and Cincinnati ranked No. 7, down two spots from last year.

Officials said the list is based on data from cities where Orkin performed the most bed bug treatments in 2014.

The United States is in the midst of a bed bug resurgence, with Americans spending $446 million to get rid of bed bugs in 2013, compared to $70 million 10 years ago.

The complete list (with shift from the 2014 list):

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)

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