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North Carolina cities in top 25 areas for bed bugs – Spectrum News
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Charlotte ranks ninth on Orkin's 2024 list of the top 50 cities with the most bed bugs, based on the pest control company'streatment data tracked from December 2022 to November 2023.
Across the country, Greensboro ranks 18th and the Raleigh-Durham area ranks 24th on the list.
Bed bugs are considered a traveling pest, hitching a ride on luggage, clothes, purses and backpacks, making their way into hotels and homes.
Jay Patel is co-founder of Hotel Refugein Charlotte. With a 100 sanitation rating hanging on the wall in the five-room pilot hotel, he says he and the staff work hard to ensure bed bugs and other pests and rodents are something guests don't encounter.
"We're comfortable knowing it's not a dangerous or harmful pest, but nevertheless, we do our best to make sure nobody ever has to interact with them," Patel said.
The hotel operator says in the rare event a guest brings in bed bugs, that room and any rooms beside the infested one, would be out of service until the room is treated.
Patel says his staff check for bed bugs as part of standard protocol, like changing the sheets between guests. Each room has a protective mattress cover and mattress pad underneath the fitted sheet.
"There is a zipper that goes around the corner, and so nothing can kind of get in and out of this getting as many levels of barriers as we can," Patel said.
He says when checking into hotels, or at home, people can check the corner creases and seams of the mattress, which is where bed bugs hang out during the day before exploring the other areas of the mattress at night.
"Once you can clear that, you generally can be rest assured that there's nothing in that sleeping area," Patel said.
Orkin recommends following the acronym S.L.E.E.P. when staying in hotels:
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Cleveland hotel nearly fails inspection after live bed bugs found in rooms – Local 3 News
A hotel in Cleveland nearly failed its inspection after bugs were found.
Lincoln Inn & Swiss House on Georgetown Road scored a 74.
The inspector said rooms were not sufficiently designated as non-smoking.
The walkways were found to be dirty with trash. According to the inspector clean linens were stored near a leaky pipe in the laundry room.
Live bed bugs were found in two rooms by the inspector. Those rooms will be closed until they can be treated by a licensed professional.
A hole was found in the sheet in a room.The inspector noted a chemical spray bottle was stored facing clean linens.
If you have a question about a restaurant, hotel, pool or gym call your local health department.
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Bed bugs are increasing. Where does your city rank? – ConsumerAffairs
Just about every city in America has something it can claim that its got the best of. But the last thing a local chamber of commerce would like to advertise is that its got more bed bugs than anyplace else!
Now, on top of its hotdogs and pizza, the Bulls and the Bears, and a history full of gangsters, Chicago can boast that it is the worst city in America for bed bugs, according to an annualstudy from Orkin.
New Yorkers and Philadelphians don't have much to cheer about, either. New York has the second-worst bed bug problem and Philadelphia is third.
The problem is increasing in Greensboro, N.C. That metrogained the most ground this year, moving up 25 spots, followed by Milwaukee (#25) and Tampa (#31).
The only two towns in the U.S. that can feel good aboutthe results of this study are Louisville and Lexington, Ky.,which finished last. Maybe bed bugs dont like bourbon.
Heres the whole list of bed bug-infested cities based on treatment data from the metro areas where Orkin performed the most bed bug treatments from Dec. 1, 2022 Nov. 30, 2023. The ranking includes both residential and commercial treatments.
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland-Akron
Los Angeles
Detroit
Washington, D.C. (+2)
Indianapolis (-1)
Charlotte (+5)
Champaign, Ill.(+1)
Columbus, Ohio(-1)
Cincinnati (+1)
Atlanta (+3)
Grand Rapids, Mich.(-2)
Denver
Baltimore (-8)
Richmond, Va.(+9)
Greensboro, N.C. (+25)
St. Louis (+6)
Youngstown, Ohio (+7)
Pittsburgh (-3)
Dallas-Ft. Worth (-5)
Flint, Mich.(-2)
Raleigh-Durham (-4)
Milwaukee (+15)
Charleston, W.Va.(-7)
Greenville, S.C. (-3)
Norfolk, Va.(-5)
Davenport (+8)
Nashville (+3)
Tampa (+10)
Toledo (+6)
Dayton, Ohio(+1)
Knoxville, Tenn. (-4)
Las Vegas (new to list)
Omaha, Neb.(-4)
South Bend, Ind.(-9)
Houston (+6)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa(-8)
Ft. Wayne, Ind.(-5)
San Francisco (-19)
Buffalo, N.Y. (-13)
Harrisburg (-7)
Seattle (-5)
Miami
Orlando (+1)
Minneapolis (new to list)
Oklahoma City (new to list)
Louisville, Ky.
Lexington, Ky.(-4)
Paris has had time to work on its bed bug program, but according to reports, the punaise de lit (bed bug) situation is getting worse there instead of better like 65% worse. according to Frances Union Chamber of Insect Control.
Thats a headache and a half for the most visited city in the world, whose hoteliers have been searching for something positive for the 15 million people coming to town for the Olympics.
"While the bed bug infestations in Paris have made travelers more conscious of the pests in hotels while traveling internationally, it is also important to take precautions at home, said Ben Hottel, Orkin entomologist.
Second-hand items such as clothing and furniture are also common bed bug hiding places, allowing pests an opportunity to hitch a ride home with new consumers. Examining any new items before they enter your home will help to catch a bed bug infestation sooner, rather than later.
If you live in one of the markets where bed bugs rule, it may be a good idea to double-check to see what levels of infestation you may or may not have. ConsumerAffairs has a complete guide to pest control including reader reviews and ratings available here.
Gary GuthrieReporter
Garys main beats for the ConsumerAffairs news team are travel and technology, including the hearing aid industry. (Hes also been a hearing aid user for over 15 years.) Prior to working here, he was a programming consultant for radio and TV stations in some 20 markets around the U.S., as well as a presentation developer for the likes of Jack Daniel's, Procter & Gamble, AT&T, and Columbia University.
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