Minnesota And Iowa Towns Make List Of ‘Worst Bed Bug Cities 2024′

If you are traveling in Minnesota or Iowa you will want to make sure to be careful when visiting these two potential Bed Bug problem cities.

Bed Bugs can be very difficult to get rid of once you have them in your house.

The little critters can hitch a ride home with you after a trip where you stayed that had an infested room.

According to WebMD “Bedbugs are active mainly at night and usually bite you while you're sleeping. They pierce the skin and take your blood through their long beaks. The bugs feed from 3 minutes to 10 minutes until they're full, then crawl away.” YIKES!

Orkin put out a list of the "Cities With The Worst Bed Bug Problems".

Orkin says … “The bed bug cities list is 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.”

Orkin's list included both Davenport and Cedar Rapids, in Iowa.

And new to the list for 2024 is Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Here are the Worst Bed Bug Cities in 2024...

1. Chicago
2. New York
3. Philadelphia
4. Cleveland-Akron, OH
5. Los Angeles
6. Detroit
7. Washington, D.C. (+2)
8. Indianapolis (-1)
9. Charlotte (+5)
10. Champaign, IL (+1)
11. Columbus, OH (-1)
12. Cincinnati (+1)
13. Atlanta (+3)
14. Grand Rapids, MI (-2)
15. Denver
16. Baltimore (-8)
17. Richmond, VA (+9)
18. Greensboro, N.C. (+25)
19. St. Louis (+6)
20. Youngstown (+7)
21. Pittsburgh (-3)
22. Dallas-Ft. Worth (-5)
23. Flint, MI (-2)
24. Raleigh-Durham (-4)
25. Milwaukee (+15)
26. Charleston, W.V. (-7)
27. Greenville, SC (-3)
28. Norfolk, VA (-5)
29. Davenport, IA (+8)
30. Nashville (+3)
31. Tampa (+10)
32. Toledo (+6)
33. Dayton, OH (+1)
34. Knoxville (-4)
35. Las Vegas (new to list)
36. Omaha, NE (-4)
37. South Bend, IN (-9)
38. Houston (+6)
39. Cedar Rapids, IA (-8)
40. Ft. Wayne, IN (-5)
41. San Francisco (-19)
42. Buffalo, NY (-13)
43. Harrisburg (-7)
44. Seattle (-5)
45. Miami
46. Orlando (+1)
47. Minneapolis (new to list)
48. Oklahoma City (new to list)
49. Louisville, KY
50. Lexington, KY (-4)

When Traveling Orkin reminds you to “Survey the hotel room for signs of an infestation.

Be on the lookout for tiny, ink-colored stains on mattress seams, in soft furniture, and behind headboards.”