Cities With Worst Bedbug Infestations

Ohio has three in the top 10

By Nick McMaster

Posted Aug 24, 2010 4:26 PM CDT

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Cities With Worst Bedbug Infestations — Don't let these guys bite. (AP Photo/Virginia Tech Department of Entomology, Tim McCoy, File)

The bedbug problem continues to spread across the US, with 95% of pest companies reporting encounters. But which cities are the hardest hit? The Daily Beast consulted exterminator Orkin for information—and found that it's not a good time to be in Ohio. The biggest infestations are in:

Cincinnati
Columbus
Chicago
Denver
Detroit

Click the Daily Beast link for the story and full list, which has New York at No. 7 and one more Ohio entrant.

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