I almost had a panic attack over the weekend when I saw what I thought was a bed bug! To the naked eye, they’re tiny, black, and a gift sent from Satan. Luckily for my wife and I, it was a piece of fuzz, but that didn’t stop me from getting into a karate stance when I saw it (quit laughing).
I’ve had a close call with bed bugs in the past; my workplace (luckily I was part time there at the time) had an infestation of them, so ever since that happened (over 10 years ago) I’ve been a little on edge.
Especially with the end of Summer and beginning of fall, the peak time of the year for them (even though they can stay active all year, thank you, climate-controlled environments).
Because of my paranoia (and let’s face it, if you’re facing an enemy that the main way to defeat it was to destroy almost everything you own), I keep an eye on Orkin’s annual bed bug report to see which city is the worst when it comes to the worst of insects.
Worst Places In The Country For Bed Bugs
Chicago has claimed the top spot again (which is fine; they can keep that trophy), but how do some of our bigger cities in the Pacific Northwest fare? We had two cities that cracked the top 30. Not good, but could have been a lot worse…