As people prepare to travel for summer vacation, a top pest-control company is revealing the U.S.cities where you’re likely to encounter bedbugs.Bedbugs are small insects that feed on blood and live near humans or animals, favoring places we sleep or rest, such as beds, couches and nearby furniture.
They can cause itchy bites, skin irritation, and in some cases, allergic reactions.CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE NEWSChicago once again topped the list of Orkin’s 2026 Bed Bug Cities List, retaining the pest control and extermination company’s number one ranking as America’s city where it performed the most bedbug treatments.Orkin announced last year that the Windy City had held onto its spot as the most bedbug-infested city in the nation for the fifth consecutive year.Los Angeles, Detroit, Cleveland and Indianapolis rounded out the top five this year.Popular tourist hot spots Tampa and Myrtle Beach experienced increased bedbug activity, Orkin reported.A new report lists which cities received the highest volume of calls to exterminate bedbugs.
(iStock)"Many cities where bedbug activity has been the worst in the last year are also some of the country’s most popular travel destinations and are expected to welcome large numbers of visitors for major concerts, festivals and sporting events throughout the summer and beyond," Orkin announced in a press release.Nashville and Oklahoma City each climbed 10 spots on this year’s list, the company said, while Youngstown, Omaha and Knoxville recorded some of the largest declines.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERAccording to Orkin, "These year-over-year changes highlight the persistent and evolving nature of bedbug activity across the nation."The rankings are based on treatment data from metro areas where Orkin performed the most bedbug treatments from May 2025 to May 12, 2026, and includes both residential and commercial bedbug treatments.A report by casino.ca released earlier this summer ranked Michiga...