Chicago Tops Orkin's 2026 Bed Bug List for 6th Year as Raleigh Ranks No. 16
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Updated · Citizen Times · Jul 11
Chicago Tops Orkin's 2026 Bed Bug List for 6th Year as Raleigh Ranks No. 16
3 articles · Updated · Citizen Times · Jul 11
Summary
Orkin's 2026 hotspot report again put Chicago at No. 1 for bed bug treatments, with Los Angeles, Detroit, Cleveland and Indianapolis rounding out the top five.
May 2025-to-May 2026 treatment data from residential and commercial sites drove the rankings, which Orkin released as peak U.S. travel season gets underway.
Raleigh ranked No. 16 and Charlotte No. 27, making them the only North Carolina cities in Orkin's top 50 and keeping the state out of the top 10.
North Carolina travelers face lower encounter odds than the hardest-hit states—1 in 185 versus 1 in 57 in Michigan—though bed bugs can still trigger allergic reactions, skin infections, anxiety and insomnia.