Four Ohio cities–including Columbus–are within the country’s 15 most bed bug-infested, new study says


It looks like Ohio needs to wash its bedsheets a whole lot more.
According to a new study from pest control company Terminix, not one, not two and not even three Ohio cities are among the nation’s most bed bug-infested. Four of them are.
The study, which drew on more than 300 different Terminix branches to name the 50 cities across the nation with the worst bed bug problems, tapped Columbus as the 12th most bed bug-infested municipality in the country. Here’s the full top 15.
BROUGHT TO YOU BY
- Philadelphia
- New York
- Cleveland-Akron (Canton)
- Los Angeles
- Dallas – Ft. Worth
- Atlanta
- Houston
- Washington, D.C (Hagerstown)
- San Francisco – Oak – San Jose
- Indianapolis
- Dayton
- Columbus
- Chicago
- Cincinnati
- Pittsburgh
For what it’s worth, only one other Buckeye State city landed in the top 15, and that was Toledo at the 40th spot. That being said, we’re not sure if Ohio gets bonus points for landing back-to-back cities at spots 11 and 12.
Want to read more? Check out our print publications, (614) Magazine and Stock & Barrel. Learn where you can find free copies of our newest issues here!
BROUGHT TO YOU BY