Indianapolis Ranks 11th On Bed Bug List

Indianapolis ranks 11th on the 2014 Bed Bug Cities List, dropping one spot from last year’s ranking.

The list, released by Atlanta, Ga.-based pest control company Orkin, ranks the cities by the number of bed bug treatments Orkin performed from January to December 2014.

Chicago topped the list for the third consecutive year, with reports of the blood-sucking insects on public transit, downtown office buildings , and even police headquarters.

“Bed bugs are a serious issue across the country, and they’re very difficult to control,” said Orkin Entomologist and Technical Services Director Ron Harrison.

Experts say bed bugs aren’t limited to certain levels of cleanliness, which means they can be found in any home or hotel.

“They’re great hitchhikers, and people often bring them inside on their clothes or in their luggage,” Harrison said.

Indianapolis wasn't the only Indiana city to make the list. Ft. Wayne, 49th, was among four cities that made the list for the first time this year.

Here’s how the list stacks up:

1. Chicago
2. Detroit (+2)
3. Columbus, Ohio
4. Los Angeles (-2)
5. Cleveland – Akron – Canton, Ohio (+1)
6. Dallas – Ft. Worth (+7)
7. Cincinnati (-2)
8. Denver (+1)
9. Richmond – Petersburg, VA.(+2)
10. Dayton, Ohio (-3)
11. Indianapolis (-1)
12. Houston (+4)
13. Seattle – Tacoma (+5)
14. Washington, District of Columbia – Hagerstown, Md. (-6)
15. Milwaukee (+6)
16. San Francisco – Oakland – San Jose (+3)
17. Raleighn – Durham – Fayetteville, N.C. (-5)
18. New York (-1)
19. Charleston – Huntington, W.Va. (+11)
20. Grand Rapids -Kalamazoo – Battle Creek, Mich.(+13)
21. Omaha, Neb. (+16)
22. Louisville,Ky. (+10)
23. Nashville, Tenn.
24. Lexington, Ky. (+16)
25. Atlanta (-10)
26. Buffalo, N.Y. (+12)
27. Sacramento – Stockton – Modesto, Calif. (+14)
28. Syracuse, N.Y. (-14)
29. Boston – Mancheser(-9)
30. Charlotte, N.C. (-5)
31. Baltimore (-4)
32. Phoenix- Prescott(-4)
33. Miami – Ft. Lauderdale (-11)
34. Knoxville, Tenn (-3)
35. Cedar Rapids – Waterloo – Dubuque, Iowa (-6)
36. Minneapolis – St. Paul (+8)
37. Hartford – New Haven, Conn. (+3)
38. Champaign – Springfield – Decatur, Ill. (-3)
39. San Diego (-13)
40. Lincoln – Hastings – Kearney, Neb. (-1)
41. Kansas City, Mo. (+9)
42. Honolulu (+3)
43. Albany – Schenectady – Troy, N.Y.
44. Colorado Springs – Pueblo, Colo. (-2)
45. Myrtle Beach – Florence, S.C.
46. St. Louis
47. Greenville – Spartanburg, S.C. – Asheville, N.C. (-11)
48. Bowling Green, Ky.
49. Ft. Wayne, Ind.
50. Toledo, Ohio (-4)