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Bedbugs: Why New York is the city that never sleeps
Bedbugs have quickly become a worldwide problem, and in the U.S. they’ve emerged from coast to coast. Recently you may have heard media reports (and late night comedians) referring to a new report from Terminix in which the pest control company cited the “15 Most Popular Locations for Bloodsucking Pests” in the United States. Those cities are: 1. New York 2. Philadelphia3. Detroit
4. Cincinnati5. Chicago
6. Denver7. Columbus, Ohio
8. Dayton, Ohio 9. Washington, D.C. 10. Los Angeles 11. Boston 12. Indianapolis13. Louisville, Ky.
14. Cleveland15. Minneapolis, Minn.
Perhaps due to New York City’s dubious ranking at the top of this list, the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene offers a very helpful downloadable guide, “Stop Bed Bugs Safely”. The department offers a guide for hotel managers as well. In short order, the Internet has become filled with blogs devoted to bedbugs, including quite a few sites that allow consumers to self-report infestations at hotels. One of the most comprehensive is The Bedbug Registry, which has collected about 20,000 such reports over four years. Other sites document user reports of bedbug incidents on cruise ships.
As Consumers Union has noted previously about travel social media sites, there’s no proven method of validating such claims. This disclaimer on bedbugregistry.com sums it up: “Because our bedbug reports come directly from users, we can’t guarantee their accuracy. If you feel a location has been reported in error, you can file a dispute.”— William J. McGee
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