Zachary DeVries
Coverage of Zachary DeVries in the Nexus archive.
- Major American city again takes top honors for worst possible travel reason
Chicago retained its position as the top city on Orkin’s 2026 Bed Bug Cities List for the fifth consecutive year, followed by Los Angeles, Detroit, Cleveland, and Indianapolis. The rankings, based on bedbug treatment data from May 2025 to May 2026, highlight increased bedbug activity in tourist destinations like Tampa and Myrtle Beach, while cities such as Nashville and Oklahoma City rose in the rankings.
- Bedbug warning puts summer travelers on alert as top U.S. hot spots are revealed
A report by casino.ca ranks Michigan as the U.S. state with the highest bedbug risk, with Warren, Michigan, as the top bedbug hot-spot city. Ohio and Maryland follow as the second and third riskiest states. The analysis combines data from pest control companies and hotel reviews, though experts caution that such rankings may not reflect bedbug prevalence in rural or suburban areas.