July 5, 2025

As summer travel kicks into high gear, a new threat looms large over the American vacation season: an alarming surge in bed bug infestations sweeping across the heartland. Orkin’s 2025 Bed Bug Cities List has exposed a stunning upheaval, with liberal-run Chicago shamefully clinging to the No. 1 spot for the fifth straight year—symbolizing the fallout of failed urban management and lax standards. Meanwhile, surprising new hotspots like Hartford and Peoria are skyrocketing up the list, with Hartford leaping an unprecedented 48 spots, raising urgent concerns over the unchecked spread of these blood-sucking parasites. Once-symbolic cities like New York and Philadelphia managed major drops, but not without scars from years of infestation. Americans must stay vigilant as they hit the road this season—bed bugs won’t ask for your vote or your vaccine card, but they’re hitching a ride regardless. Let this be a wake-up call: leadership matters, even in pest control.

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