It turns out bed bugs love living in Northeast Ohio. The area has landed at the top of both Orkin’s and Terminix’s list of most bed bug infested cities this year.

On Orkin’s list, Cleveland came in second place, while Terminix ranked the Cleveland-Akron area at number three.

Experts would like to clear one thing up when it comes to bed bugs, though.

“If you have a bed bug problem, it’s because you’re human,” said Seun Odalipupo, an Assistant Professor of Urban Entomology at the Ohio State University and an expert on bed bugs. Odalipupo said that there tends to be a lot of shame when it comes to bed bugs, which can lead to delays in treatment and reporting.

“People think when you have bed bugs, it's a reflection of how poor you are and how unhygienic things are where you live,” he said.

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