LOS ANGELES, CA — LA's bed bug problem is now even worse than New York's, according to the experts.

For years, those blood-sucking parasites seemed like a New York thing - a problem in crowded apartment buildings that spread to hotels, theaters, restaurants and even mass transit. But in 2017, exterminators at Orkin respond to more bed bug infestations in Los Angeles than in New York City, according to the company's latest report on the Top 50 Bed Bug Cities. Los Angeles climbed up two slots tow number four while New York dropped four slots to number eight.

"The number of bed bug infestations in the United States is still rising," says Dr. Tim Husen, an Orkin entomologist. "They continue to invade our homes and businesses on a regular basis because they are not seasonal pests, and only need blood to survive," he says.

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