Orkin ranks Halifax as seventh worst city in Canada for bed bugs

By CityNews Halifax Staff

Posted Jan 7, 2020 12:43:00 PM.

Halifax has been ranked the seventh worst city in Canada for bed bugs by pest control company Orkin.

The company released its annual top 25 list on Tuesday, based on the number of residential and commercial treatments it performed between Jan.1 and Dec. 31, 2019.

The new list is an improvement from one year ago, when Orkin ranked Halifax fifth.

Toronto tops this year's rankings, followed by Winnipeg, Vancouver, St. John's and Ottawa.

Dartmouth just managed to make the list, placing at number 25.

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