Most NJ and NYC residents would probably like the opportunity to study a map of their city which indicates bed bug infested areas and bed bug free zones. In 2006 the New York Times published such a map. The color coded map was a little difficult to analyze, yet even with the proper evaluation of the map the conclusion of which NYC areas are bed bugs free might be wrong.

A lot of bed bugs infestations are not reported. Also, if the map is not updated every week the map will be out of date because the bed bugs are excellent travelers. Based on statistics from other municipalities some experts suggest that the majority of bed bug infestations treated by pest control experts will not be reported to the city’s health department. So a NJ or NYC resident could look at his bed bug map and decide to move to a particular street because the map shows it’s a bed bugs free zone. However, after moving in the neighborhood he realizes it’s filled with the critters and thus is inspired to say something like “Dang!”

If you have bed bugs let a NJ, NYC bed bugs pest control professional destroy them for you.