| Orkin list | Data window (Orkin’s words) | Grand Rapids | Detroit | Flint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (July 7, 2026) | May 12, 2025 – May 12, 2026 | No. 10 (−3) | No. 3 | No. 20 |
| 2025 (June 30, 2025) | May 15, 2024 – May 14, 2025 | No. 7 (+7) | No. 3 | No. 16 |
| 2024 (January 22, 2024) | Dec 1, 2022 – Nov 30, 2023 | No. 14 (−2) | No. 6 | No. 23 |
What the list is
Orkin’s own sentence: “This year’s rankings are based on treatment data from metro areas where Orkin performed the most bed bug treatments ... The list includes both residential and commercial bed bug treatments.” It is a ranking of one company’s treatment volume by metro. It is not a prevalence survey, and no public body publishes one: the Kent County Health Department has no bed bug statistics, and the state manual has no county breakdown. The 2026 top ten, for context: Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Springfield IL, Washington DC, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Grand Rapids.
What it is fair to conclude
Three consecutive top-15 placements, in a metro far smaller than most of the others on the list, mean a lot of treatments per household. Michigan’s manual noted fifteen years ago that “several samples from Michigan bedbug populations were found to be highly resistant” to pyrethroids; a population that resists the common sprays is one where cheap first attempts fail and the problem spreads before it is treated properly. That is consistent with high treatment volume. It is also the argument for heat. Resistance →
What it is not fair to conclude
That your home is likely infested, or that you should pay urgency pricing. One infestation has one source. Find it, treat it properly, and the ranking is somebody else’s problem.