ATLANTA (WKZO) — Just a few hundred years ago, most of southern Michigan was swamp, so it should be no surprise that the region is among the worst in the nation for Mosquitoes
Orkin Pest Control has released the list of the worst areas in the country for the blood-sucking bugs. Chicago was second, Detroit fourth, and the area in between…Battle Creek, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids finished 12th.
Atlanta, Georgia posted the worst numbers.
The only other city in the north that made the top dozen was Boston. All the others were in the south where skeeters are a year round annoyance.
It’s based on the number of calls they get for service, so it’s biased towards big cities with millions of people.
