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New Orleans is the Most Roach Infested City in the USA
It's a distinction nobody in the Crescent City, or Louisiana, wants to have. According to the people at Bloomberg, New Orleans is the most roach infested city in America.
Every two years the government agency American Housing Survey talks to homeowners, and gathers information on how safe they feel in their own homes, and whether they have seen mice, rats, cockroaches, or other vermin.
The results are in, and it's not a pretty picture. The Top 10 Roach Infested Cities in America are below, but before you see those, make sure you do these things to keep vermin away. 1) Remove food and moisture 2) Seal cracks and crevices 3) Contact a pest control professional.
- New Orleans
- Houston
- Miami
- Atlanta
- Phoenix
- Raleigh
- Los Angeles
- Dallas
- New York
- Memphis
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