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Eew! LA Makes Creepy Top 20 List
Gorgeous weather? Check! Movie stars? Check! In-N-Out Burger. Absolutely!! So what could possibly go wrong?
Lists you want to make--Most Affordable! Best restaurants! Most Beautiful Beaches!!
And the list LA made: Most pest-infested cities in America. Super!
Los Angeles came in at #17 on this dubious list. Why?
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California may be the nation’s most populous state, but its pest population doesn’t reflect that. Just one California city cracked the top 20: L.A., which had 25.1 percent of units reporting pest sightings. Like most, but not all, cities in the top 20, roaches were L.A.’s most popular pest at 17.8 percent. But rats played a big role, too: 2.4 percent of housing units reported rats, rocketing L.A. to a tie for 3rd place on the rats list. Insert joke about Hollywood agents here.
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Lovely.
#1 on the list nationally: New Orleans. The heat and humidity there, plus old buildings, make it perfect for pests. New Orleans is #1 in the nation for rats and #2 for roaches. Hmmm. How about Mardi Gras in Monrovia in 2016?
--Image of LA at night via Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
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