Top Skeeter Cities

Orkin’s Top 50 Mosquito Cities list ranks metro areas by the number of mosquito customers served from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021. The list includes both residential and commercial treatments.

  1. Los Angeles (+1)
  2. Atlanta (-1)
  3. Washington, DC
  4. Dallas(+2)
  5. Chicago
  6. New York (-2)
  7. Detroit (0)
  8. Miami (+2)
  9. Charlotte (-1)
  10. Raleigh-Durham (+1)
  11. Houston (+1)
  12. Philadelphia (-3)
  13. Tampa (+3)
  14. Grand Rapids (+5)
  15. Orlando (+5)
  16. Nashville (+1)
  17. Minneapolis (-2)
  18. Indianapolis (+4)
  19. Baltimore (-1)
  20. Memphis (-7)
  21. Richmond, VA (-7)
  22. Phoenix (+2)
  23. Boston (-2)
  24. Norfolk, VA (-1)
  25. Cleveland
  26. New Orleans (+4)
  27. St. Louis (-1)
  28. Seattle (new to list)
  29. Greenville, SC (-2)
  30. West Palm Beach (+4)
  31. Mobile, AL (-2)
  32. Tulsa (-4)
  33. Austin (+5)
  34. Knoxville (-2)
  35. Albany (-4)
  36. Kansas City (-1)
  37. Jacksonville (+8)
  38. San Antonio (+9)
  39. San Diego (new to list)
  40. Lafayette, LA (-7)
  41. Oklahoma City (-2)
  42. San Francisco (-6)
  43. Denver (-1)
  44. Cincinnati (-1)
  45. Burlington, PA (-8)
  46. Savannah, GA
  47. Fresno, CA (new to list)
  48. Shreveport
  49. Ft. Wayne, IN
  50. Baton Rouge (-10)

Gators on the move

The recent rain in the area has flooded creeks to the point that alligators are traveling out of the lake. This gator was at the intersection of Hwy103 and FM1277 in San Augustine County, close to 2 miles from the lake. As the reptiles move inland they will get into others creeks and ponds and could pose a threat to livestock, pets, and people. If you have a nuisance gator please contact a Texas Game Warden

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