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Female Aedes aegypti mosquito feeding on a human hand, engorged with blood, 2006. Image courtesy Centers for Disease Control (CDC) \/ James Gathany. (Photo by Smith Collection\/Gado\/Getty Images) <\/p>\n
NEW YORK – New York City is once again among the worst places in the country for mosquitoes, ranking in the Top 5 in a new national report.<\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
New York ranked No. 3 on Orkin\u2019s 2026 Mosquito Cities List<\/a>, placing it among the worst cities in the U.S. for mosquito activity.<\/p>\n Los Angeles held the top spot for the sixth straight year, followed by Chicago.<\/p>\n The rankings are based on the number of residential mosquito treatments performed by Orkin between March 2025 and March 2026.<\/p>\n Big picture view:<\/p>\n Experts say mosquito activity is no longer concentrated in just one region of the country.<\/p>\n “Over the past decade, we\u2019ve seen mosquito activity expand beyond traditional hotspots and become a nationwide concern,” said Shannon Sked, Orkin entomologist.<\/p>\n Cities across the Midwest and other regions are seeing growing mosquito pressure, driven in part by shifting climate conditions and the spread of species like the yellow fever mosquito.<\/p>\n Here are the top 20 cities on Orkin\u2019s 2026 Mosquito Cities List<\/a>:<\/p>\n Los AngelesChicagoNew YorkDetroitAtlantaWashington, D.C.HoustonDallasClevelandDenverRaleigh, N.C.Charlotte, N.C.MinneapolisPhiladelphiaIndianapolisTampa, Fla.MiamiSan FranciscoOrlando, Fla.Columbus, Ohio <\/p>\n Why you should care:<\/p>\n Mosquitoes are considered the deadliest animal in the world, responsible for more than 600,000 malaria-related deaths each year, according to the CDC<\/a>.<\/p>\n In the U.S., they can spread diseases including West Nile virus<\/a>, Eastern equine encephalitis and Zika.<\/p>\n What you can do:<\/p>\n Orkin recommends following the “BITE” method to reduce risk:<\/p>\n Block skin with long sleeves and repellentsInstall tight-fitting screensTrim vegetationEliminate standing water <\/p>\n What’s next:<\/p>\n Mosquito activity is expected to increase through the summer months as peak season begins.<\/p>\n The Source: This article was written using information from an Orkin press release.<\/p>\n Wild Nature<\/a>New York<\/a>Health<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article Female Aedes aegypti mosquito feeding on a human hand, engorged with blood, 2006. Image courtesy Centers for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220968,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[2953,9,12,56,63,65,64,6781,618,84946],"class_list":["post-220967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-health","tag-new-york","tag-news","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-science","tag-us","tag-wild-nature"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=220967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220967\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mosquito_1531851194249_5803417_ver1.0.jpg\")
The worst mosquito cities in the U.S. <\/p>\n