Louisiana Cities Avoid “Bug Filled” Rankings; Texas Wasn’t So Lucky

Households in Louisiana, from Shreveport to New Orleans, are in a constant battle with pests. From ants to flies, cockroaches to stinkbugs, there always seem to be a wave of some pest that wants to move in. But what if professional pest control experts told you that Louisiana doesn't have it as bad as others?

Who Ranks Bug Filled Cities?

The pest control company Terminix releases a list every year that ranks out the cities in America who have the worst pest problems. Now they don't frame it household by household, they go city by city for a reason. The rankings they create are for the benefit of businesses, so they know what to expect for a year.

Terminix titles their list the "Buggiest U.S. Cities and Businesses in 2025", but doesn't really share their methodology. But who are we to question a pest control company when it comes to ranking pests? They're the experts after all.

What US Cities Have The Biggest Bug Problems?

On this year's list, you will find numerous Texas cities, including right at the very top of the list. Here's this year's top 50 "Buggiest U.S. Cities and Businesses in 2025" according to Terminix:

1 - Dallas–Ft. Worth, TX
2 - Houston, TX
3 - Los Angeles, CA
4 - Atlanta, GA
5 - San Francisco, CA
6 - Honolulu, HI
7 - New York, NY
8 - Tampa–St. Pete, FL
9 - Columbus, OH
10 - Miami–Ft. Lauderdale, FL
11 - Orlando, FL
12 - Philadelphia, PA
13 - Indianapolis, IN
14 - Cleveland–Akron, OH
15 - Cincinnati, OH
16 - Washington, DC
17 - Denver, CO
18 - Memphis, TN
19 - Jacksonville, FL
20 - Boston, MA
21 - Detroit, MI
22 - Louisville, KY
23 - Sacramento, CA
24 - San Diego, CA
25 - Pittsburgh, PA
26 - Las Vegas, NV
27 - Baltimore, MD
28 - San Antonio, TX
29 - Oklahoma City, OK
30 - Chicago, IL
31 - West Palm Beach–Fort Pierce, FL
32 - St. Louis, MO
33 - Nashville, TN
34 - Birmingham, AL
35 - Dayton, OH
36 - Salt Lake City, UT
37 - Toledo, OH
38 - Portland, OR
39 - Lexington, KY
40 - Corpus Christi, TX
41 - Harlingen, TX
42 - Little Rock–Pine Bluff, AR
43 - Palm Springs, CA
44 - Fresno–Visalia, CA
45 - Seattle–Tacoma, WA
46 - Hartford–New Haven, CT
47 - Harrisburg, PA
48 - Richmond, VA
49 - Minneapolis, MN
50 - Ft. Myers–Naples, FL

Why Didn't Louisiana Make The Bug Filled List?

Now we're not saying anything slanderous about Louisiana cities with our shock that none have made the list. The shock is more about the fact that so many other cities in the region, and cities with similar climates, did make the list. With so many Texas cities on the list, you would think ONE Louisiana city would make it.