The 5 Worst Cities In North Dakota For Bed Bugs-2026

Remember the Old Saying?

You probably grew up with your parents telling you, "Sleep tight and don't let the bed bugs bite." Bed bugs were common in America in the early 1900s. They were mostly eradicated with the advanced use of pesticides for a good part of the century.

As more and more immigrants moved to America from third-world countries in the late 1900s and early 20th century, we have once again seen a bed bug explosion in America.

Bed Bugs Have Stood the Test of Time

Bugs Have Stood the Test of Time. According to American Pest, bed bugs were a problem all the way back to the days of Ancient Rome.

How does someone get bed bugs?  Do they just show up in your home from the outside?  No, they like places where lots of people tend to gather.  Hotels, airports, movie theaters, even medical facilities, or in high-traffic business areas.  They'll often hitch a ride in purses, luggage, or even your body.  YIKES!

Bed bugs are opportunistic insects that come out at night to feed on the blood of their hosts. Talk about terrifying.  They are extremely small and very difficult to spot.  They like to hide in mattresses or in cracks in windows, floors, or walls close to their next victim.  They can survive several months without a meal, which makes them even more difficult to eradicate.

They Multiply Quickly

Bed bugs breed like rabbits, and a female can lay thousands of eggs over the course of her lifetime. Store-bought insecticides rarely work, which means you'll need a professional.  This will turn into an expensive proposition for your family, too.  Depending on the size of your home, you could be looking at a bill from several hundred dollars to over a thousand bucks.

"Bed Bug Awareness Week?"

Yep, this is an actual thing, and it's the first week of June every year.

The 5 Worst Cities for Bed Bugs in North Dakota 

According to the latest intel from social media, articles, and professional exterminators, these are the worst cities in North Dakota for bed bugs right now.

#5 Devils Lake

Why it made the list: Multiple apartment and hotel reports, including confirmed multi-unit infestations. Read more about that here.

#4 Grand Forks

Why it made the list: Documented infestations in both hotels and private residences. Grand Forks is a college town with lots of new people every year and plenty of travel traffic, which leads to more opportunities for bed bugs to spread. Read more about that here.

#3 Minot 

Why it made the list: Multiple hotel reports with guest complaints describing active bed bug encounters. Read more about that here.

#2 Bismarck

Why it made the list: Increasing exterminator calls, up to 5 per week in recent reporting. Plenty of documented hotel and residence complaints across review databases. Bismarck is even ranked nationally (lower tier), but still notable for North Dakota. You can read more about that here.

#1 Fargo (with a bullet)

Why it made the list: Fargo has the highest number of reported infestations in the state (including hotels and residences). Fargo also scores high in national rankings of U.S. cities for bed bug activity. Multiple properties and private homes cited in infestation reports. Read more about that here.

Keep this in Mind on Bed Bugs

Bed bugs do not mean dirty. They do not discriminate, rich or poor, clean or dirty homes. Bed bugs can show up in million-dollar homes to modest priced homes. If you travel at all, you are at risk for bringing home bed bugs.

Again, sleep tight after reading this, and don't let the bedbugs bite.