Massachusetts City Makes Orkin’s Top Mosquito Cities of 2023 List

This is one list we sure don't want to be tops on. Every year Orkin, American pest company since 1964, releases it's super fun summer list of the Top Mosquito Cities in the country. (There may have been slight sarcasm dripping from that last sentence.) The list, as the name suggests, ranks the 50 cities where mosquitos are the worst based on how bad their mosquito problems are. This year, Boston comes in at #33 on their Top 50. Last year Boston was a slot lower, coming in at #34. So what you're saying is things are getting worse??

If you're worried about mosquitos ruining your upcoming party, just invite me. Those skeeters will spend the whole evening on my ankles and your party guests will go home bite-free. I'm a freaking mosquito magnet!

As for the top of the tops: Los Angeles was names the Top Mosquito City for a second year in a row according to Orkin. Chicago and New York rounded out the Top 3. LA, Chicago, and New York taking the Top 3? I guess Boston should be pretty good with coming in at #33 after all.

Well, if the mosquitos don't get you here in Massachusetts apparently the seagulls will!!

You know how annoying it is when you're trying to go to sleep and there's a mosquito in your room just hanging out buzzing around right outside your ear canal?? That leads us to Massachusetts next problem:

According to a new study by the “sleep experts” at Amerisleep, an online mattress store, Massachusetts is one of the most sleep-deprived states in the country! How bad do we rank? See below where I’ll give you the sleep-deprivation rankings of all 6 New England states.

Amerisleep got their data by examining 96 sleep-related search terms to determine the average monthly search volume per 100,000 residents in each state. The higher the search volume, the worse the sleep-deprivation, the higher up the list they go.

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I planned on doing that for this entire article but I came to my senses. Sleep is important. On average, a person spends about one-third of their life sleeping. I have two teenage children and they must be front-loading that sleep. The Guinness World Record for the longest time without sleep is held by Randy Gardner, who stayed awake for a staggering 11 days and 25 minutes during a science fair project in 1964. I bet he was a shell of a human being for a few days after that.

The recommended amount of sleep varies depending on age and individual needs. According to the National Sleep Foundation, here are the general recommendations for different age groups:

Newborns (0-3 months): 14-17 hours per day
Infants (4-11 months): 12-15 hours per day
Toddlers (1-2 years): 11-14 hours per day
Preschoolers (3-5 years): 10-13 hours per day
School-age children (6-13 years): 9-11 hours per day
Teenagers (14-17 years): 8-10 hours per day
Young adults (18-25 years): 7-9 hours per day
Adults (26-64 years): 7-9 hours per day
Older adults (65+ years): 7-8 hours per day

7-9 hours of sleep a night for adults? That doesn't seem too difficult to maintain, right? But to tell the truth I haven't seen a full 7 hours in a whiiiiillllllleeee. So I'm sorry Massachusetts. Hi, it's me. I'm the prob....

According to a new study by the “sleep experts” at Amerisleep, an online mattress store, Massachusetts is one of the most sleep-deprived states in the country! How bad do we rank? See below where I'll give you the sleep-deprivation rankings of all 6 New England states.

Amerisleep got their data by examining 96 sleep-related search terms to determine the average monthly search volume per 100,000 residents in each state. The higher the search volume, the worse the sleep-deprivation, the higher up the list they go.

So remove your sleep mask so you can see how sleep deprived (or not) New England is:

AVERAGE MONTHLY SEARCH VOLUME PER 100K: 556
OVERALL RANK: 42/50
NOT VERY SLEEP-DEPRIVED!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XrMxPhNiP4

AVERAGE MONTHLY SEARCH VOLUME PER 100K: 561
OVERALL RANK: 40/50
NOT VERY SLEEP-DEPRIVED!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v-7R4M1VC8

AVERAGE MONTHLY SEARCH VOLUME PER 100K: 739
OVERALL RANK: 7/50
PRETTY SLEEP-DEPRIVED!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3LKSd4HyU4

AVERAGE MONTHLY SEARCH VOLUME PER 100K: 621
OVERALL RANK: 26/50
MIDDLE OF THE PACK!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3RNHhL0t-A

AVERAGE MONTHLY SEARCH VOLUME PER 100K: 714
OVERALL RANK: 13
PRETTY SLEEP-DEPRIVED!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i8HTgzMNsw

AVERAGE MONTHLY SEARCH VOLUME PER 100K: 754
OVERALL RANK: 4
VERY SLEEP-DEPRIVED! THAT'S WHY WE LOVE OUR DUNKIN' SO MUCH!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH6Iiaq2AXI

Check out Amerisleep's full report RIGHT HERE!