Los Angeles Tops List of U.S. Cities With the Most Mosquitoes

A Terminix list of places that use its services most has four other California cities in the top 20.

A worker sprinkles mosquito-repelling granules along Lake Pit at La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles on Oct. 23, 2013. Jae C. Hong / AP

LA residents can shout “We’re No. 1!” but it has nothing to do with the Dodgers or Lakers.

Los Angeles was named the U.S. city with the most mosquitoes in a study by bug repellent company Terminix, with four other California cities in the top 20