The Bedbug Epidemic Just Gets Worse 4.78K Hamilton Nolan 01/11/11 10:00AM Filed to: plagues plagues Bedbugs NYC Crime The bloodsucking numbers are in: bedbug complaints from NYC residents rose about 7% last year, to nearly 5,000. The forecast for 2011: "Each year it's always a little worse." Well, there are worse problems for cities to have. [WSJ]