9,213

Number of bedbug-related complaints to New York City's 311 line during fiscal year 2008 (July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2008) , according to the New York vs Bed Bugs advocacy group. The complaints represent an almost 34 percent jump over the previous fiscal year; and for fiscal year 2004, the city had only 534 bedbug complaints. We've reported on New York City's bedbug boom before. 

For more information on eradicating bedbugs, read "How to Deal With Bedbugs."