- The work of New York vs Bed Bugs has ended -- this site remains as an archive. We're making things simple and easier to maintain but we'll bring back the photographs our friends allowed us to use (perhaps you liked them too).
- Check out the innovative work of the Central Ohio Bed Bug Task Force
- HPD has streamlined the registration page for its online bed bug course and is now offering community classes for non-profits and tenant groups. More details here.
- Featured interview: Steven W. Smollens on landlord / tenant litigation history in Bedbug City
Category Archives: Squishy
For shame, NPR On The Media recycles David Segal’s bogus squishy stats show
Oh no, the return of squishy. Why, oh, why is On the Media recycling David Segal’s discredited bed bug story? Take a look at that big red correction slapped on his Washington Post story last year. Yeah, that’s right. It … Continue reading
WashPo comes clean
The Washington Post has posted a correction. Continue reading
Posted in Squishy, Statistics
Tagged bed bugs in the media, bedbugs, correction, David Segal, New York, Washington Post
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Make it right, WashPo!
This was our letter to the Washington Post last week. Continue reading
Posted in Squishy, Statistics
Tagged bed bug math, bed bug statistics, bed bugs in the media, bedbugs, correction, David Segal, Washington Post
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We heard from Howard!
“What I can tell you is that the revised year-end number for 2007 of all bed bug complaints was 1,720 and that our Chief Exterminator says that in his experience about 70% of cases reported there is actual infestation.” Continue reading
The Case of the Incredibly Squishy Bed Bug Stats
Why do we care that the Washington Post dismissed the bed bug problem in New York City? Continue reading
Waiting for Howard
Today we wait for New York City Housing Authority spokesman Howard Marder to confirm the numbers cited for public housing infestations in David Segal’s Washington Post piece. Continue reading
Posted in Squishy, Statistics
Tagged bed bugs in the media, David Segal, NYC, Richard Cooper, Washington Post
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NYC’s bed bug math problem
This is how New York City’s bed bug statistics have appeared in recent press articles. Continue reading
Posted in Squishy, Statistics
Tagged bed bug math, bed bug statistics, bed bugs in the media, bedbugs, David Segal, NYC, press, Washington Post
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