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Frontiers in Physiology, 2017 As the most extensively used chemical repellent, N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (DEET) displayed repellency to a wide range of insects, including the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius.
Xiaoming Xia, Nannan Liu, Liu Nannan
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The Efficacy of some Insecticides and Essential Oil-Based Products against The Bed Bug, Cimex lectularius [PDF]
Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2019 The bed bug, Cimex lectularius L., is a hard pest to control. The occurrence of insecticidal resistance amongst bed bug populations and concerns over human-insecticidal exposure has motivated the development of alternative bed bug control measurements ...
Mona Elbanoby
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Histamine as an emergent indoor contaminant: Accumulation and persistence in bed bug infested homes. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Histamine is used in bronchial and dermal provocation, but it is rarely considered an environmental risk factor in allergic disease. Because bed bugs defecate large amounts of histamine as a component of their aggregation pheromone, we sought to ...
Zachary C DeVries +3 more
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RGUHS Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018 Bed bugs are blood sucking arthropod parasites and are found in tropical and temperate regions. They are small oval-shaped flat reddish brown wingless insects. They possess a segmented abdomen and exhibit ant-like movement. They mate by traumatic insemination. Bed bugs have adapted to the human environment. They get distributed from human travel.
Whitney A. High, Glen R. Needham
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Insects, 2020 Bed bug resistance to commonly used pesticide sprays has led to exploring new pesticides and other strategies for bed bug management. Non-chemical methods are effective in bed bug management; however, they do not provide residual protection.
Salehe Abbar +2 more
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Age structure of bed bug (Heteroptera: Cimicidae) aggregations affects the nymphal feeding success
Parasites & Vectors, 2019 Background Bed bugs (Heteroptera: Cimicidae) are a group of blood-feeding ectoparasites. They mainly specialize on bats and birds, but a few species are important human pests. They exhibit several unique adaptations for their parasitic lifestyle.
Ondřej Balvín +2 more
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Bed Bug Infestations in an Urban Environment
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005 Until recently, bed bugs have been considered uncommon in the industrialized world. This study determined the extent of reemerging bed bug infestations in homeless shelters and other locations in Toronto, Canada.
Stephen W. Hwang +4 more
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BED BUG BITES ON ATHLETES [PDF]
Trakia Journal of Sciences, 2020 PURPOSE: Determine the number of athletes bitten by bed bugs and the location of the bite. METHODOLOGY: The diagnosed cases based on clinical anamnesis and examination by a dermatologist.
V. Valtchev, M. Chalakov
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Insects, 2011 The bed bug resurgence in North America, Europe, and Australia has elicited interest in investigating the causes of the widespread and increasing infestations and in developing more effective control strategies.
Changlu Wang, Xiujun Wen
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Testing a Threshold-Based Bed Bug Management Approach in Apartment Buildings
Insects, 2017 We tested a threshold-based bed bug (Cimex lectularius L.) management approach with the goal of achieving elimination with minimal or no insecticide application. Thirty-two bed bug infested apartments were identified.
Narinderpal Singh +4 more
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