Metabolic Resistance in Bed Bugs

Blood-feeding insects have evolved resistance to various insecticides (organochlorines, pyrethroids, carbamates, etc.) through gene mutations and increased metabolism. Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) are hematophagous ectoparasites that are poised to become one of the major pests in households througho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mamidala, Praveen, Jones, Susan C., Mittapalli, Omprakash
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4553422/