New Introductions, Spread of Existing Matrilines, and High Rates of Pyrethroid Resistance Result in Chronic Infestations of Bed Bugs (Cimex lectularius L.) in Lower-Income Housing

New Introductions, Spread of Existing Matrilines, and High Rates of Pyrethroid Resistance Result in Chronic Infestations of Bed Bugs (Cimex lectularius L.) in Lower-Income Housing

Infestations of the common bed bug (Cimex lectularius L.) have increased substantially in the United States in the past 10–15 years. The housing authority in Harrisonburg, Virginia, conducts heat-treatments after bed bugs are detected in a lower-income housing complex, by treating each infested unit...

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Main Authors: Raab, Ronald W., Moore, Julia E., Vargo, Edward L., Rose, Lucy, Raab, Julie, Culbreth, Madeline, Burzumato, Gracie, Koyee, Aurvan, McCarthy, Brittany, Raffaele, Jennifer, Schal, Coby, Vaidyanathan, Rajeev
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4763143/

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