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...
Main Authors: | Ronald W Raab, Julia E Moore, Edward L Vargo, Lucy Rose, Julie Raab, Madeline Culbreth, Gracie Burzumato, Aurvan Koyee, Brittany McCarthy, Jennifer Raffaele, Coby Schal, Rajeev Vaidyanathan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4763143?pdf=render |
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