Cimex lectularius L., the common bed bug from pharaonic Egypt

Antiquity

Volumn 73, Issue 282, 1999, Pages 908-911

  Panagiotakopulu, Eva ^a   Buckland, Paul C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bed bug; Egypt; Insect; Tell el Amarna

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006529554     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00065674     Document Type: Article

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