Insecticide resistance in the bed bug: A factor in the pest's sudden resurgence?

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 175-178

  Romero, Alvaro ^a   Potter, Michael F ^a   Potter, Daniel A ^a   Haynes, Kenneth F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bed bug; Insecticide resistance; Pyrethroids; Resurgence; Urban pest

Indexed keywords

CIMEX; CIMEX LECTULARIUS; CIMICIDAE; HETEROPTERA;

EID: 34247517838     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/44.2.175     Document Type: Article

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