Encasing mattresses in black plastic will not provide thermal control of bed bugs, Cimex spp. (Hemiptera: Cimicidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2132-2135

  Doggett, Stephen L ^a   Geary, Merilyn J ^a   Russell, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bed bugs; Black plastic; Cimex; Control; Mattress

Indexed keywords

CIMEX; CIMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA;

EID: 34248645160     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-99.6.2132     Document Type: Article

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