Who knows the bed bug? Knowledge of adult bed bug appearance increases with people's age in three counties of Great Britain

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 956-958

  Reinhardt, Klaus ^a   Harder, Anton ^a   Holland, Stephanie ^a   Hooper, Jennifer ^a   Leake Lyall, Clark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cimex lectularius; Control; Infestation; Urban pest

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIMEX; HUMAN; INFANT; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BEDBUGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

CIMEX; CIMEX LECTULARIUS; CIMICIDAE;

EID: 52749083533     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[956:WKTBBK]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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