A carbon dioxide, heat and chemical lure trap for the bedbug, Cimex lectularius

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-105

  Anderson, J F ^a   Ferrandino, F J ^a   Mcknight, S ^b   Nolen, J ^b   Miller, J ^c  

^a Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station ^*  (United States)

^b BioSensory Inc   (United States)

^c Yale Termite and Pest Elimination Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedbug; Bedbug trap; Carbon dioxide; Cimex lectularius; Insect surveillance

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; BAIT; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENTOMOLOGY; HOST LOCATION; INSECT; ORGANIC ACID; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIMEX; FEMALE; HEAT; INSECT CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEDBUGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; INSECT CONTROL; MALE;

CIMEX; CIMEX LECTULARIUS; CIMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 66749168711     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2008.00790.x     Document Type: Article

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