Addition of alarm pheromone components improves the effectiveness of desiccant dusts against Cimex lectularius

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 572-579

  Benoit, Joshua B ^a   Phillips, Seth A ^a   Croxall, Travis J ^b   Christensen, Brady S ^b   Yoder, Jay A ^b   Denlinger, David L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alarm pheromone; Bed bug control; Cimex lectularius; Desiccation

Indexed keywords

INFUSORIAL EARTH; PHEROMONE; SILICA GEL; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIMEX; DESICCATION; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; NYMPH;

ANIMALS; BEDBUGS; DESICCATION; DIATOMACEOUS EARTH; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; NYMPH; PHEROMONES; SILICON DIOXIDE;

CIMEX; CIMEX LECTULARIUS; CIMICIDAE;

EID: 67650151805     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/033.046.0323     Document Type: Article

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