Characteristics of Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae), infestation and dispersal in a high-rise apartment building

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 172-177

  Wang, Changlu ^b   Saltzmann, Kurt ^a   Chin, Eva ^a   Bennett, Gary W ^a   Gibb, Timothy ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bed bug; Cimex lectularius; Dispersal; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HEMIPTERA; HOUSING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; HEMIPTERA; HOUSING; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

CIMEX LECTULARIUS; CIMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA;

EID: 76649103727     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC09230     Document Type: Article

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