Survey of bed bugs in infested premises in Malaysia and Singapore

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-94

  How, Yee Fatt ^a   Lee, Chow Yang ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cimex hemipterus; Hotels; Malaysia; Residential premises; Singapore; Tropical bed bug

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIMEX; HOUSING; MALAYSIA; SINGAPORE;

ANIMALS; BEDBUGS; HOUSING; MALAYSIA; SINGAPORE;

CIMEX; CIMICIDAE;

EID: 77951994977     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2010.00063.x     Document Type: Article

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