Effectiveness of bed bug monitors for detecting and trapping bed bugs in apartments

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 274-278

  Wang, Changlu ^a   Tsai, Wan Tien ^b   Cooper, Richard ^a,c   White, Jeffrey ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Cooper Pest Solutions ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

bed bug; Cimex lectularius; dry ice; monitoring; traps

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIMEX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOUSING; INSECT CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION;

ANIMALS; BEDBUGS; HOUSING; INSECT CONTROL;

CIMEX LECTULARIUS; CIMICIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79952149713     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC10141     Document Type: Article

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