Bed bugs: The Australian response

Insects

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 96-111

  Doggett, Stephen L ^a   Orton, Christopher J ^b   Lilly, David G ^c   Russell, Richard C ^d  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c Pest Elimination Division   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Bed bugs; Cimex; Management

Indexed keywords

CIMEX; CIMEX LECTULARIUS; CIMICIDAE;

EID: 84855676699     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20754450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/insects2020096     Document Type: Review

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