Rapid killing of bed bugs (Cimex lectularius L.) on surfaces using heat: application to luggage

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• 作者：Catherine Loudon
• 刊名：Pest Management Science
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：73
• 期：1
• 页码：64-70
• 全文大小：497K
• ISSN：1526-4998

文摘

The resistance of bed bugs (Cimex lectularius L.) to chemical insecticides has motivated the development of non-chemical control methods such as heat treatment. However, because bed bugs tend to hide in cracks or crevices, their behavior incidentally generates a thermally insulated microenvironment for themselves. Bed bugs located on the outer surface of luggage are less insulated and potentially more vulnerable to brief heat treatment.