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Advanced Method For Evaluation of the Residual Efficacy of Products To Control Cimex Lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae)

Birgit Habedank , Birgit Snelinski and Michael Reinsch And Jutta Klasen | Full Paper | 2011

In order to avoid treatment failures in bed bug control and to prevent the development of insecticide-resistant bed bug strains, laboratory efficacy tests of products for bed bug control must be adapted more to practical conditions. For our study, Cimex lectularius of the insecticide susceptible lab...

INVESTIGATIONS ON THE IN VITRO FEEDING AND IN VITRO BREEDING OF THE HUMAN BODY LOUSE PEDICULUS HUMANUS CORPORIS (ANOPLURA: PEDICULIDAE)

Birgit Habedank , Gabriele Schrader , Stephan Scheurer and Eberhard Schein | Full Paper | 1999

The human body louse Pediculus humanus corporis - the main vector of both human spotted fever (rickettsiosis) and relapsing fever (borreliosis) - is maintained for insecticide efficacy tests and is commonly reared on rabbits as substitute hosts. A membrane feeding technique may offer a return to the...