Bedbugs (Cimicidae infestation): the worldwide renaissance of an old partner of human kind

Bedbugs have been known as a human parasite for thousands of years, but scientific studies about this insect are recent and limited. Cimex lectularius, the common bedbug, was a well-known parasite in human dwellings until the end of the Second World War. Nowadays, bedbugs are considered uncommon in...

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Main Authors: Paulo Ricardo Criado, Walter Belda Junior, Roberta Fachini Jardim Criado, Roberta Vasconcelos e Silva, Cidia Vasconcellos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
DDT
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702011000100014&lng=en&tlng=en