Illnesses Associated with Bed Bug Incesticides
Acute Illnesses Associated With Insecticides Used to Control Bed Bugs — Seven States, 2003–2010 For 2003–2010, a total of 111 cases were identified in seven states (Table 2). The majority of cases occurred during 2008–2010 (73%), were of low severity (81%), and were identified by poison control centers (81%). New York City had the […]
Why Bed Bugs Won’t Die
Why Bedbugs Won’t Die Irritating Pests Are Evolving Rapidly to Withstand Pesticides, Gene Study Finds By ROBERT LEE HOTZ The first comprehensive genetic study of bedbugs, the irritating pests that have enjoyed a world-wide resurgence in recent years, indicates they are quickly evolving to withstand the pesticides used to combat them. The new findings from entomologists […]
