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"Bed bugs are increasingly becoming a problem within residences of all kinds, including homes, apartments, hotels, cruise ships, dormitories and shelters. ... [This document provides] basic information about the biology and health significance of these pests, and ... offer[s] guidance on how to safely and effectively manage an infested residence." The site notes that "bed bugs are not known to transmit any infectious agents." From the Harvard School of Public Health.
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/bedbugs/
Topics: Insects & Arachnids
Last updated Nov 30, 2005


Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite! view detail comment email this

Fact sheet about these small insects that "prefer to feed on human blood, although they may bite other warm-blooded animals, including pets. During the day, bedbugs hide in bedclothes, mattresses, springs, bed frames and cracks and crevices near the bed. They use heat-seeking thermoreceptors to find their sleeping victims at night." Includes images and information about habits, prevention, and management. From the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County.
http://lancaster.unl.edu/enviro/pest/factsheets/263-95.htm
Topics: Insects & Arachnids
Last updated Nov 30, 2005


University of Kentucky Entomology: Bed Bugs view detail comment email this

This illustrated fact sheet describes bed bugs, "small, brownish, flattened insects that feed solely on the blood of animals." With "the widespread use of DDT during the 1940s and '50s, the bugs all but vanished." Discusses characteristics and habits of bed bugs, bites and other concerns, how infestations originate and how to control them, and related matters. Photos show examples of where beg bugs can be found. From the University of Kentucky Department of Entomology.
http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef636.asp
Topics: Insects & Arachnids
Last updated Jun 8, 2007




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