Feeding Makes Bed Bugs More Resistant to Pesticides

Annapolis, MD; January 26, 2016 -- Many studies have been done on how effective certain pesticides are when they are applied to bed bugs. However, most have not allowed the bed bugs to take a blood meal after being exposed to pesticides, which can change the mortality rates, according to an article in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
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Source: ESA News - January 26, 2016 Category: Biology Authors: rlevine Tags: Press Releases Source Type: research