The 2005 ESA Annual Meeting and Exhibition
December 15-18, 2005
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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Sunday, December 18, 2005 - 1:54 PM
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Efficacy and repellency of commercial insecticides for bed bug (Cimex lectularius) (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) control

David J. Moore, dmooreii@vt.edu, Virginia Tech, Entomology, 216 Price Hall, Blacksburg, VA and Dini M. Miller, dinim@vt.edu, Virginia Tech, Department of Entomology, 216 Price Hall, Blacksburg, VA.

Laboratory assays were performed to compare the activity of two commercial products currently used for bed bug control. Delta-methrin and chlorfenapyr were evaluated for repellency and efficacy by exposing bed bugs to insecticide treated surfaces.


Species 1: Hemiptera Cimicidae Cimex lectularius (Bed Bug)
Keywords: Non-Repellent, Pyrethroid

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