Evaluation of lethal and sub-lethal effects of ingestible pesticides on bed bugs (Cimex lectularius)

Increasing resistance of bed bugs to contact insecticides that are currently used requires that new bed bug control strategies are researched and developed. Ingestible pesticides have been successfully deployed to control other blood feeding arthropods, suggesting that bed bugs could also be effectively targeted with this approach. Results indicate that some pesticides are not only lethal to bed bugs by ingestion, but could also have potential sub-lethal effects that can contribute significantly to suppression of bed bug populations.