| insecticide resistance in the bed bug: a factor in the pest's sudden resurgence? | infestations of the bed bug, cimex lectularius l. (heteroptera: cimicidae), are increasing around the world at an alarming rate and have become a major public health concern. the evolution of insecticide resistance could be a primary factor in explaining this resurgence. extremely high levels of resistance to two pyrethroid insecticides, deltamethrin and lambda-cyhalothrin, relative to a susceptible colony, were detected in populations collected from human dwellings in kentucky and ohio. offspri ... | 2007 | 17427684 |
| bed bugs, public health, and social justice: part 1, a call to action. | the resurgence of bed bugs poses an urgent situation since infestations are rampant globally, nationally, and locally. in ohio, bed bugs have become a virtual epidemic in many towns and cities, especially in central and southwestern regions of the state. these blood-feeding insects cause an array of adverse health effects in humans. furthermore, bed bugs disproportionately occur in urban areas, and housing and the built environment are now recognized as dominant influences on health. bed bugs' p ... | 2011 | 21488465 |
| bed bugs, public health, and social justice: part 2, an opinion survey. | bed bug infestations have resurged globally, nationally, and locally, yet the public health community in the u.s. has yet to mount a coordinated response to the escalating bed bug problem. surveys of attendees at the 2009 national environmental health association annual educational conference & exhibition, 2009 ohio association of health commissioners fall conference, 2009 central ohio bed bug summit, and 2010 hamilton county council on aging annual conference were conducted to gauge opinions ab ... | 2011 | 21488466 |