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Advances in the Biology and Management of Modern Bed Bugs
Contributor(s): Doggett, Stephen L. (Editor), Miller, Dini M. (Editor), Lee, Chow-Yang (Editor)
ISBN: 1119171520     ISBN-13: 9781119171522
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $208.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: April 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - Entomology
Dewey: 595.754
LCCN: 2018005473
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 8" W x 10.1" (3.00 lbs) 472 pages
 
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The first comprehensive scholarly treatment of bed bugs since 1966

This book updates and expands on existing material on bed bugs with an emphasis on the worldwide resurgence of both the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius L., and the tropical bed bug, Cimex hemipterus (F.). It incorporates extensive new data from a wide range of basic and applied research, as well as the recently observed medical, legal, and regulatory impacts of bed bugs. Advances in the Biology and Management of Modern Bed Bugs offers new information on the basic science and advice on using applied management strategies and bed bug bioassay techniques. It also presents cutting-edge information on the major impacts that bed bugs have had on the medical, legal, housing and hotel industries across the world, as well as their impacts on public health.

Advances in the Biology and Management of Modern Bed Bugs offers chapters that cover the history of bed bugs; their global resurgence; their impact on society; their basic biology; how to manage them; the future of these pests; and more.

  • Provides up-to-date information for the professional pest manager on bed bug biology and management
  • Features contributions from 60 highly experienced and widely recognized experts, with 48 unique chapters
  • A one-stop-source that includes historic, technical, and practical information
  • Serves as a reference book for academic researchers and students alike

Advances in the Biology and Management of Modern Bed Bugs is an essential reference for anyone who is impacted by bed bugs or engaged in managing bed bugs, be it in an academic, basic or applied scientific setting, or in a public outreach, or pest management role, worldwide.