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Title Ineffectiveness of over-the-counter total-release foggers against the bed bug (Heteroptera: Cimicidae).
Author Jones SC & Bryant JL.
Date 2012
Description Foggers ("bug bombs") were ineffective at killing field-collected bed bugs that were out in the open and directly exposed to the insecticide mist. Pyrethroid-susceptible bed bugs were not killed when bugs had access to a harborage (thin cloth).
Keywords bed bugs, pesticides, pest control
URL http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22812136
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