Category Archives: Bed Bugs Science News

Behavior of Bed Bugs in Response to Heat

These March 2009 reports by Dr. Stephen Kells of the University of Minnesota and Dr. Raj Hulasare on the heat research conducted by Dr.…
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Many Bed Bugs Are Becoming Resistant to Even Professional Extermination Chemicals

Researchers at the University of Kentucky reported high levels of insecticide resistance in field-collected bed bugs. Details of the study are discussed in…
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Bed Bug Insecticide Resistance Mechanisms Identified

Bed bugs, largely absent in the U.S. since the 1950s, have returned to all 50 states with a hungry vengeance in the last…
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Scientists Map the Genome of the Common Bed Bug

While almost forgotten about in the latter years of the 20th century, the common bed bug (Cimex lectularius) has experienced a dramatic resurgence…
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