Two common drugs used by veterinarians to combat parasites may be effective against bed bugs, with one showing especially strong potential, according to a new study from North Carolina State University that examined the drugs ...
Veterinary medicine
Nov 29, 2022
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22
With bulging eyes, an elongated mouth and feet that oozed resin, a fossil insect identified by Oregon State University research is so different from anything alive today that it needed to be placed in its own, extinct family.
Paleontology & Fossils
Aug 11, 2022
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169
University of Kentucky entomology researchers have found that skin triglycerides, or lipids, keep bed bugs from staying very long on human hosts. Their finding could lead to new management strategies for this important ...
Ecology
Dec 9, 2021
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732
Bed bugs tuck themselves away into dark, unseen spaces and multiply rapidly, making them difficult to control. That job has gotten even harder in recent years as the pests have developed resistance to the insecticides long ...
Biochemistry
Apr 21, 2021
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926
An international collaboration of researchers, including from the School of Life Sciences at the University of Warwick, have sequenced the genome of the milkweed bug, enabling scientists to understand at the molecular level ...
Ecology
Apr 1, 2019
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152
The synthetic pesticides used to control bed bug infestations face two problems: the insects are gaining a tolerance to them, and many consumers are looking for "green" alternatives they consider safer to spray in their living ...
Biochemistry
Mar 13, 2019
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418
Laws that require landlords to disclose bed bug infestations help combat the spread of the insects and protect the health of potential tenants. According to a new study, these laws also lead to cost savings, on average, for ...
Mathematics
Mar 4, 2019
2
41
Like a pining lover, bed bugs will seek out your smell and snuggle up to your worn clothes when you are not around, researchers said Thursday.
Ecology
Sep 28, 2017
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237
A cave in southern Oregon that is the site of some the oldest preserved evidence of human activity in North America was also once home to not-too-distant cousins of the common bed bug.
Archaeology
Apr 4, 2017
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9
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have discovered the shed skins of bed bugs retain the "obnoxious sweetness" smell often associated with the pests, a finding that could potentially be used to combat ...
Ecology
Jul 20, 2016
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