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.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors xix
Foreword xxiii
Acknowledgments xxv
Introduction 1
Stephen L. Doggett, Dini M. Miller and Chow-Yang Lee
Part I Bed Bugs in Society 7
1 Bed Bugs Through History 9
Michael F. Potter
2 Bed Bugs in Popular Culture 27
Stephen L. Doggett and David Cain
Part II The Global Bed Bug Resurgence 43
3 The Bed Bug Resurgence in North America 45
Dini M. Miller
4 The Bed Bug Resurgence in Latin America 51
Roberto M. Pereira, Ana Eugenia de Carvalho Campos, Joao Justi (Jr.) and Márcio R. Lage
5 The Bed Bug Resurgence in Europe and Russia 59
Richard Naylor, Ondřej Balvín, Pascal Delaunay, and Mohammad Akhoundi
References 66
6 The Bed Bug Resurgence in Asia 69
Chow‐Yang Lee, Motokazu Hirao, Changlu Wang, and Yijuan Xu
7 The Bed Bug Resurgence in Australia 81
Stephen L. Doggett and Toni Cains
8 The Bed Bug Resurgence in Africa 87
Josephus Fourie and Dionne Crafford
9 The Bed Bug Resurgence in the Indian Subcontinent 95
Anil S. Rao and Joshua A. Rao
10 The Bed Bug Resurgence in the Middle East 101
Odelon Del Mundo Reyes
Part III Bed Bug Impacts 107
11 Dermatology and Immunology 109
Shelley Ji Eun Hwang, Stephen L. Doggett and Pablo Fernandez‐Penas
12 Bed Bugs and Infectious Diseases 117
Stephen L. Doggett
13 Mental Health Impacts 127
Stéphane Perron, Geneviève Hamelin and David Kaiser
14 Miscellaneous Health Impacts 133
Stephen L. Doggett
15 Fiscal Impacts 139
Stephen L. Doggett, Dini M. Miller, Karen Vail and Molly S. Wilson
Part IV Bed Bug Biology 149
16 Bed Bug Biology 151
Sophie E.F. Evison, William T. Hentley, Rebecca Wilson, and Michael T. Siva‐Jothy
17 Chemical Ecology 163
Gerhard Gries
18 Population Genetics 173
Warren Booth, Coby Schal and Edward L. Vargo
19 Physiology 183
Joshua B. Benoit
20 Symbionts 193
Mark Goodman
21 Bed Bug Laboratory Maintenance 199
Mark F. Feldlaufer, Linda‐Lou O’Connor and Kevin R. Ulrich
Part V Bed Bug Management 209
22 Bed Bug Industry Standards: Australia 211
Stephen L. Doggett
23 Bed Bug Industry Standards: Europe 217
Richard Naylor
24 Bed Bug Industry Standards: USA 221
Jim Fredericks
25 A Pest Control Company Perspective 225
Joelle F. Olson, Mark W. Williams and David G. Lilly
26 Prevention 233
Molly S. Wilson
27 Detection and Monitoring 241
Richard Cooper and Changlu Wang
28 Non‐chemical Control 257
Stephen A. Kells
29 Insecticide Resistance 273
Alvaro Romero
30 Chemical Control 285
Chow‐Yang Lee, Dini M. Miller and Stephen L. Doggett
31 Limitations of Bed Bug Management Technologies 311
Stephen L. Doggett and Mark F. Feldlaufer
32 Bed Bug Education 323
Jody Gangloff‐Kaufmann, Allison Taisey Allen and Dini M. Miller
Part VI Bed Bug Control in Specific Situations 331
33 Low‐income Housing 333
Richard Cooper and Changlu Wang
34 Multi‐Unit Housing 341
Dini M. Miller
35 Shelters 347
Molly S. Wilson
36 Hotels 351
David Cain
37 Healthcare Facilities 357
Stephen L. Doggett
38 Aircraft 363
Adam Juson and Catherine Juson
39 Cruise Ships and Trains 369
David G. Lilly and Garry Jones
40 Poultry Industry 375
Allen Szalanski
Part VII Legal Issues 383
41 Bed Bugs and the Law in the USA 385
Jeffrey Lipman and Dini M. Miller
42 Bed Bugs and the Law in the United Kingdom 397
Clive Boase
43 Bed Bugs and the Law in Australia 403
Toni Cains, David G. Lilly and Stephen L. Doggett
44 Bed Bugs and the Law in Asia 409
Andrew Ho‐Ohara and Chow‐Yang Lee
45 On Being an Expert Witness 413
Paul J. Bello and Dini M. Miller
Part VIII Bed Bugs: the Future 419
46 Bed Bugs: the Future 421
Chow‐Yang Lee, Dini M. Miller and Stephen L. Doggett
Index 429
