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High levels of pyrethroid resistance and super-kdr mutations in the populations of tropical bed bug, Cimex hemipterus, in Iran.
Parasites & vectors - 14 Sept 2021
Ghavami Mohammad Bagher, Ghahremani Zarafat, Raeisi Narges, Taghiloo Behrooz
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The tropical bed bug, Cimex hemipterus, is an important ectoparasite causing various health problems. This species is mainly confined to tropical regions; however, insecticide resistance, global warming, and globalization have changed its distribution map. Molecular information on pyrethroid resistance, which is essential for the development of control programs, is unknown for C. hemipterus in...
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