Effectiveness of heat treatment in rapid control of bed bugs in environmental conditions resembling their natural habitats.
In: International journal of environmental health research, Jg. 34 (2024-02-01), Heft 2, S. 1147-1155
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We evaluated lethal temperatures and times for killing bed bugs in diverse covered and uncovered conditions simulating their natural habitats. A total of 5400 adult bed bugs were collected alive from 17 infested locations in Paris. They were morphologically identified in laboratory as Cimex lectularius . They were then distributed in multiple sets of 30 specimens to examine in covered (tissue, furniture, mattress or blanket) and uncovered (direct exposure) conditions and in diverse step-function temperatures (50, 55 and 60°C) and times (15, 30, 60 and 120 minutes), replicated three times. Effective mortality was observed in 1080 specimens exposed directly to 50°C for 60 minutes. In specimens covered by tissue (1080 specimens), furniture (1080) or mattress (1080), all were dead at 60°C within 60 minutes. The specimens covered by blanket (1080) at the same temperature were dead after 120 minutes. A 60-minutes delay in reaching to lethal temperature within blanket compared to uncovered thermometer was observed.
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Effectiveness of heat treatment in rapid control of bed bugs in environmental conditions resembling their natural habitats.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Chebbah, D ; Elissa, N ; Nicolas, P ; Levy, V ; Vingataramin, Y ; Bennouna, A ; Jan, J ; Izri, A ; Akhoundi, M |
Zeitschrift: | International journal of environmental health research, Jg. 34 (2024-02-01), Heft 2, S. 1147-1155 |
Veröffentlichung: | London : Informa Healthcare ; <i>Original Publication</i>: London : Chapman & Hall, c1991-, 2024 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1369-1619 (electronic) |
DOI: | 10.1080/09603123.2023.2205106 |
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