Publication Date:
2013
abstract:
The cimicids, or bed bugs, are obligate blood feeding that parasite primarily humans, birds and bats. Their bites can cause severe skin reactions. Bed bugs infest any human environment as confirmed by the resurgence of their infestations in industrialized nations over the past decade.
Iris type:
02.01 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)
Keywords:
Cimicidae; Bed bugs; Cimex lecturialis; Ectoparasite; Hematophagy
List of contributors:
Loru, Laura
Book title:
Artropodi dannosi all'uomo in Sardegna