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26 July 2018 Ineffectiveness of Insecticide Bendiocarb Against a Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) Population in Paris, France
Kerdalidec Candy, Mohammad Akhoundi, Christiane Bruel, Arezki Izri
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Abstract

Bed bugs, nocturnal ectoparasites adapted to feed on humans, have demonstrated a global resurgence since 1990s, presumably due to increased international travel and insecticide resistance. Resistance to insecticides has restricted the ability to manage bed bug populations. We evaluated the susceptibility of Cimex lectularius L. (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) collected from five districts in Paris against bendiocarb, a carbamate insecticide. The susceptible strain of C. lectularius from London included in our experiments as a control. Mortality of adult bed bugs was assessed after exposure to a fixed concentration of bendiocarb (80%) at intervals ranging from 15 min to 72 h. Mortality in samples ranged from 14% in Bobigny to 0% in Paris 15th arrondissement and Drancy. Bioassays with bendiocarb insecticide on C. lectularius revealed high levels of resistance in Paris.

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Kerdalidec Candy, Mohammad Akhoundi, Christiane Bruel, and Arezki Izri "Ineffectiveness of Insecticide Bendiocarb Against a Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) Population in Paris, France," Journal of Medical Entomology 55(6), 1648-1650, (26 July 2018). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjy126
Received: 29 May 2018; Accepted: 3 July 2018; Published: 26 July 2018
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KEYWORDS
bed bug
bendiocarb
C. lectularius
carbamate
resistance
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