Agricultural insecticides were a key factor, according to a study focused on the Midwest, though researchers emphasized the importance of climate change and habitat loss. By Catrin Einhorn What’s ...

Urban entomologists have discovered a gene mutation that could contribute to bed bug insecticide resistance. A global infestation of bed bugs after World War II was nearly eradicated in the 1950s with ...

Bed bugs (Cimex spp.) have resurged as significant urban pests, largely driven by the evolution of resistance to widely used insecticides. Resistance mechanisms encompass target‐site alterations ...

Sixty years ago, we nearly wiped out bed bugs—but they’ve been making a steady comeback, and they’re stronger than ever. Reading time 2 minutes By the 1960s, widespread pesticide use had nearly wiped ...

Bed bugs, including the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius L. largely in temperate regions and the tropical bed bug, Cimex hemipterus F. mainly in tropical areas, are considered significant obligate ...

As the weather warms up, insect problems will be on the increase. But while many gardeners think that they immediately should get an insecticide and begin spraying when they see insects in their ...