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Bed bug aggregation on dirty laundry: a mechanism for passive dispersal

Bed bugs have shown a recent and rapid global expansion that has been suggested to be caused by cheap air travel. How a small, flightless and anachoretic insect that hides within its host’s sleeping area manages to travel long distances is not yet clear. Bed bugs are attracted to the odour of sleepi...

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Autores principales: Hentley, William T., Webster, Ben, Evison, Sophie E. F., Siva-Jothy, Michael T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5620066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28959030
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11850-5