Recent documentation of the tropical bed bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) in Florida since the common bed bug resurgence

Authors

  • Brittany E. Campbell University of Florida, Department of Entomology and Nematology, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
  • Philip G. Koehler University of Florida, Department of Entomology and Nematology, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
  • Lyle J. Buss University of Florida, Department of Entomology and Nematology, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
  • Rebecca W. Baldwin University of Florida, Department of Entomology and Nematology, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA

Keywords:

resurgence, Cimex hemipterus, Cimex lectularius

Abstract

This is the first report of the tropical bed bug in Florida in over 6 decades. The tropical bed bug had previously been documented in Florida in the 1930s and 1940s.

 

Sumario

Este es el primer informe de la chinche de cama tropical en la Florida en más de 6 décadas. La chinche de cama tropical ya había sido documentada en la Florida en los años 1930 y 1940.

 

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Published

2016-06-07

Issue

Vol. 99, No. 3 (September 2016)

Section

Scientific Notes

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