Collateral effects of bednets impregnated with permethrin against bedbugs (Cimicidae) in Papua New Guinea

Although not known to transmit disease, bedbugs (Cimicidae) can be a considerable nuisance, persistent attacks leading to a loss of sleep and they can cause iron deficiency in children. During a study evaluating the effect of bednets impregnated with permethrin on malaria vectors in Papua New Guinea...

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Published inTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Vol. 83; no. 2; p. 261
Main Authors Charlwood, J.D., Dagoro, H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.03.1989
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Elsevier
Subjects
Animal infectious diseases
Animals
Bedbugs
Bedding and Linens
Biological and medical sciences
General aspects
Hemiptera
Humans
Infectious diseases
Insecticides
Male
Medical sciences
New Guinea
Permethrin
Pyrethrins
Tropical medicine
New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Heteroptera
Papua New Guinea
Insecticide
Arthropoda
Insecta
Animal
Melanesia
Chemical control
Invertebrata
Vector
Oceania
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Summary:Although not known to transmit disease, bedbugs (Cimicidae) can be a considerable nuisance, persistent attacks leading to a loss of sleep and they can cause iron deficiency in children. During a study evaluating the effect of bednets impregnated with permethrin on malaria vectors in Papua New Guinea (PNG), villagers reported that their head lice and bedbugs had been killed. The authors therefore examined the effect of impregnated bednets on the bedbug population of an infested house from the same area.
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ISSN:0035-9203
1878-3503
DOI:10.1016/0035-9203(89)90672-X