"Bedbugs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Parasitic bugs of the family CIMICIDAE. Female bed bugs lay eggs in a sheltered locations such as in mattress seams. Adults and nymphal instars of Cimex feed on warm-blooded hosts. Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus are implicated in human infestations.
| Descriptor ID |
D001511
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.412.420.150.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Bedbugs- Bedbugs
- Bedbug
- Bed Bugs
- Bed Bug
- Cimex
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bedbugs" by people in Profiles.
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Development of multifunctional metabolic synergists to suppress the evolution of resistance against pyrethroids in insects that blood feed on humans. Pest Manag Sci. 2015 Jun; 71(6):842-9.