title: [Susceptibility tests of the bedbug, Cimex lectularius L. (Hemiptera, Cimicidae) to DDT in Belo Horizonte, MG (Brazil)].
abstract: Susceptibility levels for the adult bed-bug, Cimex lectularius, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais-Brazil, to DDT, were determined during the period 1985 to 1986. The test results showed that a 4% dosage of DDT is not enough to kill 55% of the insects. The data are sufficient to show that there exists bed-bug resistance to DDT in Belo Horizonte.
authors.affiliation: Départamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Nagem
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001511:Bedbugs; D001938:Brazil; D003634:DDT; D007300:Insect Control; D007305:Insecticide Resistance
chemical_list: D003634:DDT
vernacular_title: Teste de susceptibilidade do percevejo, Cimex lectularius L. (Hemiptera, Cimicidae) to DDT em Belo Horizonte, MG (Brasil).