[Susceptibility tests of the bedbug, Cimex lectularius L. (Hemiptera, Cimicidae) to DDT in Belo Horizonte, MG (Brazil)].
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.
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Départamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
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D000818:Animals; D001511:Bedbugs; D001938:Brazil; D003634:DDT; D007300:Insect Control; D007305:Insecticide Resistance
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Teste de susceptibilidade do percevejo, Cimex lectularius L. (Hemiptera, Cimicidae) to DDT em Belo Horizonte, MG (Brasil).