Field evaluations of insecticide treatment regimens for control of the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius (L.).

The article discusses the study regarding the insecticide treatment regimens for control of Cimex lectularius. Various studies indicate that field-collected bedbugs may be resistant to pyrethroids. Treatments included multiple products currently being used by the pest management industry. The study found that the traditional treatment consisted of applications of pyrethroid products and an insect growth regulator. It consisted of applications of non-pyrethroid products. The fact that bedbugs were not eliminated after multiple applications suggests that the insecticides were inadequate.