In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers explored the public health implications of infestations of bed bugs, such as Cimex lectularius L. and Cimex hemipterus F., ...

(Beyond Pesticides, October 17, 2023) In the past month, Paris, France has witnessed a surge in bed bug populations. From public transportation to hotels, hostels, and movie theatres, bed bugs are ...

Bed bugs may be developing “thicker” skin to fight against the pesky insecticides that humans use to kill them, according to a new study. If you’ve ever experienced bed bugs you know, this is not good ...

A global infestation of bed bugs after World War II was nearly eradicated in the 1950s with the use of the pesticide dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, a chemical that has since ...

A bed bug infestation. Photo courtesy of Warren Booth. (Copyright 2025 by Virginia Tech - All rights reserved.) BLACKSBURG, Va. – A new Virginia Tech research study ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WSET) — New research conducted at Virginia Tech found that a gene mutation found in bed bugs may contribute to their insecticide resistance. Warren Booth, an Associate Professor of ...

Scientists have uncovered a strain of bed bugs that are 20,000 times more resistant to extermination. These nearly invincible insects have evolved 729 mutations that make them immune to insecticides ...

No one wants to discover bed bugs in their home. If you've ever experienced the itchy red rash those critters cause, you'll want to be rid of them as soon as possible. But can you kill bed bugs using ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Bed bugs are resisting being killed by insecticides because they have grown thicker skins. The pesky insects have been ...

Bed bugs have become increasingly resistant to certain classes of synthetic pesticides. Purdue University researchers have uncovered mechanisms that make plant-based essential oils lethal for bed bugs ...