Russell F. Mick

Works (5)

Updated: July 25th, 2023 21:15

2021 journal article

Human skin triglycerides prevent bed bug (Cimex lectularius L.) arrestment

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 11(1).

By: S. Gaire *, Z. DeVries*, R. Mick n, R. Santangelo n, G. Bottillo *, E. Camera *, C. Schal n 

MeSH headings : Adult; Animals; Bedbugs / metabolism; Bedbugs / pathogenicity; Cues; Feeding Behavior; Female; Host-Parasite Interactions; Humans; Locomotion; Male; Middle Aged; Odorants; Pheromones / metabolism; Skin / metabolism; Skin / parasitology; Triglycerides / metabolism
TL;DR: Results provide strong evidence that the complex of human skin compounds serve as multifunctional semiochemicals for bed bugs, with some odorants attracting host-seeking stages, and others (TAGs and possibly other compounds) preventing bed bug arrestment. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 10, 2022

2020 journal article

The Role of Antennae in Heat Detection and Feeding Behavior in the Bed Bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae)

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 113(6), 2858–2863.

By: S. Gaire *, C. Schal n , R. Mick n & Z. DeVries*

Ed(s): A. Appel

author keywords: bed bug; heat detection; feeding behavior; antennae; radiant heat
MeSH headings : Animals; Bedbugs; Ectoparasitic Infestations; Feeding Behavior; Hot Temperature
TL;DR: It is found that the distal tip of the terminal antennal segment is responsible for orientation toward a heat source, suggesting redundancy in sensory cues that drive feeding in bed bugs. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: November 1, 2020

2019 journal article

Exposure risks and ineffectiveness of total release foggers (TRFs) used for cockroach control in residential settings

BMC Public Health, 19(1).

By: Z. DeVries n, R. Santangelo n, J. Crissman n, R. Mick n & C. Schal n 

author keywords: Bug bomb; German cockroach; Pesticide residues; Pesticide exposure; Pyrethroids; Total release aerosols
MeSH headings : Animals; Blattellidae / drug effects; Environmental Exposure / adverse effects; Fumigation; Housing; Humans; Insect Control / methods; Insecticide Resistance; Insecticides / adverse effects; Pesticide Residues / analysis; Risk Assessment
TL;DR: The high risks of pesticide exposure associated with TRFs combined with their ineffectiveness in controlling German cockroach infestations call into question their utility in the marketplace, especially because similarly priced and much safer bait products are highly effective in the indoor environment. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: February 11, 2019

2018 journal article

Bed Bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) Attraction to Human Odors: Validation of a Two-Choice Olfactometer

Journal of Medical Entomology, 56(2), 362–367.

By: Z. DeVries n, A. Saveer  n, R. Mick n & C. Schal n 

author keywords: host odor; host attraction; behavior; olfaction; chemotaxis
MeSH headings : Animals; Appetitive Behavior; Bedbugs; Female; Humans; Male; Nymph; Odorants; Olfactometry / instrumentation
TL;DR: It is shown that bed bugs can respond and orient towards human odors, independently of all other host cues, and the validated olfactometer should enable rapid and efficient evaluations of bed bug behavioral responses to semiochemicals. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: March 25, 2019

2017 journal article

Aggregation behavior and reproductive compatibility in the family Cimicidae

Scientific Reports, 7(1).

By: Z. DeVries n, R. Mick n, O. Balvín * & C. Schal n 

MeSH headings : Animals; Bedbugs / genetics; Bedbugs / physiology; Behavior, Animal / physiology; Chi-Square Distribution; Female; Gene Flow / genetics; Gene Flow / physiology; Male; Reproduction / genetics; Reproduction / physiology
TL;DR: Results indicate that under laboratory conditions, host-associated lineages of bed bugs are reproductively compatible, and aggregation pheromones are not capable of preventing gene flow between lineages. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

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