Works (16)

Updated: August 21st, 2023 21:16

2023 journal article

Spatial distribution of histamine in bed bug-infested homes

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 880.

By: J. Gordon*, R. Santangelo n, M. Gonzalez-Morales n, M. Menechella n, C. Schal n & Z. DeVries*

author keywords: Environmental contaminants; Insects; Asthma; Cimex lectularius; Respiratory health
MeSH headings : Humans; Animals; Insect Control / methods; Bedbugs; Histamine
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 30, 2023

2021 journal article

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

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 11(1).

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
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 10, 2022

2021 journal article

Mating and starvation modulate feeding and host-seeking responses in female bed bugs, Cimex lectularius

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 11(1).

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

MeSH headings : Animals; Bedbugs / pathogenicity; Bedbugs / physiology; Copulation / physiology; Ectoparasitic Infestations / parasitology; Feeding Behavior / physiology; Female; Fertility / physiology; Humans; Reproduction / physiology; Sexual Behavior, Animal / physiology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 22, 2021

2021 journal article

Resistance to Fipronil in the Common Bed Bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae)

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 58(4), 1798–1807.

Ed(s): L. Hribar

author keywords: bed bugs; Cimex lectularius; fipronil; insecticide resistance; synergist
MeSH headings : Animals; Bedbugs / drug effects; Bedbugs / genetics; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insecticide Resistance / genetics; Insecticides / pharmacology; Mutation; Pyrazoles / pharmacology; Pyrethrins / pharmacology; Receptors, GABA-A / genetics
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: April 7, 2021

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
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
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
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: February 11, 2019

2019 journal article

Pervasive Resistance to Pyrethroids in German Cockroaches (Blattodea: Ectobiidae) Related to Lack of Efficacy of Total Release Foggers

Journal of Economic Entomology, 112(5), 2295–2301.

By: Z. DeVries n, R. Santangelo n, J. Crissman n, A. Suazo n, M. Kakumanu n & C. Schal n

Ed(s): M. Rust

author keywords: cypermethrin; do-it-yourself pest control; kdr; topical application
MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Assay; Blattellidae; Cockroaches; Insecticide Resistance; Insecticides; Pyrethrins
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: October 21, 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
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: March 25, 2019

2018 journal article

Histamine as an emergent indoor contaminant: Accumulation and persistence in bed bug infested homes

PLOS ONE, 13(2), e0192462.

By: Z. DeVries n, R. Santangelo n, A. Barbarin* & C. Schal n

Ed(s): J. Benoit

MeSH headings : Air Pollution, Indoor / adverse effects; Animals; Bedbugs; Histamine / analysis; Hot Temperature; Humans; Insect Control; Pest Control
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

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
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Water loss and metabolic activity in bed bug eggs (Cimex lectularius)

PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 42(4), 355–361.

By: B. Campbell*, D. Miller*, Z. Devries n & A. Appel*

author keywords: Chorion permeability; common bed bug; egg; oxygen consumption; respiration; respirometry
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Discrimination between lineage-specific shelters by bat- and human-associated bed bugs does not constitute a stable reproductive barrier

Parasitology Research, 116(1), 237–242.

By: O. Balvín*, T. Bartonička*, K. Pilařová*, Z. DeVries n & C. Schal n

author keywords: Pre-copulation reproduction isolation; Pheromones; Parasites; Aggregation behavior
MeSH headings : Animals; Bedbugs / classification; Bedbugs / genetics; Bedbugs / physiology; Biological Assay; Chiroptera / parasitology; Ectoparasitic Infestations / parasitology; Ectoparasitic Infestations / veterinary; Female; Humans; Hybridization, Genetic; Male; Odorants / analysis; Reproduction
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Estimating the critical thermal maximum (CTmax) of bed bugs, Cimex lectularius: Comparing thermolimit respirometry with traditional visual methods

COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, 197, 52–57.

By: Z. DeVries n, S. Kells* & A. Appel*

author keywords: Bed bug; Cimicidae; CTmax; Respiration; Thermolimit respirometry; Thermal stress
MeSH headings : Animals; Bedbugs / metabolism; Bedbugs / physiology; Respiration; Temperature
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Feel the heat: activation, orientation and feeding responses of bed bugs to targets at different temperatures

The Journal of Experimental Biology, 219(23), 3773–3780.

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

author keywords: Cimex lectularius; Cimicidae; Host attraction; Sensory cues; Thermal orientation; Thermotaxis
MeSH headings : Animals; Bedbugs / physiology; Feeding Behavior / physiology; Hot Temperature; Motor Activity / physiology; Orientation, Spatial; Taxis Response / physiology
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Effects of temperature on nutrient self-selection in the silverfish Lepisma saccharina

PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 39(3), 217–221.

By: Z. DeVries* & A. Appel*

author keywords: Dietary self-selection; Lepismatidae; metabolism; nutrition; silverfish; Thysanura
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Standard metabolic rate of the bed bug, Cimex lectularius: Effects of temperature, mass, and life stage

JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY, 59(11), 1133–1139.

By: Z. DeVries*, S. Kells* & A. Appel*

author keywords: Bed bug; Cimicidae; Mass scaling; Q(10); Respiration; Respiratory quotient
MeSH headings : Adaptation, Physiological / physiology; Animals; Basal Metabolism / physiology; Bedbugs / metabolism; Bedbugs / physiology; Body Weight; Carbon Dioxide / metabolism; Female; Life Cycle Stages / physiology; Linear Models; Male; Oxygen Consumption / physiology; Species Specificity; Starvation / physiopathology; Temperature
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018