Can bed bugs stand the heat? Entomologist puts them to the test

Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - 09:03 in Mathematics & Economics

The difficulty of eliminating all bed bugs from a home started to worry some entomologists and exterminators. What if bed bugs could evolve and acquire a tolerance for the high-heat treatments often seen as the gold standard to eliminate this pest? That fear can be crossed off the list, thanks to a Purdue University study […]

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