Bed Bugs Infestation and Control at a Tea Stall in Lahore City: A Case Study
Bed Bugs Infestation and Control at a Tea Stall in Lahore City: A Case Study
Kashif Nazir1*, Asmat Nawaz1, Shahzad Hur2, Mashal Mehreen3, Moazam Ali Saim4, Seraj Ud Din4, Inam Ul Haq5
ABSTRACT
Various researches on bed bugs (Family: Cimicidae) have been performed in the recent past due to their re-activation in the world. These bed bugs primarily infest enclosed and inadequately ventilated spaces. They are more prevalent in densely populated areas where there is minimal movement of household furniture and bedding, particularly during the hot and humid seasons in Pakistan. Bed bugs pose direct effects by bite-associated allergies and blood-sucking; indirectly by affecting mental health. Although many bed bug control strategies are available, in this case heat treatment through boiling water was used as a control strategy. Boiling water causes thermal injury and death of bugs by desiccation. This strategy is an effective and cheap control strategy because no specific instrumentation and chemical are required.
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