Table of Contents
List of Contributors xix
Foreword xxiii
Acknowledgments xxv
Introduction 1Stephen L. Doggett, Dini M. Miller and Chow-Yang Lee
Part I Bed Bugs in Society 7
1 Bed Bugs Through History 9Michael F. Potter
2 Bed Bugs in Popular Culture 27Stephen L. Doggett and David Cain
Part II The Global Bed Bug Resurgence 43
3 The Bed Bug Resurgence in North America 45Dini M. Miller
4 The Bed Bug Resurgence in Latin America 51Roberto M. Pereira, Ana Eugenia de Carvalho Campos, Joao Justi (Jr.) and Márcio R. Lage
5 The Bed Bug Resurgence in Europe and Russia 59Richard Naylor, Ondřej Balvín, Pascal Delaunay, and Mohammad Akhoundi
References 66
6 The Bed Bug Resurgence in Asia 69Chow‐Yang Lee, Motokazu Hirao, Changlu Wang, and Yijuan Xu
7 The Bed Bug Resurgence in Australia 81Stephen L. Doggett and Toni Cains
8 The Bed Bug Resurgence in Africa 87Josephus Fourie and Dionne Crafford
9 The Bed Bug Resurgence in the Indian Subcontinent 95Anil S. Rao and Joshua A. Rao
10 The Bed Bug Resurgence in the Middle East 101Odelon Del Mundo Reyes
Part III Bed Bug Impacts 107
11 Dermatology and Immunology 109Shelley Ji Eun Hwang, Stephen L. Doggett and Pablo Fernandez‐Penas
12 Bed Bugs and Infectious Diseases 117Stephen L. Doggett
13 Mental Health Impacts 127Stéphane Perron, Geneviève Hamelin and David Kaiser
14 Miscellaneous Health Impacts 133Stephen L. Doggett
15 Fiscal Impacts 139Stephen L. Doggett, Dini M. Miller, Karen Vail and Molly S. Wilson
Part IV Bed Bug Biology 149
16 Bed Bug Biology 151Sophie E.F. Evison, William T. Hentley, Rebecca Wilson, and Michael T. Siva‐Jothy
17 Chemical Ecology 163Gerhard Gries
18 Population Genetics 173Warren Booth, Coby Schal and Edward L. Vargo
19 Physiology 183Joshua B. Benoit
20 Symbionts 193Mark Goodman
21 Bed Bug Laboratory Maintenance 199Mark F. Feldlaufer, Linda‐Lou O’Connor and Kevin R. Ulrich
Part V Bed Bug Management 209
22 Bed Bug Industry Standards: Australia 211Stephen L. Doggett
23 Bed Bug Industry Standards: Europe 217Richard Naylor
24 Bed Bug Industry Standards: USA 221Jim Fredericks
25 A Pest Control Company Perspective 225Joelle F. Olson, Mark W. Williams and David G. Lilly
26 Prevention 233Molly S. Wilson
27 Detection and Monitoring 241Richard Cooper and Changlu Wang
28 Non‐chemical Control 257Stephen A. Kells
29 Insecticide Resistance 273Alvaro Romero
30 Chemical Control 285Chow‐Yang Lee, Dini M. Miller and Stephen L. Doggett
31 Limitations of Bed Bug Management Technologies 311Stephen L. Doggett and Mark F. Feldlaufer
32 Bed Bug Education 323Jody Gangloff‐Kaufmann, Allison Taisey Allen and Dini M. Miller
Part VI Bed Bug Control in Specific Situations 331
33 Low‐income Housing 333Richard Cooper and Changlu Wang
34 Multi‐Unit Housing 341Dini M. Miller
35 Shelters 347Molly S. Wilson
36 Hotels 351David Cain
37 Healthcare Facilities 357Stephen L. Doggett
38 Aircraft 363Adam Juson and Catherine Juson
39 Cruise Ships and Trains 369David G. Lilly and Garry Jones
40 Poultry Industry 375Allen Szalanski
Part VII Legal Issues 383
41 Bed Bugs and the Law in the USA 385Jeffrey Lipman and Dini M. Miller
42 Bed Bugs and the Law in the United Kingdom 397Clive Boase
43 Bed Bugs and the Law in Australia 403Toni Cains, David G. Lilly and Stephen L. Doggett
44 Bed Bugs and the Law in Asia 409Andrew Ho‐Ohara and Chow‐Yang Lee
45 On Being an Expert Witness 413Paul J. Bello and Dini M. Miller
Part VIII Bed Bugs: the Future 419
46 Bed Bugs: the Future 421Chow‐Yang Lee, Dini M. Miller and Stephen L. Doggett
Index 429