Advanced tools for bed bug pest management

臭虫害虫管理的先进工具

• 批准号: 462325-2013
• 负责人: Isman, Murray
• 金额: $ 4.62万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2014-01-01 至 2015-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=556723
• 关键词: Advanced; tools; bed; bug; pest

Bed bugs are obligate blood feeders on humans. In recent years, bed bug infestations have increased dramatically in many countries including Canada and USA, leading to a renewed interest in designing better management tools and control options. According to Health Canada they can now be found everywhere from homeless shelters to five-star hotels, and even on public transportation. Given that bed bugs are among the most difficult pests to eradicate due to their small size, demonstrated resistance to conventional insecticides and their ease of transport, the key objective of the proposed research is to facilitate the development of products for management of bed bugs, a re-emerged public health pest, based on i. semiochemicals - non-toxic behaviour-modifying substances, and ii. natural products such as diatomaceous earth (DE) and botanical insecticides.

臭虫是专性吸血者。近年来，包括加拿大和美国在内的许多国家的臭虫侵扰急剧增加，导致人们对设计更好的管理工具和控制方案重新产生了兴趣。据加拿大卫生部称，从无家可归者收容所到五星级酒店，甚至在公共交通工具上都可以找到它们。鉴于臭虫是最难根除的害虫之一，因为它们体积小，对传统杀虫剂具有抗药性，易于运输，拟议研究的主要目标是促进开发用于管理臭虫的产品，臭虫是一种重新出现的公共卫生害虫，基于i.化学信息素-无毒的行为改变物质，以及ii.天然产物如硅藻土（DE）和植物杀虫剂。