How to translate text using browser tools
1 January 2014 Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) Reporting in Philadelphia, PA
Tarub S. Mabud, Alexis M. Barbarin, Corentin M. Barbu, Katelyn H. Levy, Jason Edinger, Michael Z. Levy
Author Affiliations +
Abstract

We analyzed a comprehensive telephone log of pest infestation reports to assess the spatial and temporal trends in Cimex lectularius L. (bed bug) reporting throughout Philadelphia, PA. Citywide spatial analyses of reports from September 2011 to June 2012 revealed several statistically significantbed bug hotspots. However, these were small and diffuse. Temporal analyses of reports from December 2008 to May 2011 detected prominent seasonality in bed bug reporting, peaking in August and reaching a nadir in February each year. Controlling for seasonal cycling, the number of bed bug reports in Philadelphia increased steadily at a rate of ≈4.5% per month (or 69.45% per year) from December 2008 to May 2011. While it may be difficult to spatially target citywide bed bug control measures because of the insects' widespread migration, interventions informed by seasonal trends may enhance efforts to curb the recent increases in urban bed bug populations.

© 2014 Entomological Society of America
Tarub S. Mabud, Alexis M. Barbarin, Corentin M. Barbu, Katelyn H. Levy, Jason Edinger, and Michael Z. Levy "Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) Reporting in Philadelphia, PA," Journal of Medical Entomology 51(1), 50-54, (1 January 2014). https://doi.org/10.1603/ME13120
Received: 20 June 2013; Accepted: 1 October 2013; Published: 1 January 2014
JOURNAL ARTICLE
5 PAGES

This article is only available to subscribers.
It is not available for individual sale.
+ SAVE TO MY LIBRARY

KEYWORDS
bed bug
Cimex lectularius
Philadelphia
Seasonality
spatial
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Get copyright permission
Back to Top