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MeSH Heading: Bedbugs
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.617.412.420.150.100
Unique ID: D001511
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001511
Annotation: do not use /‌drug eff for insecticides: TN 111
Scope Note: Parasitic bugs of the family CIMICIDAE. Female bed bugs lay eggs in a sheltered locations such as in mattress seams. Adults and nymphal instars of Cimex feed on warm-blooded hosts. Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus are implicated in human infestations.
Entry Term(s): Bed Bugs; Cimex; Cimex hemipterus; Cimex lectularius
Related Numbers: txid757355; txid79782
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Bedbugs MeSH Descriptor Data 2024