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Bed Bug Pheromones

Bed Bug Pheromones is a chemical signaling system employed by the species Cimex lectularius to mediate intraspecific behaviors such as aggregation, alarm, and mating through the emission and detection of specific volatile organic compounds.

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75

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Identification of the Airborne Aggregation Pheromone of the Common Bed Bug, Cimex lectularius

Eric Siljander, Regine Gries, Grigori Khaskin et al. · Journal of Chemical Ecology · 2008 · 137 citations

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Structure of sensilla, olfactory perception, and behaviour of the bedbug, Cimex lectularius, in response to its alarm pheromone

H. Z. Levinson, A.R. Levinson, Bárbara Müller et al. · Journal of Insect Physiology · 1974 · 99 citations

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Bed Bug Aggregation Pheromone Finally Identified

Regine Gries, Robert Britton, Michael Holmes et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2014 · 90 citations

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Addition of Alarm Pheromone Components Improves the Effectiveness of Desiccant Dusts Against<i>Cimex lectularius</i>

Joshua B. Benoit, Seth Phillips, Travis J. Croxall et al. · Journal of Medical Entomology · 2009 · 63 citations · Full text

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Evidence for male‐ and juvenile‐specific contact pheromones of the common bed bug <i>Cimex lectularius</i>

Eric Siljander, Dan Penman, Harold J. Harlan et al. · Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata · 2007 · 58 citations

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Authors

75

  1. MF
    Mark F. Feldlaufer

    Agricultural Research Service, United States

    4 publications · 107 citations

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  2. GG
    Gerhard Gries

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    4 publications · 313 citations

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  3. MA
    Michael A. Birkett

    Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 88 citations

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  4. CR
    Camilla Ryne

    Lund University, Sweden

    3 publications · 124 citations

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  5. EN
    Emma N.I. Weeks

    University of Florida, United States

    3 publications · 88 citations

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Institutions

32

  1. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    4 h-index

    19 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    213 citations

  3. Biocon (Switzerland)

    Delémont, Switzerland

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    290 citations

  4. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    345 citations

  5. University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    213 citations

  6. Rothamsted Research

    Harpenden, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    404 citations

  7. Beltsville Agricultural Research Center

    Beltsville, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    47 citations

  8. Auburn University

    Auburn, United States

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    135 citations

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Venues

  1. PLoS ONE

    4 publications · 118 citations

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  2. Journal of Medical Entomology

    3 publications · 127 citations

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  3. Physiological Entomology

    2 publications · 47 citations

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  4. Journal of Chemical Ecology

    2 publications · 164 citations

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  5. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

    1 publications · 58 citations

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