Thick-skinned bed bugs outgunning humans in chemical arms race

By Marcus Strom
Updated May 13 2016 - 10:43am, first published April 14 2016 - 4:00am
Common bed bug under an electron microscope. This specimen of Cimex lectularis was found in a Parramatta home. Photo: University of Sydney
Common bed bug under an electron microscope. This specimen of Cimex lectularis was found in a Parramatta home. Photo: University of Sydney
Bed bug infestation. Photo: University of Sydney
Bed bug infestation. Photo: University of Sydney
Westmead Hospital entomologist, Stephen Doggett. Photo: Wolter Peeters
Westmead Hospital entomologist, Stephen Doggett. Photo: Wolter Peeters

There is an arms race between bed bugs and humans, and the bugs are winning.

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