Problems and strategies in bed bug prevention and control in China

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Chines Journal of Vector Biology and Control ›› 2020, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (4): 502-507.DOI: 10.11853/j.issn.1003.8280.2020.04.027

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Problems and strategies in bed bug prevention and control in China

WANG De-sen¹, XIA Yan-wei¹, ZHANG Jing-sheng¹, HAN Dong-liang¹, WANG Chang-lu², ZHENG Jun³, HE Yu-rong¹, REN Dong-sheng⁴, LIU Jie⁵, DENG Hui⁶

1 Key Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Innovation and Application of Guangdong Province, Engineering Research Center of Biological Control, Ministry of Education, Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong Province, China;
2 Department of Entomology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick;
3 Zhejiang Xiaozheng Technology Co., Ltd;
4 National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention;
5 Guangzhou City Center for Disease Control and Prevention;
6 Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Received:2020-02-22 Online:2020-08-20 Published:2020-08-20
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Supported by the Ningbo Intelligent Group Business Plan Project (No. 2018Z01)

我国臭虫防治中存在的问题及解决对策

王德森¹, 夏艳卫¹, 张竟声¹, 韩东良¹, 王常禄², 郑军³, 何余容¹, 任东升⁴, 刘杰⁵, 邓惠⁶

1 华南农业大学农学院昆虫学系, 广东省生物农药创制与应用重点实验室, 生物防治教育部工程研究中心, 广东广州 510642;
2 Department of Entomology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA;
3 浙江小正科技有限公司, 浙江宁波 315000;
4 中国疾病预防控制中心传染病预防控制所, 传染病预防控制国家重点实验室, 北京 102206;
5 广州市疾病预防控制中心, 广东广州 510440;
6 广东省疾病预防控制中心, 广东广州 511430

作者简介:王德森,男,博士,副教授,从事城市昆虫学研究工作,Email:desen@scau.edu.cn;夏艳卫,女,在读硕士,从事城市昆虫学研究工作,Email:934271385@qq.com
基金资助:
宁波市智团创业计划项目（2018Z01）

Abstract

Abstract: Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius and C. hemipterus) feed on the blood of humans and animals and severely affect people's lives and health. After the World War II, bed bugs were almost eradicated in most parts of the world with the application of insecticides. However, since the late 1990 s, bed bugs have resurged all over the world (except Antarctica). Due to their cryptic behavior, nocturnality, and increasingly serious insecticide resistance, bed bugs have become one of the most difficult urban pests to control. During the investigation of bed bug infestations and control conducted in some areas of Guangdong province, China, from 2017 to 2019, it was found that bed bug infestations were increasing, and there were many challenges in the current bed bug control. Thus, how to effectively suppress the resurgence of bed bugs and adopt effective control measures has become an urgent concern. This paper reviewed literature on bed bug prevention and control, proposed corresponding countermeasures to the problems existing in the current bed bug control in China, and bed bug control strategies in China.

Key words: Bed bug, Resurgence, Insecticide resistance, Pest management

摘要： 臭虫（温带臭虫和热带臭虫）以吸食人和动物的血液为生，严重影响人们的生活和健康。第二次世界大战后，随着化学药剂的应用，臭虫在世界多数地区逐渐销声匿迹。然而，从20世纪90年代后期开始，臭虫在世界范围内（除南极洲）出现了再暴发。由于其善于躲藏和夜间活动的特点，以及日益严重的抗药性问题，使得臭虫成为当前一种最难防治的城市害虫。2017－2019年在对广东省部分地区进行的臭虫危害及防治调查中，发现该虫的危害程度正日益加重，且防治过程中存在诸多不足。因此，如何有效地控制/抑制臭虫的再暴发，并采取合理的防治措施成为当前亟待解决的问题。该文在分析有关臭虫防治研究文献的基础上，针对当前我国臭虫防治工作中存在的问题提出相应的解决对策，以期为我国臭虫防治策略的制定提供参考。

关键词: 臭虫, 再猖獗, 抗药性, 害虫管理

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WANG De-sen, XIA Yan-wei, ZHANG Jing-sheng, HAN Dong-liang, WANG Chang-lu, ZHENG Jun, HE Yu-rong, REN Dong-sheng, LIU Jie, DENG Hui. Problems and strategies in bed bug prevention and control in China[J]. Chines Journal of Vector Biology and Control, 2020, 31(4): 502-507.

王德森, 夏艳卫, 张竟声, 韩东良, 王常禄, 郑军, 何余容, 任东升, 刘杰, 邓惠. 我国臭虫防治中存在的问题及解决对策[J]. 中国媒介生物学及控制杂志, 2020, 31(4): 502-507.

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