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Title Prevalence of Cockroaches, Bed Bugs, and House Mice in Low-Income Housing and Evaluation of Baits for Monitoring House Mouse Infestations
Author Salehe Abbar, Richard Cooper, Sabita Ranabhat, Xiaodan Pan, Shannon Sked, Changlu Wang
Date 2022-04-07
Description We investigated the prevalence and patterns of pest infestations in low-income communities in four cities (Jersey City, Linden, Paterson, Trenton) in New Jersey, USA. Resident interviews, visual inspections, and the placement of monitors were used to identify pest infestations. A total of 1,753 apartments from 19 buildings or building complexes were accessed.
Keywords low-income community, German cockroach, house mice, bed bug, monitoring
URL https://academic.oup.com/jme/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jme/tjac035/6564901?login=true
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