Lindsay S. Miles

Admixture without recurrent intercontinental gene flow: contrasting patterns of genetic diversity and knockdown resistance profiles reveal independent evolution in resurgent common bed bug populations

The common bed bug (Cimex lectularius) was largely eliminated from industrialized countries by mid-twentieth century insecticide campaigns including the widespread application of DDT. However, by the late 1990s, populations were resurging on a global scale. This rapid reemergence has been widely attributed to increased...