Bed Bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) Attraction to Human Odors: Validation of a Two-Choice Olfactometer
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Entomology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0022-2585,1938-2928
DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjy202