CHAPTER 12 Medical and Veterinary Entomology Introduction to

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The bed bug Cimex lectularius, once reduced to limited populations in households and hotels with poor sanitation, has recently been on the rebound. Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity, 3/e James B. Whitfield / Alexander H. Purcell III Copyright © 2012 by Oxford University Press, Inc.

Figure 12. 1 Parasitic hemipteroids that are vectors of human pathogens: Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity, 3/e James B. Whitfield / Alexander H. Purcell III Copyright © 2012 by Oxford University Press, Inc.

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Box Figure 12. 1 Mosquito vectors acquire West Nile virus from infected birds and later transmit the virus to other birds. Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity, 3/e James B. Whitfield / Alexander H. Purcell III Copyright © 2012 by Oxford University Press, Inc.

Figure 12. 2 Malaria cycle Introduction to Insect Biology and Diversity, 3/e James B. Whitfield / Alexander H. Purcell III Copyright © 2012 by Oxford University Press, Inc.