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100 1 _aUnited States. Public Health Service
245 1 4 _aThe bedbug
250 _aRevised edition.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aUnited States. Public health service. Public health reports. Reprint 626.
500 _aRelease date is 2023-11-27
508 _aCharlene Taylor, Donald Cummings, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Bedbug: Its Relation to Public Health, Its Habits and Life History, and Methods of Control" by Hugh S. Cumming is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the bedbug, an insect of minor public health concern, providing detailed insights into its biology, habits, and effective control measures. It serves as an authoritative guide on the importance of managing bedbug infestations, particularly in unsanitary living conditions. The content of the book details the bedbug's classification as a member of the Hemiptera order, its typical nocturnal behavior, and its life cycle, including feeding and reproduction patterns. Cumming explains the potential for the bedbug to act as a vector for disease transmission under specific, unsanitary conditions, although it is not a primary transmitter of any major diseases. The publication also emphasizes the importance of cleanliness, providing various methods for extermination, such as fumigation with hydrocyanic acid and sulphur, as well as more straightforward household remedies. The aim is to ensure that homes, hospitals, and ships remain free from these pests to promote public health and hygiene. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cWashington: Government Printing Office, 1924
653 _aBedbugs
830 0 _aUnited States. Public health service. Public health reports. Reprint 626.
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/bedbugitsrelatio00unit/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72238
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