Cimex lectularius L., the common bed bug from Pharaonic Egypt

Authors
Panagiotakopulu, E Buckland, PC
Citation
E. Panagiotakopulu et Pc. Buckland, Cimex lectularius L., the common bed bug from Pharaonic Egypt, ANTIQUITY, 73(282), 1999, pp. 908-911
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Archeology
Journal title
ANTIQUITY
ISSN journal
0003598X → ACNP
Volume
73
Issue
282
Year of publication
1999
Pages
908 - 911
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-598X(199912)73:282<908:CLLTCB>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Bed bugs have been troubling humans for at least 3550 years, as shown by ex amples from Tell el-Amarna. Here we report on the bug's habits and history, as revealed by archaeology.