Project Gutenberg 2023-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 142 United States. Public Health Service United States. Public Health Services United States. Department of Public Health Service, United States. Public Health U.S. Public Health Service 24026373 The bedbug : $b Its relation to public health, its habits and life history, and methods of control Revised edition. $aWashington :$bGovernment Printing Office, $c1924. United States. Public health service. Public health reports. Reprint 626. Charlene 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.) "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.) https://archive.org/details/bedbugitsrelatio00unit/mode/2up 20210602184604anonymous 1924 US Reading ease score: 49.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Bedbugs QL Text Category: Science - Biology Category: How To ... Category: Health & Medicine 49617 2025-07-28T13:36:16.698777 text/html 25769 2023-11-27T13:14:48 text/html 330108 2025-07-28T13:36:19.965800 application/epub+zip 328644 2025-07-28T13:36:17.926811 application/epub+zip 154502 2025-07-28T13:36:17.227770 application/epub+zip 629475 2025-07-28T13:36:21.582771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 621619 2025-07-28T13:36:19.494838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40795 2025-07-28T13:36:16.553783 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20806 2023-11-27T13:14:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16088 2025-07-28T13:36:21.730740 application/rdf+xml 14083 2025-07-28T13:36:17.549757 image/jpeg 2662 2025-07-28T13:36:17.389771 image/jpeg 430389 2025-07-28T13:36:16.714759 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog