Role of vision and mechanoreception in bed bug, Cimex lectularius L. behavior.

The role of olfactory cues such as carbon dioxide, pheromones, and kairomones in bed bug, Cimex lectularius L. behavior has been demonstrated. However, the role of vision and mechanoreception in bed bug behavior is poorly understood. We investigated bed bug vision by determining their responses to d...

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Main Authors: Narinderpal Singh, Changlu Wang, Richard Cooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4351988?pdf=render