Population Growth Potential of the Bed Bug, Cimex lectularius L.: A Life Table Analysis

Population Growth Potential of the Bed Bug, Cimex lectularius L.: A Life Table Analysis

Experimental life tables were constructed and analyzed for three strains of the common bed bug: a pyrethroid-susceptible laboratory strain (HS), a highly resistant field strain (RR), and a field strain with a declining level of resistance (KR). Egg to adult survival in the RR strain was 94% compared...

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Main Authors: Dini M. Miller, Andrea M. Polanco, Carlyle C. Brewster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-04-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
Cimex lectularius
bed bug
life table
life history
resistance
survivorship
development
pyrethroids
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/2/2/173/

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