Life History of the Common Bed Bug Cimex lectularius L. in the U.S.

This study quantifies the rate of bed bug nymphal development, mortality, fecundity and survivorship during starvation for wild caught resistant populations. I then compare some of these characteristics with two susceptible strains. I found that resistant populations develop faster and exhibit less...

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Main Author: Polanco, Andrea M.
Other Authors: Entomology
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Tech 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/76762
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02042011-122306/