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First instar and adult male bed bugs, Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae), increase feeding activity in the presence of adult females

Parasites & Vectors
Elevated feeding by first instars and adult males in the presence of females may be adaptive traits that enhance fitness.
3 months ago

Genome of tropical bed bug Cimex hemipterus (Cimicidae, Hemiptera) reveals tetraspanin expanded in bed bug ancestor

Wiley Online Library
lectularius, which limits understanding their biology and to provide controls of bed bug infestations. Here, a chromosomal-level genome assembly...
4 months ago

Toxicity and neurophysiological impacts of plant essential oil components on bed bugs (Cimicidae: Hemiptera)

Nature
This study aimed to define insecticidal activity and neurophysiological impacts of plant essential oil constituents.
67 months ago

Bedbugs Evolved before Their Bat Hosts and Did Not Co-speciate with Ancient Humans

ScienceDirect.com
All 100+ bedbug species (Cimicidae) are obligate blood-sucking parasites [1, 2]. In general, blood sucking (hematophagy) is thought to have...
64 months ago

Bedbugs are everywhere—and they’re very good at what they do

National Geographic
Bedbugs are part of a family of insects called Cimicidae, which includes around 100 species of small parasitic bugs that feed on warm-blooded animals.
12 months ago

Fig. 2 -Bite marks caused by Cimex lectularius on shoulder and back of...

ResearchGate
This paper reports the case of a 50-year-old woman whose bedroom was infested by bed bugs. The woman presented in our laboratory with insect specimens.
11 months ago

Latrocimicinae completes the phylogeny of Cimicidae: meeting old morphologic data rather than modern host phylogeny

Parasites & Vectors
The family Cimicidae includes obligate hematophagous ectoparasites (bed bugs and their relatives) with high veterinary/medical importance.
37 months ago

Aggregation behavior and reproductive compatibility in the family Cimicidae

Nature
These results indicate that under laboratory conditions, host-associated lineages of bed bugs are reproductively compatible, and aggregation...
84 months ago

Detection and monitoring of bed bugs (Hemiptera: Cimicidae): review of the underlying science, existing products and future prospects

Wiley Online Library
We outline and describe the majority of all known existing devices and technologies developed for bed bug detection and monitoring as well as much of the...
38 months ago

Bedbugs Menaced the Dinosaur Age Before Moving Into Our Mattresses (Published 2019)

The New York Times
Most people hope never to lay eyes on a bedbug. But one team of researchers spent 15 years scouring guano-filled caves, cliffside nests and...
64 months ago