Bed bug deterrence

Kenneth F. Haynes; Mark H. Goodman; Michael F. Potter

doi:10.1186/1741-7007-8-117

Bed bug deterrence

Kenneth F. Haynes, Mark H. Goodman, Michael F. Potter

Entomology

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Abstract

A recent study in BMC Biology has determined that the immature stage of the bed bug (the nymph) signals its reproductive status to adult males using pheromones and thus avoids the trauma associated with copulation in this species. The success of this nymphal strategy of deterrence is instructive. Against the background of increasing problems with bed bugs, this research raises the question whether pheromones might be used to control them.

Original language	English
Article number	117
Journal	BMC Biology
Volume	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-8-117
State	Published - Sep 9 2010

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Funding Information:
We appreciate the support of the University of Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station and the Kentucky Pest Management Association. MHG was supported by a US National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biotechnology
Structural Biology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Physiology
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Plant Science
Developmental Biology
Cell Biology

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