Group Living Accelerates Bed Bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) Development

被引：16

作者：

Saenz, Virna L.

Santangelo, Richard G.

Vargo, Edward L.

Schal, Coby ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] N Carolina State Univ, Dept Entomol, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY | 2014年 / 51卷 / 01期

基金：

美国食品与农业研究所;

关键词：

aggregation; bed bug; development; social interaction; Cimicidae; BLATTELLA-GERMANICA; COCKROACH; GROWTH;

D O I：

10.1603/ME13080

中图分类号：

Q96 [昆虫学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

For many insect species, group living provides physiological and behavioral benefits, including faster development. Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius L.) live in aggregations composed of eggs, nymphs, and adults of various ages. Our aim was to determine whether bed bug nymphs reared in groups develop faster than solitary nymphs. We reared first instars either in isolation or in groups from hatching to adult emergence and recorded their development time. In addition, we investigated the effects of group housing on same-age nymphs versus nymphs reared with adults. Nymphal development was 2.2 d faster in grouped nymphs than in solitary-housed nymphs, representing 7.3% faster overall development. However, this grouping effect did not appear to be influenced by group composition. Thus, similar to other gregarious insect species, nymph development in bed bugs is faster in aggregations than in isolation.

引用

页码：293 / 295

页数：3

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