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Title A quantitative analysis of a modified feeding method for rearing Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) in the laboratory
Author Chin-Heady E, DeMark JJ, Nolting S, Bennett G, Saltzmann K, Hamm RL.
Date 2013-03-18
Description A modified artificial feeding system was developed for rearing Cimex lectularius and compared with the most widely used artificial feeding method which requires custom-made glassware and a circulating water bath to warm the blood. The petri dish method reduces some of the drawbacks from the current water bath method, such as the possibility of flooding bed bug rearing jars with water or blood and the need for expensive custom-made glassware.
Keywords Bed bug, feeding, laboratory rearing
URL http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23509084
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