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Determining the response of the bed bug (<i>Cimex lectularius</i> L.) to heat exposure at the population, behavioral, and physiological levelsAaron R Ashbrook (8771363) 29 April 2020 (has links)
The focus of this dissertation is on bed bug thermal biology. How bed bugs react to heat exposure at the population, behavioral, and physiological levels was explored. The thermal tolerance of different bed bug populations and sublethal effects heat exposure were investigated. The temperatures that cause bed bugs to flee from their harborages was determined using a custom made arena. How bed bug physiology changes after heat exposure was determined using RT-qPCR. Finally, how conspecifics react to bed bugs that have been lethally exposed to heat was determined using still air bioassays.<br>
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