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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 levels

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>

  1. 10.25394/pgs.12202676.v1
Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/12202676
Date29 April 2020
CreatorsAaron R Ashbrook (8771363)
Source SetsPurdue University
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, Thesis
RightsCC BY 4.0
Relationhttps://figshare.com/articles/Determining_the_response_of_the_bed_bug_i_Cimex_lectularius_i_L_to_heat_exposure_at_the_population_behavioral_and_physiological_levels/12202676

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