Behavioural Responses of Tropical Bed Bug Cimex hemipterus (F.) (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) to Coloured Harbourage.

IF 1.1 Q3 BIOLOGY

Tropical life sciences research Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-31 DOI:10.21315/tlsr2024.35.2.13

Abd Hafis Abd Rahim, Abdul Hafiz Ab Majid

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Abstract

Population of the tropical bed bug Cimex hemipterus (F.) (Hemiptera: Cimicidae), a temporary ectoparasite on both humans and animals, have surged in many tropical countries. Tropical bed bugs preferences when selecting a suitable harbourage and oviposition site were investigated. Two-choice and three choice colour assays were conducted to determine whether bed bugs will choose black, red or white coloured harbourages. Then, 50 1st instar were reared in containers containing black, red and white (control) paper served as the harbourages and observed for 12 weeks. Both fed and starve male, female and nymph strongly preferred red and black coloured harbourage compared to white coloured harbourage. Oviposition assays showed that female bed bugs prefered to laid their eggs on red coloured harbourages compared to black coloured harbourages. Rearing experiment showed that there was no significant difference (p > 0.05) between final population size of tropical bed bug. However, tropical bed bugs reared in container with red paper (600 ± 89.238) have the highest number of individuals followed by black (473 ± 133.841) and white (485 ± 84.234) paper. Bed bug preference towards coloured harbourage provide useful information for those developing new bed bug control method or improving bed bug infestation monitoring devices.

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热带臭虫 Cimex hemipterus (F.) (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) 对彩色港湾的行为反应。

热带床虱 Cimex hemipterus (F.)（半翅目：Cimicidae）是人和动物的一种临时性体外寄生虫，其数量在许多热带国家激增。研究人员调查了热带床虱在选择合适的栖息和产卵地点时的偏好。通过二选一和三选一的颜色试验来确定臭虫会选择黑色、红色还是白色的庇护所。然后，在装有黑色、红色和白色（对照）纸张的容器中饲养了 50 只 1龄幼虫，并观察了 12 周。与白色港湾相比，喂养和饥饿的雄虫、雌虫和若虫都更喜欢红色和黑色港湾。产卵实验表明，与黑色庇护所相比，雌性臭虫更喜欢在红色庇护所产卵。饲养实验表明，热带床虱的最终种群数量没有显著差异（p > 0.05）。不过，在红纸（600 ± 89.238）容器中饲养的热带床虱个体数量最多，其次是黑纸（473 ± 133.841）和白纸（485 ± 84.234）。床虱对彩色庇护所的偏好为开发新的床虱控制方法或改进床虱侵扰监测设备提供了有用的信息。

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Tropical life sciences research BIOLOGY-

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2.60

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20 weeks

期刊介绍： Tropical Life Sciences Research (TLSR) formerly known as Journal of Bioscience seeks to publish relevant ideas and knowledge addressing vital life sciences issues in the tropical region. The Journal’s scope is interdisciplinary in nature and covers any aspects related to issues on life sciences especially from the field of biochemistry, microbiology, biotechnology and animal, plant, environmental, biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences. TLSR practices double blind peer review system to ensure and maintain the good quality of articles published in this journal. Two issues are published annually in printed and electronic form. TLSR also accepts review articles, experimental papers and short communications. The Chief Editor would like to invite researchers to use this journal as a mean to rapidly promote their research findings.