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Title Role of Vision and Mechanoreception in Bed Bug, Cimex lectularius L. Behavior
Author Narinderpal Singh, Changlu Wang, Richard Cooper
Date 2015-03-06
Description We investigated bed bug vision by determining their responses to different colors, vertical objects, and their ability to detect colors and vertical objects under low and complete dark conditions. Results show black and red paper harborages are preferred compared to yellow, green, blue, and white harborages. A bed bug trapping device with a black or red exterior surface was significantly more attractive to bed bugs than that with a white exterior surface. Bed bugs exhibited strong orientation behavior toward vertical objects.
Keywords Cimex lectularius, bed bug, behavior, color, vision,
URL http://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/pdfs/Singh-et-al-2015-bed-bug-behavior-color-vision-texture.pdf
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