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Title Mark-Release-Recapture Reveals Extensive Movement of Bed Bugs (Cimex lectularius L.) within and between Apartments
Author Richard Cooper, Changlu Wang, Narinderpal Singh
Date 2015-09-15
Description We investigated bed bug movement within and between apartments using mark-release-recapture (m-r-r) technique combined with apartment-wide monitoring using pitfall-style interceptors. Bed bugs were collected, marked, and released in six apartments. The distribution of marked and unmarked bed bugs in these apartments and their 24 neighboring units were monitored over 32 days. Extensive movement of marked bed bugs within and between apartments occurred regardless of the number of bed bugs released or presence/absence of a host.
Keywords bed bug, movement, host,
URL http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0136462
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