Blood deprivation and heat stress increase mortality in bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) exposed to insect pathogenic fungi or desiccant dust

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Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius L.) have returned as a nuisance pest in the last 20 years. Different bed bug control measures in combination have not been thoroughly studied, although induction of multiple stressors may improve extermination. The effects of heat stress only, heat stress followed by exposure to insect pathogenic fungi, and heat stress followed by exposure to desiccant dust on starved and blood-fed bed bugs were investigated. Five days at 22 °C (control), 32 °C, 34 °C, or 36 °C (heat stress) did not cause mortality in adults. However, their starved first instar nymphs produced after heat stress suffered mortalities of 33%, 56% and 100%, respectively. Exposure to insect pathogenic fungi after heat stress increased the mortality of adults and their progeny compared to exposure to fungi without heat stress. The beneficial effects of heat stress were not observed in blood-fed bed bugs. Desiccant dust killed all nymphs within 2 days and all adults within 3 days regardless of previous heat stress, but survival time was prolonged by access to blood. This study highlights the advantage of combining different methods in pest management, and points to heat stress combined with blood deprivation as possible management elements to increase the control success.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

Medical and veterinary entomology - 35(2021), 1 vom: 17. März, Seite 121-128

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rukke, B A [VerfasserIn]
Salma, U [VerfasserIn]
Birkemoe, T [VerfasserIn]
Aak, A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Blood deprivation
Cimex lectularius
Combined effects
Desiccant dust
Dust
Hygroscopic Agents
Insect pathogenic fungi
Insecticides
Integrated pest management
Journal Article
Sublethal heat

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 03.03.2021

Date Revised 03.03.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/mve.12477

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM314592164