Tag Archive for 'Cimex lectularius'

Gaire et al. demonstrate that substrates conditioned by human skin or treated with compounds from human skin can prevent bed bug arrestment. Image credit: CDC / World Health Organization.

Human Skin Triglycerides Repel Bed Bugs, Study Shows

Dec 9, 2021 by News Staff

Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) are blood-sucking insects that live in close proximity to humans. They have proliferated globally and have become one of the...

This digitally-colorized scanning electron micrograph revealed some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed on the ventral surface of Cimex lectularius; from this view you can see the insect’s skin piercing mouthparts it uses to obtain its blood meal, as well as a number of its six jointed legs. Image credit: Janice Harney Carr, CDC.

Bedbugs Arose 115 Million Years Ago, Roamed Earth alongside Dinosaurs

May 17, 2019 by News Staff

Bedbugs are blood-sucking parasites in the family Cimicidae. A multinational research team led by University of Sheffield, the University Museum Bergen...