Open AccessLife table analysis of Cimex hemipterus F. (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) reared on different types of human blood
Author(s) -
Abd Hafis Abd Rahim,
Abu Hassan Ahmad,
Abdul Hafiz Ab Majid
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(15)61030-1
Subject(s) - fecundity , biology , nymph , survivorship curve , cimex lectularius , hemiptera , bed bug , zoology , population dynamics , toxicology , population , demography , genetics , cancer , sociology
Objective: To determine the development time of each immature stage and total development\udtime of Cimex hemipterus reared on human blood type A, B, O and AB, and to compare\udsurvivorship and fecundity of Cimex hemipterus reared on blood type A and AB.\udMethods: Bed bugs were reared on human blood type A, B, O and AB, fed through an artificial\udfeeding system. The number of live and dead individuals, number of nymphs that molted, and\udnumber of eggs laid were observed and recorded daily.\udResults: Statistical analysis showed that no significant difference was observed for the\uddevelopment from egg to adult emergence. Bed bugs reared on blood type A and AB had a life\udexpectancy of 88 and 105 days respectively from the egg stage. The net reproductive rate (R0),\udmean generation time (T), intrinsic rate of increase (rm), finite rate of increase (λ), and doubling\udtime (DT) for bed bugs reared on blood type A were 12.24, 67.84, 0.037, 1.038 and 18.73,\udrespectively. On the other hand, the same parameters calculated for bed bugs reared on blood\udtype AB produced R0 = 12.58, T = 83.36, rm = 0.030, λ = 1.030 and DT = 23.10.\udConclusions: Different blood sources may have different effects on the development time and\udlife characteristics of bed bugs