| the life cycle and effectiveness of insecticides against the bed bugs of thailand. | the purpose of this study was to determine the life cycle and effectiveness of insecticides against bed bugs in thailand. bed bugs from dwelling places in chon buri and chiang mai provinces were determined to be cimex hemipterus and cimex lectularius, respectively. both bed bug species were reared by feeding on rabbit blood at 2-day intervals in laboratory conditions at 28-32 degrees c with 75% relative humidity. the duration from egg to adult stages took 39.9 +/- 7.0 and 36.9 +/- 8.2 days in c. ... | 2010 | 20578541 |