A review of data on laboratory colonies of bed bugs (Cimicidae), an insect of emerging medical relevance

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Review

Table 1.

Laboratory records of bed bugs according to the literature.

Species	Rabbit		Human		Rodent		Chicken		Horse		References
	°C (RH)	LC	°C (RH)	LC	°C (RH)	LC	°C (RH)	LC	°C (RH)	LC
C. lectularius
	15 (–)	118.86^a	18.8 ± 0.1 (46.2 ± 1.0)	_^b	18.8 ± 0.1 (46.2 ± 1.0)	_	22–25 °C (–)	35	28 (–)	25.3^a	[1, 12, 18, 26]
	18 (–)	65.58^a	27 ± 0.5 L (50 ± 5)	35^b	28 (–)	23.2^a	26.1–26.5 (68.90)	_^b	28 (–)	20.8^b,^c	[3, 12, 19]
	23 (–)	28.96^a	27 ± 0.5 F (50 ± 5)	33^b	_	21.6^a					[3, 12, 19]
	25 (–)	23.96^a	28 (–)	21.1^a							[12, 19]
	26	42^b	28 (–)	24.4^a,^b							[11, 12]
	27 ± 0.5 L (50 ± 5)	37^b
	27 ± 0.5 F (50 ± 5)	52^b									[3]
	28 (–)	14.07^a									[3]
	28 (–)	20.8^a									[19]
	28 (–)	23.8^a,^b									[12]
	28–32 (75)	36.9 ± 8.2									[12]
	34.5 (–)	15.28^a									[3]
C. hemipterus
	28–32 (75)	39.9 ± 7.0	26 ± 2 (70 ± 5)	24.47–24.62^a							[16, 17]
			26 ± 2 (70 ± 5)	17–20^a							[16, 17]

without egg,

artificial feeding,

without egg and instar V,

°C: temperature, RH: relative humidity (%), LC: life-cycle, L: laboratory, F: field.

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