title: Bed bug deterrence.
abstract: A recent study in BMC Biology has determined that the immature stage of the bed bug (the nymph) signals its reproductive status to adult males using pheromones and thus avoids the trauma associated with copulation in this species. The success of this nymphal strategy of deterrence is instructive. Against the background of increasing problems with bed bugs, this research raises the question whether pheromones might be used to control them. See research article http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/121.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, S-225 Agricultural Science Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA. khaynes@uky.edu
authors.forename: Kenneth F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Haynes
authors.forename: Mark H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Potter
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001511:Bedbugs / Q000502:physiology*; D007300:Insect Control; D008297:Male; D009758:Nymph / Q000502:physiology; D010675:Pheromones / Q000378:metabolism*; D012098:Reproduction
chemical_list: D010675:Pheromones