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Table 2 Number of males and females in each bed bug group at five sampling time intervals post-feeding

From: Lack of influence by endosymbiont Wolbachia on virus titer in the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius

Time post-feeding

Wb+

Wb–

Wb– 90 d

M

F

M

F

M

F

5 hours

1

2

1

2

0

3

24 hours

1

2

2

1

1

2

4 days

2

1

2

1

2

1

7 days

2

1

1

2

2

1

10 days

3

0

2

1

2

1

Total

9

6

8

7

7

8

  1. Abbreviations: Wb+, colony containing Wolbachia; Wb–, two colonies cured of Wolbachia with the antibiotic rifampicin; Wb– 90 d, colony cured of Wolbachia with antibiotic, then reared for 90 days on blood supplemented with vitamins but no antibiotic; F, female; M, male
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