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Fig. 5 | Parasites & Vectors

Fig. 5

From: Behavioral interactions of bed bugs with long-lasting pyrethroid-treated bed nets: challenges for vector control

Fig. 5

Comparison of the blood meal-seeking assays of insecticide-susceptible Harlan strain C. lectularius bed bugs of various life stages through the Siam Dutch untreated bed net and the Olyset permethrin-treated bed net. The mean is represented by x within each box plot. No significant differences were seen between the two bed nets in the proportion fed (traversed the bed net) for second, third or fifth instars. However, significantly more males and females passed through the permethrin-treated bed net (larger mesh holes) than through the untreated bed net (Student’s t-test, ***P < 0.0001)

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