Inbreeding in bed bugs: One key to massive increases in infestations
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 14:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
New research on the bed bug's ability to withstand the genetic bottleneck of inbreeding provides new clues to explain the rapidly growing problem of bed bugs across the United States and globally. After mostly disappearing in the US in the 1950s, the common bed bug has reappeared with a vengeance over the past decade.
