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Bed bugs (stock image) are becoming increasingly resistant to insecticides and can cause so much havoc, entire carpets, beds and couches have to be thrown away. Now, researchers may have stumbled on a way to prevent infestations occurring in the first place by studying the bugs' preferences for different coloursThe study was carried out by researchers from the University of Florida and Union College in Lincoln.They created small tent-like shelters, or harbourages, made from coloured card and placed them in Petri dishes.A bed bug was then placed in the middle of the Petri dish and given ten minutes to choose one of the coloured shelters. Researchers created small tent-like shelters, or harbourages, made from coloured card and placed in Petri dishes.A bed bug was then placed in the middle of the Petri dish and given ten minutes to choose one of the coloured shelters. A few variations of the test were also conducted, such as testing bed bugs in different life stages, of different sexes, individual bugs versus groups of bugs, and fed bugs versus hungry bugs.
The results showed the bed bugs strongly preferred red and black, and they seemed to avoid colours like green and yellow. A few variations of the test were also conducted, such as testing bed bugs in different life stages, of different sexes, individual bugs versus groups of bugs, and fed bugs versus hungry bugs.The results showed the bed bugs strongly preferred red and black, and they seemed to avoid colours like green and yellow.'It was speculated that a bed bug would go to any harbourage in an attempt to hide,' wrote the authors. 'However, these experiments show bed bugs do not hide in just any harbourage; rather, they will select a harbourage based on its colour when moving in the light.''We originally thought the bed bugs might prefer red because blood is red and that's what they feed on,' said Dr Corraine McNeill, one of the co-authors. 'However, after doing the study, the main reason we think they preferred red colours is because bed bugs themselves appear red, so they go to these harbourages because they want to be with other bed bugs, as they are known to exist in aggregations.'While this is a plausible explanation, many factors influenced which colour the bed bugs chose.
Researchers created small tent-like shelters made from coloured card and placed in Petri dishes. A bed bug was then placed in the middle of the dish and given ten minutes to choose a coloured shelter A few variations of the test were also conducted, such as testing bed bugs in different life stages, of different sexes, individual bugs versus groups of bugs, and fed bugs versus hungry bugs. Stock imageFor example, the bugs' colour preferences changed as they grew older, and they chose different colours when they were in groups than when they were alone. They also chose different colours depending on whether they were hungry or fed. Furthermore, males and females seemed to prefer different colours.The authors suggest a possible explanation for why bed bugs avoided yellow and green colours is because those colours resemble brightly-lit areas. These findings are important because they may have implications for controlling the pests. The results showed the bed bugs strongly preferred red and black, and seemed to avoid colours like green and yellow.
The percentage of bed bugs choosing each colour is shown Using scanning electron microscopy, researchers recently studied the thickness of cuticles taken from bed bugs (stock image) resistant to insecticides and from those more easily killed. Comparing the results, it revealed the thicker the cuticle, the more likely the bed bugs were to survive exposure to the insecticides Bed bugs, like all insects, are covered by an exoskeleton called a cuticle. Researchers recently measured each cuticle using 12 different points (marked) to discover why they were so persistent In 2014, genetic tests revealed that a single undetected pregnant bed bug is all it takes to start an entire infestation.A DNA study at Sheffield University showed colonies of bed bugs come from a common ancestor or a few of the female bed bugs.The pregnant bed bug could rapidly create a colony of thousands that feed on humans.Researchers said that bed bugs' ability to generate a new colony from such small numbers might be a 'clue to their recent success'.'
If you just miss one, they can grow very quickly,' Professor Roger Butlin said, adding it takes only a few weeks for this to happen.Bed bugs are capable of surviving without feeding for a month as they wait for a human.In the late 1880s, an estimated 75 per cent of households were affected, but by the outbreak of World War II, that figure had dwindled to 25 per cent,Their recent resurgence has been blamed by some experts on resistance to commonly used insecticides and international travel. 'We are thinking about how you can enhance bed bug traps by using monitoring tools that act as a harbourage and are a specific colour that is attractive to the bug,' said Dr. McNeill. 'However, the point isn't to use the colour traps in isolation, but to use colour preference as something in your toolkit to be paired with other things such as pheromones or carbon dioxide to potentially increase the number of bed bugs in a trap.'In light of these results, people might be tempted to throw out their red and black sheets in place of yellow and green ones.