Tropical Bed Bug Cimex Hemipterus Climbs Smooth Wall of Pitfall Trap (IMAGE)

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Tropical Bed Bug Cimex Hemipterus Climbs Smooth Wall of Pitfall Trap

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In a forthcoming study in the Journal of Economic Entomology, researchers led by Dae-Yun Kim at the Universiti of Sains Malaysia, show that the tropical bed bug, Cimex hemipterus, can readily climb out of smooth-walled pitfall traps.

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Chow-Yang Lee, Universiti Sains Malaysia

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