Xenointoxication of a Rabbit for the Control of the Common Bed Bug Cimex lectularius L. Using Ivermectin
Table 1
Test 1 data with incapacitation rate for each life stage, exuviae, and eggs at day 45 for each group fed at different hours after ivermectin injection.
Hours
Females ()
Males ()
Nymphs ()
% dead or harmed
Mortality rate (%)
Exuviae
Eggs
Notes
0
5 healthy
5 healthy
10 healthy
0
0
>50
>50
Healthy
1
5 healthy
5 healthy
10 healthy
0
0
>50
>50
6
5 dead
2 dead, 2 harmed, 1 healthy
1 dead, 9 healthy
50
40
0
0
2 torpid nymphs appeared to recover health
12
5 dead
1 dead, 2 harmed, 2 healthy
2 dead, 1 harmed, 7 healthy
55
40
0
0
Early adult deaths
24
2 dead, 3 healthy
2 dead, 1 harmed, 2 healthy
4 dead, 2 harmed, 4 healthy
55
30
0
0
Early nymph and adult deaths
36
5 dead, 1 healthy
2 dead, 2 harmed, 1 healthy
5 dead, 5 harmed
95
60
1
0
All insects quickly immobile and no blood digestion
48
5 dead
3 dead, 2 harmed
3 dead, 7 harmed
100
55
0
0
High level of harm during first 10 days after feeding, no blood digestion
72
2 dead, 3 harmed
5 harmed
6 dead, 4 harmed
100
40
0
0
Some harmed insects appeared to recover health, no blood digestion
96
1 dead, 4 healthy
1 dead, 2 harmed, 2 healthy
3 dead, 4 harmed, 3 healthy
55
25
0
0
Some harmed insects appeared to recover health
120
3 harmed, 2 healthy
2 harmed, 3 healthy
2 dead, 2 harmed, 6 healthy
45
10
4
5
Most insects appeared harmed and some appeared to recover health
