Xenointoxication of a Rabbit for the Control of the Common Bed Bug Cimex lectularius L. Using Ivermectin

Table 2

Test 2 data with each life stage recorded as dead (D), incapacitated (I), or healthy (H) at day 64 after feeding. Also recorded are the breath test, feeding 1 test, feeding 2 test, exuviae, and eggs at day 64 for each group fed hours (Hr) after ivermectin injection.

Hours	IVM level (ng/mL)	Females ()	Males ()	Nymphs ()	% dead or harmed	Mortality rate (%)	Breath test day 14	Feeding 1 on day 16	Feeding 2 on day 31	Exuviae	Eggs
0	0	5 D	1 D, 4 H	10 H	30	30	Normal	Normal	Normal	>50	>50 (>50 new nymphs)
1		5 D	5 H	10 H	25 ()	25 ()	Normal	Normal	Normal	15	45 (27 new nymphs)
6	2.1	5 D	2 D, 3H	2 D, 9H	43 ()	43 ()	Low interest	None	Normal	11	23 (13 new nymphs)
12		5 D	2D, 3 H	2 D, 8 H	45 ()	45 ()	Low interest	Low interest	Low interest	9	12 (9 new nymphs)
24	8.3	1 D, 4 H	1 D, 4 H	2 D, 8 H	20 ()	20 ()	Low and no interest	Low and no interest	Normal	4	0
36		5 D	5 D	2 D, 8 H	55 ()	55 ()	Low and no interest	Low and no interest	Failed feeding attempt and low interest	3	13 (8 new nymphs)
48	12.4	5 D	3 D, 2 I	6 I, 4 H	80 ()	40 ()	No interest	No interest	No interest	3	0
72	18.3	3 D, 1 I, 1 H	4 D, 1 I	1 D, 8 I, 1 H	90 ()	40 ()	Low and no interest	None	Failed feeding attempt	7	10 (4 new nymphs)
96		4 D, I, H	4 D, 1 I	2 D, 9 I	90 ()	50 ()	No interest	No interest	Failed feeding attempt and low interest	5	9 (8 new nymphs)
120		4 D, 1 H	3 D, 2 H	1 D, 9 H	40 ()	40 ()	No interest	No interest	Failed feeding attempt and low interest	6	3 (0 new nymphs)
144		5 D	3 D, 2 I	2 D, 8 H	60 ()	50 ()	No interest	Failed feeding attempt and low interest	Failed feeding attempt and low interest	5	10 (9 new nymphs)
168		5 D	2 D, 3 H	1 D, 9 H	40 ()	40 ()	Normal	Normal	Failed feeding attempt and low interest	5	27 (25 new nymphs)

11 nymphs were fed.