Some Effects of Temperature and Humidity as Factors in the Biology of the Bedbug (Cimex Lectularius Linn.).*

Abstract

The life-history of the Bedbug (Cimex lectularius Linn.) has been studied in widely separated localities, but not much attention was given to the factors of temperature and relative humidity. In the experiments recorded herein, the writer has used constant conditions of both temperature and relative humidity throughout the life-cycle of the insect.