| Treatment*Caffeine (ppm) |
|
Egg Production |
Mean % Nymph Emergence(x̅± SEM) |
| N** |
Total |
x̅ ± SEM |
Week 1 |
Week 2 |
| 0 |
60 |
264 |
44.00 ±2.44 a |
11.74 ± 5.06 |
94.70 ±1.82a |
| 10 |
60 |
170 |
28.34 ± 4.51 b |
10.59 ± 5.27 |
91.76 ±4.62a |
| 20 |
60 |
176 |
29.34 ±4.36 b |
14.77 ±6.94 |
97.16 ± 1.62a |
| 30 |
60 |
164 |
27.34 ±3.23 b |
10.37 ±5.20 |
93.29 ±4.67a |
| 40 |
60 |
127 |
21.17 ± 2.38 c |
11.81 ±10.78 |
92.13 ±2.94a |
| 50 |
60 |
81 |
13.50 ± 7.01 d |
8.64 ±6.81 |
81.48 ± 10.07a |
|
*Each treatment had six replications
**Total numbers of bed bug females per treatment |
| Table 4: The number (and average per replication) of eggs laid by 60 female bed bugs in one week after consuming caffeine in reconstituted human blood, plus the percent
bed bug nymph emerged at week one and two after eggs were laid. Different letters represent significant differences (p<0.05) between the various test concentrations. |
