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. 2015 May 21;10(5):e0127555. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127555

Table 1. Eggs hatched and laid per female Cimex lectularius.

During Treatment After treatment Cumulative
. Day 1–9 Day 10–23 Day 24–37 Day 38–51 Day 1–51
Hatching success Eggs per female Hatching success Eggs per female Hatching success Eggs per female Hatching success Eggs per female Hatching success
Control 98.4% 4.1 99.2% 8.3 93.3% 1.0 - 0.0 98.5
34.0°C 54.4% 3.7 43.1% 8.7 73.5% 1.1 - 0.0 48.5
35.5°C 0.5% 6.1 19.8% 8.9 81.8% 1.6 - 0.0 18.1
37.0°C 0.0% 1.2 6.7% 0.8 0% 1.3 0% 0.2 1.5
38.5°C 0.0% 0.1 - - - - 0
40.0°C 0.0% 0.0 - - - - 0

Percentage of eggs hatched and eggs laid per female exposed to different temperatures for 9 days and then evaluated 10–23, 24–37, and 38–51 days after heat treatment while maintained at 22°C. The last column denotes the average percentage of eggs hatched over all periods.

● = feeding event.