Table 3.
Mean (± 95% CI) duration of each life stage (days) for two pyrethroid-resistant (KR and RR) and one susceptible strain of the common bed bug, Cimex lectularius.
| Life Stage | Bed Bug Strain (n = Life Table Cohort Size) | ||||
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| Harlan (HS) (n = 175) | Kramer (KR) (n = 198) | Richmond (RR) (n = 192) | |||
| Egg | 5.41 (± 0.08) a | 5.84 (±0.11) b | 6.33 (± 0.09) c | ||
| 1st instar (N1) | 7.82 (± 0.21) a | 7.95 (± 0.24) a | 4.46 (±0.11) b | ||
| 2nd instar (N2) | 8.20 (± 0.27) a | 7.80 (±0.31) a | 6.02 (±0.12) b | ||
| 3rd instar (N3) | 8.02 (± 0.29) a | 7.02 (± 0.34) b | 5.62 (±0.17) c | ||
| 4th instar (N4) | 7.63 (± 0.29) a | 7.61 (±0.33) a | 5.66 (±0.19) b | ||
| 5th instar (N5) | 3.28 (± 0.22) a | 4.12 (±0.24) b | 6.73 (±0.19) c | ||
| Egg – Adult | 40.37 (±0.19) a | 40.35 (±0.19) a | 34.82 (±0.12) b | ||
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Notes: Means followed by the same letter in each row are not significantly different (P > 0.05).