By the 1960s, widespread pesticide use had nearly wiped out bed bug populations.
In the past two decades, however, the blood-suckers have staged a nasty resurgence.
Now, scientists have uncovered genetic factors that are helping to explain this unwelcome resurgence.
A bed bug.© Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Bed bugs can be a royal pain in the ass.
Additionally, disproportionate itching could lead to secondary skin infections.
They then compared the two genomes and identified hundreds of mutations linked to insecticide resistance in the resistant strain.
The researchers results confirmed resistance mutations found by previous studies, as well as discovering new ones.
A lysosome is an organelle found in many animal cells that contains digestive enzymes.
We certainly dont want a repeat of theParis 2023 bed bug scare.
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