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Male or Female?
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momof3
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Wed Mar 14 2012 10:35:41
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My in-laws have bed bugs and since discovering this in July of last year, we have stopped going to their house. We spend time with them at our house (risky, I know) and outside of the house. We spent a great deal of time with them this past Sunday at an event. On Monday while giving my almost 2 year old a bath I discovered red welts on the outside of this leg. I had thought maybe a spider or mosquito had gotten in his pants while playing outside at daycare but today I found a bed bug crawling on his curtain. Needless to say, I am freaked out and angry that my in-laws have yet to correct what is by now a major infestation. From this picture, can you tell if this is male or female? I'm hopeful it's male and the only one that hitched a ride home, but I'm about to start a major search and cleaning expedition. I didn't find evidence of one on his sheets, in his pjs or on his crib mattress.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59810791@N07/6982066351/
Thank you for your help and expertise.
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Posted 1 year ago
Wed Mar 14 2012 10:53:09
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momof3
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Wed Mar 14 2012 10:55:00
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I didn't do an anonymous account at first so I went back and started over, sorry about that:
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Wed Mar 14 2012 11:03:59
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Hi,
I would say its female, if you scan the underside at high resolution we may be able to tell if it's mated.
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momof3
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Wed Mar 14 2012 11:15:04
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I don't have a scanner at home and am hesitant to bring it to work to scan, can you tell anything from this photo of it's underside?
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Wed Mar 14 2012 11:22:05
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Sorry it needs to be a scanner for the resolution a picture is not detailed enough.
David
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loubugs
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Wed Mar 14 2012 17:30:48
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Obviously a female. Yes, as David noted, need a high scan to see trauma to the sternal area.
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Wed Mar 14 2012 17:44:22
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Thanks Lou, by the marvels of modern technology that was posted from the seafront on the south coast of England all via a phone. Its a wonder how they sent anyone to the moon without a tablet paddie PDA device and how they did not get lost without SatNav.
David
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Stormy1
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Fri Mar 16 2012 17:02:18
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hi, I am obviously a newbie here - just opened a thread and learning more about bed bugs... Surprised to find this information about male/female... I remember last year a report on NPR where they pointed out that bed bugs were hermophrodites (sp?) - i.e., they could reproduce without mating... Is it possible that they can do all three or am i just going mad stuck on the bb subject today?...
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cilecto
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Fri Mar 16 2012 17:28:13
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They're not hermaphrodites. Males typically inseminate the females by piercing their bodies, the sperm travels where it's needed.
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Stormy1
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Fri Mar 16 2012 21:51:33
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cilecto - 4 hours ago »
They're not hermaphrodites. Males typically inseminate the females by piercing their bodies, the sperm travels where it's needed.ok, at least that's a minor relief... thank you...
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