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question about female bedbugs and mating

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   thecitymusthelp
   

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   Posted 1 year ago
   Wed Aug 17 2011 21:51:59
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   Does a female BB need to mate each time in order to lay eggs or does it mate ONCE and lay eggs continually until it dies?

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   Posted 1 year ago
   Thu Aug 18 2011 15:06:33
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   According to an older post from one of our resident experts:

   Bed bugs breed using a process called traumatic insemination. It is believed that they can mate 4 or 5 times in a lifetime but have the ability to continue to lay eggs for a while after mating.

   So the answer is in between the two options you offered. She mates once, can produce eggs every day for a while (weeks, from what I've read) after that, and then eventually will need to mate again.

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   Posted 1 year ago
   Thu Aug 18 2011 15:58:43
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   Also they may not need to mate to continue laying eggs but they can only lay so many eggs before they need to feed before laying more. Which I think is a small plus. If you can stop them from feeding you can stop them from breeding.

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