In Bedbugs, Scientists See a Model of Evolution

Bedbugs, Beautiful Creatures or Pests?

Scientists have been very slow to appreciate the biology of bedbugs despite the fact that the insects have infiltrated human shelters for thousands of years.

That’s because the insects practically vanished at the dawn of modern biology in the 1940s, thanks to the widespread use of DDT. Bedbugs have returned with a vengeance in recent years, partly because they have evolved resistance to pesticides, and scientists are struggling to learn more about these pests.

It’s a much bigger challenge than examining, say, monarch butterflies.“It’s very hard to study in them in the wild, because often people don’t want you to use their house as a laboratory,” said Toby Fountain, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki. “They just want to get rid of them as quickly as possible.”

With that said, what do you think? Should bedbugs be admired OR should bedbugs be treated like pest? If you chose pest ... then Guardian Pest Control Specialist assess your building's unique characteristics, then implement and monitor an Integrated Pest Management plan based in science…created just for you.

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