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Insects 2011, 2, 326-335; doi:10.3390/insects2030326 OPEN ACCESS insects ISSN 2075-4450 /journal/insects/ Article Reproductive Potential of Field-collected Populations of Cimex lectularius L. and the Cost of Traumatic Insemination Andrea M. Polanco, Dini M. Miller * and Carlyle C. Brewster Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech, 216A Price Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA; E-Mails: apolanco@ (A.M.P.); carlyleb@ (C.C.B) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: dinim@; carlyleb@; Tel.: +1-540-231-4045; Fax: +1-540-231-2925. Received: 21 May 2011; in revised form: 21 June 2011 / Accepted: 24 June 2011 / Published: 5 July 2011 Abstract: Egg production was compared among three field-collected bed bug strains over the course of 13 feeding/oviposition cycles, each of which lasted ~10 days. No significant differences were found among bed bug strains in the mean number of eggs/female/day (~1.0 egg). However, significant differences were found among strains in their patterns of egg production throughout the study period. Specifically, differences were observed in the timing of peak egg production and the rapidity of egg production decline among the three strains. Egg production was also quantified for female bed bugs that were subjected to single or multiple traumatic insemination events over a period of six feeding/oviposition cycles. Significant differences were found in egg production between females exposed to single and multiple inseminations. Females mated only once produced