Abstract
The tropical bed bug Cimex hemipterus (Fabricius, 1803) was reliably detected in Belgorod in 2020 for the first time. Specimens were collected in dormitories for foreign students at both Belgorod State National Research University and Belgorod State Technological University named after V.G. Shukhov. Retrospective analyses of specimens collected in earlier years reveal that Cimex hemipterus was already present in Belgorod in 2013, and subsequently ousted the cosmopolitan species Cimex lectularius Linnaeus, 1758 which inhabited the area earlier.
Highlights
The tropical bed bug Cimex hemipterus (Fabricius, 1803) has been spreading in the European part of Russia for several years
C. hemipterus was first recorded in Russia in 2015 in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Smolensk, Saransk and in the Moscow Region [Gapon, 2016]; it was observed in these areas during subsequent years [Khryapin et al, 2017; Krivonos et al, 2019]
The growing migration of human populations and the increasing number of rented accommodations are factors contributing to the spread of bed bugs, since C. hemipterus may shelter during all developmental stages in garments, household goods, and personal effects, and may be transported from one place to another
Summary
The tropical bed bug Cimex hemipterus (Fabricius, 1803) has been spreading in the European part of Russia for several years. This invasive bloodsucking species of important epidemiological significance [Roslavtseva, Alekseev, 2015] is active around the clock; its net reproduction rate may be quite high. C. hemipterus was first recorded in Russia in 2015 in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Smolensk, Saransk and in the Moscow Region [Gapon, 2016]; it was observed in these areas during subsequent years [Khryapin et al, 2017; Krivonos et al, 2019]. The study aims to identify bed bug species found in Belgorod
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