American swallow bug, Oeciacus vicarius Horvath (Hemiptera: Cimicidae), in Hirundo rustica and Petrochelidon pyrrhonota nests in west central Colorado

Authors

Thomas Orr, Mesa College, Grand Junction, Colorado
Gary McCallister, Mesa College, Grand Junction, Colorado

Abstract

Oeciacus vicarious bed bugs were collected from 32% of Hirundo rustica nests and 83% of Petrochelidon pyrrhonota nests on bridges in western Colorado in December 1984. A total of 409 bugs (158 adults and 251 juveniles) were counted in 47 nests, two months after the hosts had departed for the winter.

Recommended Citation

Orr, Thomas and McCallister, Gary (1987) "American swallow bug, Oeciacus vicarius Horvath (Hemiptera: Cimicidae), in Hirundo rustica and Petrochelidon pyrrhonota nests in west central Colorado," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 47: No. 2, Article 24.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol47/iss2/24