Oldest remains of insects from bed bug genus found in Oregon

(Entomological Society of America) A cave in Oregon that is the site of some the oldest preserved evidence of human activity in North America was also once home to not-too-distant cousins of the common bed bug. In research to be published next week in the Journal of Medical Entomology, archaeologists describe remains found in caves near Paisley, Ore., that represent the oldest specimens of insects from the genus Cimex ever found, ranging between 5,100 and 11,000 years old.

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