Residual biopesticide treatments of Beauveria bassiana were tested against the bed bug Cimex lectularius.
An oil formulation of conidia was applied to different substrates. Bed bugs were exposed for 1 h, transferred
to an unsprayed environment and monitored for mortality. Separate bioassays evaluated the effect
of bed bug strain, sex, life stage, and exposure substrate on mortality. Rapid mortality was observed in all
bioassays, with bed bugs exposed to treated jersey knit cotton dying most rapidly. A further assay demonstrate
efficient auto dissemination of conidia from exposed bed bugs to unexposed bed bugs within