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How long will it take for the bedbugs to mutate so they are no longer attracted to the trap?

Shouldn't it rather be (if I understand Darwin correclty):

How long will it take for the ones that are attracted to the trap to have their population reduced enough so that the ones who are not attracted can spread their genes more efficiently

Probably a distinction that is not conversationally useful.

I feel like this statement could get used a lot on HN.

I don't know, I feel like understanding Darwin and Evolution is pretty important whatever the discussion you are in. It seems like 11 people agree with me as well.

If all bed bugs are attracted to the trap, then a mutation would have to occur.

attraction and entrapment are not perfectly corelated.

More like: if all bed bugs are attracted to the trap, then no more bed bugs.

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