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New way to study how spiders communicate

A University of Nebraska-Lincoln post-doctoral researcher recently combined several tiny, cheap contact micropones alongside a sound-processing machine learning program to...

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Best mosquito management lessons learned

Pest Management Professional’s columnists and editorial advisory board members share what's the best mosquito management lesson they've learned.

Orkin releases Top 50 Termite Cities list

Miami, Fla. ranks No. 1 on Orkin’s Top 50 Termite Cities list for the second year in a row, and...

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with cockroaches

People’s favorite cockroach-themed Valentine’s Day gifts are back again this year with the Name a Roach event and Cry Me...

Chicago’s news landmark ‘rat hole’ gets filled

A Northside Chicago neighborhood has a new landmark that the residents call the “rat hole.”

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Chicago tops Orkin’s Top 50 Bed Bug Cities List

Chicago, Ill., takes the top spot as one of the worst cities for bed bugs for Orkin’s Top 50 Bed...

Try these 3 social media tips in 2024

Adam Holt, BCE, shares his experience growing his social media presence and how pest management professionals can do it for...

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Survey finds Americans are worried pests will ruin holiday plans

A recent survey found that Americans are worried that their holiday plans will attract pests to their homes.

Top 25 ‘Roachiest’ Cities in America

Pest Gnome recently went through data from the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics as well as climate info...

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Study: Ants are hungry for sugar, oil

A new study found that ants are hungry for sugar and oil, especially in the high mountains of the tropics,...

NYC rat shares doughnut

A TikTok shows a rat sharing a doughnut in a New York City subway station with another rat.

Track New York City’s rat population

Want to know the location of rats in New York City? Now you can with New York City’s Rat Information...

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Fake cobwebs for Halloween threaten wildlife

With Halloween approaching, wildlife experts are warning people to not use fake cobwebs for outside decorations since it’s a hazard...

Arizona infestation has thousands of bed bugs

An infestation with inch-deep piles of bed bugs found in a home in Sun City, Ariz., recently made the news.

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Paris bed bug invasion, prevent bringing bed bugs home

Paris is currently battling an invasion of bed bugs, which is leaving travelers worried if they will bring the pest...