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Forget a better mousetrap, build a more ornate bait station

Anonymouse MMX is an anonymous Swedish artist collective known for covertly creating and displaying mouse-themed miniatures along public streets.

PHOTO: Centers for Disease Control , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bugwood.org

Who knew fire ants could become PMPs?

Red imported fire ants are capable of culling Lone Star tick populations.

Quarantine inspires entomologists to ID 9 new phorid fly species

Two entomologists at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles discovered nine new phorid fly species in their respective home...

PMPs participate in Bed Bug Awareness Week

See how pest management professionals across the industry are spreading information and resources for Bed Bug Awareness Week.

PHOTO: WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Washington records first Asian giant hornet of 2020

The Washington State Department of Agriculture confirmed an Asian giant hornet carcass, which was reported on a roadway near Custer,...

Are you bored enough to role-play a worker ant?

NBC News reports that more than 1.8 million people have joined a Facebook group titled "A group where we all...

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Study finds benefits in ‘bug butter’

Researchers at Ghent University, baked three types of waffles, cookies and cakes using fat from the larvae of black soldier...

Pest control small part of Super Bowl ad

Were you one of the millions of viewers who tuned in to the Super Bowl Sunday night? Did you catch...

Going beyond pest control with holiday cards

We recently came across a great story about how a pest control technician helped a customer have a merry Christmas...

Nibbles in full holiday mode in December 2018. IMAGE: BIG BLUE BUG SOLUTIONS

Deck the ‘bug’ with lights so jolly

The Boston Globe recently profiled Big Blue Bug Solutions, and how its team gets its giant rooftop termite mascot, Nibbles...

Anopheles mosquito (PHOTO: JIM GATHANY/CDC)

Historian argues mosquitoes are more than mere pests

In his book The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator, historian Timothy Winegard examines how mosquitoes have shaped human...

Rat bar (PHOTO: THE SAN FRANCISCO DUNGEON)

Grab a beer in San Fran with your favorite rat

A rat-themed pop-up bar opens in San Francisco this week, where guests can enjoy the company of rodents and maybe...

Newly discovered spiders named after Star Wars Stormtroopers

For all the Star Wars fans out the there: May the Fourth be with you! Some interesting spider news from...

Bed bugs in books

Do you offer bed bug treatments for libraries? It might be worth considering. A library system in Lincoln, Nebraska inspects...

On the rocks, or on the ants?

Video documentary powerhouse Great Big Story recently published a video in conjunction with the Singapore Tourism Board titled “Nature’s Cocktail.”...