Research: Nematodes secrete proteins to kill insects, use smell to select host
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBjg_hO69Qo A new study published in PLOS Pathogens found that nematodes (Steinernema carpocapsae) secrete deadly proteins to kill insects that damage crops. S. carpocapsae kills more than 250 insect pests that attack plants, according to UCR Today. Prior to the... Read more»
PMP interviews a fruit fly
No more Mr. Nice Fly: Pest Management Professional magazine interviews a fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). Read more»Bed bugs: 3 PMPs tackle cruise ship pest problems
Bob Clements, Rick Lewis and Jim Warneke are putting their combined 150 years of pest management experience to good use on the high seas. If a pest problem is discovered on a cruise ship, rest assured the ship’s pest management... Read more»‘Spidey’ gene might unlock mystery of waxy insects
An international team of scientists, led by University of Hawaii at Mānoa researcher Dr. Joanne Yew, has identified a gene in fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster, also known as vinegar flies) responsible for the insect’s waterproof coating, which provides protection from... Read more»
Callback Cures: 3 Overlooked Fruit Fly Harborage Areas
Locating and correcting breeding sites are essential tasks for fruit fly management. You already know to address garbage storage areas, unclean kitchen and food-handling surfaces, drains and other fruit fly hot spots, but sometimes you encounter a restaurant, warehouse or... Read more»
Government Conducts Research to Keep Fruit Flies Out of the Land Down Under
Fruit flies. Although these pests are a helpful reminder to throw away the fruit you meant to eat, they can be annoying and difficult to eliminate completely. FreshFruit Portal.com reports the Australian government developed the National Fruit Fly Research, Development... Read more»
Did You Know: Phorid Flies
The phorid fly is also known as the humpback fly and scuttle fly because it has to make a running start before takeoff. The family includes a species known as the coffin fly (Conicera tibialis) and the world’s smallest fly,... Read more»
Believe it or Not: Flies
The intelligent fruit fly Fruit flies appear to think before they act and, like humans, take longer to make trickier decisions, according to a recent study published in the journal Science. In a series of tests, researchers had fruit flies... Read more»