New research presented by UC Riverside Choe Lab researchers in the Journal of Ethology states that bed bugs may fear water and wet surfaces.
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$55,000 pest management research grant available
The Pest Management Foundation has announced the availability of up to $55,000 in funding for applied pest management research for...
Invasive Asian subterranean termite spreading across Florida
Two invasive termite species — Formosan and Asian subterranean — are now spreading beyond South Florida and into central and...
NCSU study links cockroach infestations to airborne endotoxins
New research from North Carolina State University (NCSU) links residential cockroach infestations to high levels of indoor contaminants. The findings,...
Roach review: What we don’t know about the industry’s “bread-and-butter” pest
For the most part, cockroaches are the bread-and-butter insect of the professional pest control industry. But it seems the more...
Spider studies uncover web logic, city of silk
Three new studies provide more insight into the world of arachnids.
UGA study finds bats can be their own glow sticks
Every pest management professional (PMP) has, or should have, an ultraviolet (UV) light function on their flashlight for detecting rodent...
New termite species named after PMP Hall of Famer
Reticulitermes rusti is named in honor of Dr. Mike Rust.
A new way to disrupt mosquitoes? Sweet
A high-sugar diet can interfere with the ability to sense humidity in yellow fever and common house mosquito species.
Plunkett’s Pest Control teams with Hamline professor for pest study
Minneapolis, Minn.-based Plunkett’s Pest Control partnered with Dr. David Davies, an anthropology professor at Hamline University, on a field study...
Florida study finds optimal treatment time for yellow fever mosquitoes
As a recent article in the Entomological Society of America's Entomology Today publication reports, the success of treating permethrin-resistant yellow...
UC Riverside study: Chemical blocks drywood termite exoskeleton formation
New research from the Riverside branch of the University of California (UC Riverside) finds that a chemical can prevent Drywood...
New report finds Ixodes ticks may also transmit meat allergy
Black-legged and western black-legged ticks are being looked at as culprits in this ailment.
Ancient wasp had ‘Venus Flytrap’ abdomen
The newly discovered Sirenobethylus charybdis wasp features a unique abdomen and rear end.
Pest Management Foundation now accepting 2025 research proposals
Each year, the Pest Management Foundation aims to fund applied research to help advance the pest management industry. This year...
Clinical trial to test new dengue virus treatment
A clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health is testing an experimental treatment designed to help people suffering...