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No Tinder app needed for this pair of Indian jumping ants.Photo: Dr. Jürgen Liebig/Arizona State University

Study: How Indian jumping ants use scent

The findings have implications for mosquito repellent as well.

Aedes aegypti. mosquito PHOTO: ISTOCK.COM/FRANK600

UC-R receives $14.9 million grant for mosquito research

The researchers want to understand the potential risks and benefits of using gene drives to control mosquitoes that carry diseases.

Tawny crazy ant workers interact with their brood. Photo: Dr. Blake Layton

Mississippi State team monitors tawny crazy ants

The tawny crazy ant is a non-native ant species that also has been found in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and...

When your mother told you to pick up your dirty socks off the floor and into the hamper, she was practicing bed bug prevention. Who knew?Photo: University of Sheffield

Study: Are bed bugs attracted to dirty laundry?

A new study suggests that leaving worn clothes exposed in sleeping areas when traveling may facilitate the dispersal of bed...

UCR, UC Davis to launch vector center

With an $8 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers from the University of California’s...

Abell Pest Control helps fund honey bee research

Abell Pest Control, based in Etobicoke, Ontario, will donate $25,000 over five years to the University of Guelph’s Honey Bee...

New method produces accurate 3D images from live insects

Scientists have discovered a new method to create detailed 3-D scans of live insects.: By using carbon dioxide, insects remain...

Dr. Lewis retires from UC-Berkeley

As first forecasted in his 2016 PMP Hall of Fame profile at the time of his induction, Dr. Vernard Lewis...

MSU team monitors tawny crazy ants

Mississippi State University (MSU) researchers are continuing to study a “crazy” creature found in three of Mississippi’s coastal counties. The...

UT study looks at bed bug monitors

Dr. Karen Vail, professor and extension urban entomologist at the University of Tennessee, recently released her findings in the Journal...

BedBug Central compiles February survey results

Editor’s Note: PMP’s June issue will include an exclusive survey of readers and the bed bug segment, which readers can...

Purdue: Could insecticide-fungus combination control termites?

A new technology concept developed by Purdue University could provide pest management companies an effective way to control termites and...

Study: US structural pest control market surpasses $8 billion

According to longtime industry researcher Gary Curl, founder and president of Specialty Consultants, Jacksonville, Fla., the U.S. structural pest control...

Bed bug’s oldest relatives discovered in Oregon

The oldest insect remains of the genus Cimex, which common bed bugs belong to, were found by archeologists in southern...

Top 10 universities for entomology released: University of Florida ranked No. 1

The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) ranked and scored the world’s top 10 universities for entomology, with the University...