In this month's special episode, the team sits down with industry icon Judy Dold with Rose Pest Solutions to discuss the origins of the National Pest Control Association, her path to becoming NPMA President, and the history of Rose Pest Solutions. Oh yeah, we also covered some science. The team shared new research on tick checks, changes in mite taxonomy, and mosquito feeding preferences. 

This month, NPMA's Technical Team presents on new research highlighting transgenic mosquito fungi, how some plants can be used to monitor for bed bugs, and the stability of bed bug excreted histamines. We're joined by special guests Courtney and Adam Carace with Pest-End. 

In this month's episode, NPMA's technical team presented new research on consumer and professional grade cockroach baits, what termite corpse management means for termiticide performance, and insights into the USDA's dataset on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. We're joined by two special guests, Adam Brashier and Del Lawson of Modern Pest Control!

In this episode, the NPMA team discusses new research on how bed bugs could solve crimes, ways to improve bed bug control, and the use of artificial intelligence to track cockroaches. We're joined by special guest Erin Richardson of All-American Pest Control!

In this month's episode, Laura covers new research on housefly control, Mike talks about new research tracking changes in insecticide resistance in mosquitoes, and Ellie covers a publication focused on tracking the red imported fire ant. We're joined by special guest, Megan Moloney with NPMA!

In this episode, we introduce a new segment called "What's the Buzz" (name still pending) where we quiz our guests on recent industry news headlines! We also cover new research on Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata) heartrates, the use of rancid fat to repel mosquitoes, and new pheromone-based control options for the Indianmeal moth (Plodia interpunctella). And, for the first time ever, we're joined by TWO special guests, Noelle and Rian Goins with Get Goins Pest Control!

In this episode, the team discusses new research in termite baiting, ways to make a better horse fly trap, and the genetics behind why some cockroaches may be better vectors of salmonella. We're joined in this episode by special guest, Aly Silva Mulgrew with Plunkett's Pest Control! If you have questions or feedback for the BugBytes team, email us at [email protected], we'd love to hear from you! And, be sure to check out NPMA's Pestology blog (npmapestology.com/)for more information on the research covered in this episode! 

In this episode, Laura covers new information on mosquito swarms and location cues used during mating, Mike discusses new research on seasonal management efforts for blacklegged ticks, and Ellie gives us an update on the silver bullet for battling biting midges! We're joined by special guest, Court Parker of Bug Busters!

Your NPMA Bugbytes team taped a LIVE podcast episode with attendees at PestWorld 2024 in Denver Colorado! The team covered new research on paper wasps, bed bugs, and Argentine ants. And, a new podcast trophy was unveiled! 

• Be sure to check out NPMA's Pestology blog for more information on the research covered in this episode! https://npmapestology.com/ 

In this episode, we cover new research on links between tires and mosquito populations, the efficacy of consumer control products against German cockroaches, and the impacts of pheromones on flight behavior of the Mediterranean flour moth. We're joined by special guest Bill Cowley of Cowley's Pest Services!

• Be sure to check out NPMA's Pestology blog for more information on the research covered in this episode! https://npmapestology.com/