Feb 1, 2025 Spiders, Stored Product Pests, Mosquitoes

Spider Heartrates, Rancid Fats, and Love Pheromones

In the February 2025, episode of NPMA BugBytes, the team covered Joro spider heartrates, rancid fats as pest repellents, and pheromone control of Indian meal moths.

Jun 1, 2024 Spiders, Ants, Seasonal Pests

Brown Widow Spiders, Zombie Ants, and Spotted Lanternflies

In the June 2024 episode of NPMA BugBytes, the team discusses new research on brown widow spiders, zombie ants, and how artificial intelligence could be used to control spotted lantern flies. Read more about the research here.

May 3, 2024 Ants, Cockroaches, Spiders

New BugBytes Episode Just Released!

Listen to the new BugBytes episode, "Cyborg Cockroaches, Winter Survival Strategies, and Ant Bait Abandonment with Special Guest Jen McCauley."

May 3, 2024 Ants, Spiders, Flies

NPMA Releases New BugBytes Podcast Episode

NPMA released a new BugBytes podcast episode with Dauphin Ewart of "The Bug Master," in Austin, Texas.

May 1, 2024 Technology, Spiders

24-3 May June 2024

Apr 16, 2024 Spiders

NPMA Library Update: The Widows

The management of widow spiders is much like the management of any other pest spider, but extra care should be taken regarding medically relevant species such as widows.