In this month's episode, the team covers a recent CDC report on the prevalence of Alpha-gal Syndrome, the latest research investigating potential repellents for bed bugs, and new data on the visual attraction cues for stable flies.

In this month's episode, the team dives into new survey data exploring how prepared municipalities are to respond to rodent outbreaks, how multifamily residents feel about German cockroach infestations and control efforts, and assessing if two medically important tick species can survive indoors.

In the April 2026 episode of NPMA BugBytes, the team covers new research on the links between tick dispersal and disease transmission, the secretes behind cat flea larva locomotion, and new data on wild hog management.

The BugBytes team breaks down recent research on best methods for tick surveillance, how invasive spotted lanternfly honeydew influences native food webs, and new evidence showing how wild house mice are incredible problem-solvers.

In the March 2026 episode of NPMA BugBytes, the team breaks down recent research on best methods for tick surveillance, how invasive spotted lanternfly honeydew influences native food webs, and new evidence showing how wild house mice are incredible problem-solvers.

In the February 2026 episode of NPMA BugBytes, the crew sheds new light on tick-borne disease transmission, microwaving pests, and new data on what skin emissions make us more or less attractive to malaria-transmitting mosquitoes. Learn more about the research discussed in this episode here..