The NPMA technical team discusses new research looking into the relationship between tick hosts and Lyme disease prevalence, new tools to detect fire ants, and the potential link between cockroaches and mice as vectors of Salmonella.

In this month's episode, we discuss new research looking into the relationship between tick hosts and Lyme disease prevalence, new tools to detect fire ants, and the potential link between cockroaches and mice as vectors of Salmonella.

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.