NPMA BUGBYTES

In the final episode of 2025, the team reviews the impressive number of publications, journal articles, and science news headlines we've covered over the past year. We pick our favorite articles and end with a special game to decide who will be crowned the BugBytes champion for 2025!  Be sure to check out NPMA's Pestology blog for more information on the research covered in this episode!  Have questions or feedback for the BugBytes team? Email us at [email protected], we'd love to hear from you!

BugBytes recorded our third LIVE episode at PestWorld 2025! In this live episode, the team covered new research on mosquito host-seeking behavior, the latest advances in termite baiting, and novel stored product pest management techniques! We're joined by a live audience as our guest judges this episode!      Be sure to check out NPMA's Pestology blog for more information on the research covered in this episode!  Have questions or feedback for the BugBytes team? Email us at [email protected], we'd love to hear from you!

This month we catch up with Bobby Jenkins of ABC Pest Control & Commercial Services fresh off his 5,000 mile bike ride with brother Raleigh Jenkins to raise money . Our team also reviews new research exploring fruit cocktails as potential mosquito repellents, and we cover two different papers exploring repellency and active ingredient translocation with Pharaoh ants! Visit www.BrothersBike.org to learn more about Bobby's epic 5,000 mile bike ride, what the were riding for, and how to donate to support Mission Lazarus & the Moss Pieratt Foundation.  Be sure to check out NPMA's Pestology blog for more information on the research covered in this episode!  Have questions or feedback for the BugBytes team? Email us at [email protected], we'd love to hear from you!

In this month's episode, the team covers new tools for controlling kissing bugs, using ants to detect Spotted Lantern Flys, and new insights into cockroach gel bait contamination (or lack there of). We're joined by special guest Bert Dodson Jr. of Dodson Pest Control! To learn more about the Pest Management Foundation, Foundation supported research, and scholarship opportunities, visit www.npmafoundation.org  Be sure to check out NPMA's Pestology blog for more information on the research covered in this episode!  Have questions or feedback for the BugBytes team? Email us at [email protected], we'd love to hear from you!

In this month's episode, the team reviews new research on bed bug fumigation options, why spider moms are awesome, and how viruses infecting fire ants may impact colony collapse disorder. We're joined by a very special guest Kathy Corradi, the Citywide Director of Rodent Mitigation for New York City. You may also know her as NYC's Rodent Czar! To learn more about New York's Rat Pack program, click HERE Be sure to check out NPMA's Pestology blog for more information on the research covered in this episode!  Have questions or feedback for the BugBytes team? Email us at [email protected], we'd love to hear from you!