12.7K
Downloads
31
Episodes
Your podcast for the latest in science, news, and information impacting the world of pest management.
Episodes
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 2024
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/
- Have questions or feedback for the BugBytes team? Email us at training@pestworld.org, we'd love to hear from you!
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
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/
- Have questions or feedback for the BugBytes team? Email us at training@pestworld.org, we'd love to hear from you!
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
In this episode, NPMA's technical team discusses the benefits of ant amputations, we dive into the phenomena of termite death zones, and we share new research on novel active ingredients used to control cockroaches. We're joined in this episode by special guest Sara Cromwell of Abell Pest Control!
- Be sure to check out NPMA's Pestology blog for more information on the research covered in this episode! https://npmapestology.com/
- Have questions or feedback for the BugBytes team? Email us at training@pestworld.org, we'd love to hear from you!
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
Thursday Aug 01, 2024
In this episode, the team shares new research on ways fire ants can avoid exposure to pesticide treatments, methods of protecting historic structures from subterranean termites, and carnivorous organisms that eat mosquito larvae. We're joined by special guest Jamie Ogle of Lloyd Pest Control!
- Follow this link learn more about the Jim Ogle Scholarship and other scholarship opportunities through NPMA's Pest Management Foundation: https://www.npmapestworld.org/foundation
- Be sure to check out NPMA's Pestology blog for more information on the research covered in this episode! https://npmapestology.com/
- Have questions or feedback for the BugBytes team? Email us at training@pestworld.org, we'd love to hear from you!
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
In this episode we cover gamma rays, pan allergens, and scuttle flies. We're joined by special guest Jillian Gardner of NPMA!
- Follow this link learn more about NPMA's Executive Leadership Program: https://www.npmapestworld.org/engage/leadership-programs/executive-leadership-program/
- Be sure to check out NPMA's Pestology blog for more information on the research covered in this episode! https://npmapestology.com/
- Have questions or feedback for the BugBytes team? Email us at training@pestworld.org, we'd love to hear from you!
Saturday Jun 01, 2024
Saturday Jun 01, 2024
In this episode we cover new research on brown widow spiders, zombie ants, and how artificial intelligence could be used to control spotted lantern flies. We're joined by special guest Dauphin Ewart with The Bug Master of Austin, Texas.
- Be sure to check out NPMA's Pestology blog for more information on the research covered in this episode! https://npmapestology.com/
- Have questions or feedback for the BugBytes team? Email us at training@pestworld.org, we'd love to hear from you!
Thursday May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
In this episode, Laura gives us a glimpse into the future with an update on cyborg cockroaches, Mike explores how arthropods survive the winter cold, and Ellie reviews new research investigating bait abandonment by ants. We're joined by special guest Jen McCauley with McCauley Pest Services out of Bryant, Arkansas!
Be sure to check out NPMA's Pestology blog for more information on the research covered in this episode! https://npmapestology.com/
Have questions or feedback for the BugBytes team? Email us at training@pestworld.org, we'd love to hear from you!
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
In this episode, Laura returns as the back-to-back BugBytes champion to cover a new paper on tick research, Mike talks about microwaving insecticides, and Ellie shares a review paper on the history and trajectory of Urban Entomology. We're joined by special guest King Jones, owner of CT Pest Solutions!
- Be sure to check out NPMA's Pestology blog for more information on the research covered in this episode! https://npmapestology.com/
- Have questions or feedback for the BugBytes team? Email us at training@pestworld.org, we'd love to hear from you!
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Friday Mar 01, 2024
The nerd herd is back with another informative episode! This month Mike covers research on the impact of artificial sweeteners on German cockroaches, Ellie covers a study on histamines produced by blood-feeding insects, and Laura talks ticks! We're joined in this episode by special guest Emily Thomas Kendrick, CEO of Arrow Exterminators.
Be sure to check out NPMA's Pestology blog for more information on the research covered in this episode! https://npmapestology.com/
Have questions or feedback for the BugBytes team? Email us at training@pestworld.org, we'd love to hear from you!
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
In this episode, Mike shares new breakthroughs in artificial intelligence technology used to locate invasive ants, Laura highlights research looking at how age impacts malaria transmission in mosquitoes, and Ellie reviews a recent study investigating if mosquito repellent devices impact pollinators. We're joined by special guest, William Hoffman of Hoffman Exterminators.
Be sure to check out NPMA's Pestology blog for more information on the research covered in this episode! https://npmapestology.com/