NPMA BUGBYTES
Your podcast for the latest in science, news, and information impacting the world of pest management.
Episodes
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. We're joined by special guest Jay Swann, owner of Appalachian Pest Control!
The team dives into new survey data exploring how prepared municipalities are to respond to rodent outbreaks, the how multifamily residents feel about German cockroach infestations and efforts to control them, and a new study assessing if two medically important tick species can survive indoors. We're joined by special guest, Breanna Neerland, ACE with Kwik Kill Pest Control!
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In this month's episode, the team covers the latest research exploring exciting new applications for Ai-powered surveillance and control tools for cockroaches and rodents as well as new research exploring ways to improve client engagement and compliance when battling German cockroach infestations. We're joined by special guest Daniel Headrick with Moxie Pest Control!
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In this month's episode, the team doubles down on cockroach baiting research, covering two papers that uncover surprising details surrounding the efficacy of gel baits against American cockroaches and German cockroaches. They also review a cool new paper that outlines an outside the box approach to curbing zoonotic disease transmission in bats. We're joined by our NPMA's Chief Operating Officer, Andy Architect!
In this month's episode, 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. We're joined by special guest Russ Ives of Rose Pest Solutions in Michigan!
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In this month's episode, 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. We're joined by special guest Suzy Rayner with Valkyrie Pest Solutions based in Gimli, Manitoba who shares her journey running a women-led pest control business, the challenges of operati...
In this month's episode, the crew sheds new light on tick-borne disease transmission, we discuss how microwaving pests may be the cool new pest control hack (or maybe not), and we cover new data on what skin emissions make us more or less attractive to malaria-transmitting mosquitoes. We're joined by special guest, Mike Bullert with Big Time Pest Control!
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The team kicks off the new year covering new research on the role pests play in spreading H5N1 virus, how German cockroaches respond to commercial essential oils, and new data on thermal thresholds for the common bed bug. We're joined by special guest Faye Golden of Cook's Pest Control!
- Be sure to check out NPMA's Pestology blog for more information on the research covered in this episode!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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!
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In this month's special episode, the team sits down with industry icon Judy Dold with Rose Pest Solutions to discuss the origins of the National Pest Control Association, her path to becoming NPMA President, and the history of Rose Pest Solutions. Oh yeah, we also covered some science. The team shared new research on tick checks, changes in mite taxonomy, and mosquito feeding preferences.
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This month, NPMA's Technical Team presents on new research highlighting transgenic mosquito fungi, how some plants can be used to monitor for bed bugs, and the stability of bed bug excreted histamines. We're joined by special guests Courtney and Adam Carace with Pest-End.
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In this month's episode, NPMA's technical team presented new research on consumer and professional grade cockroach baits, what termite corpse management means for termiticide performance, and insights into the USDA's dataset on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. We're joined by two special guests, Adam Brashier and Del Lawson of Modern Pest Control!
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In this episode, the NPMA team discusses new research on how bed bugs could solve crimes, ways to improve bed bug control, and the use of artificial intelligence to track cockroaches. We're joined by special guest Erin Richardson of All-American Pest Control!
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In this month's episode, Laura covers new research on housefly control, Mike talks about new research tracking changes in insecticide resistance in mosquitoes, and Ellie covers a publication focused on tracking the red imported fire ant. We're joined by special guest, Megan Moloney with NPMA!
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In this episode, we introduce a new segment called "What's the Buzz" (name still pending) where we quiz our guests on recent industry news headlines! We also cover new research on Joro spider (Trichonephila clavata) heartrates, the use of rancid fat to repel mosquitoes, and new pheromone-based control options for the Indianmeal moth (Plodia interpunctella). And, for the first time ever, we're joined by TWO special guests, Noelle an...
In this episode, the team discusses new research in termite baiting, ways to make a better horse fly trap, and the genetics behind why some cockroaches may be better vectors of salmonella. We're joined in this episode by special guest, Aly Silva Mulgrew with Plunkett's Pest Control! If you have questions or feedback for the BugBytes team, email us at training@pestworld.org, we'd love to hear from you! And, be sure to check out NPMA...
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