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Ants: Oral transfer serves newfound role in colony development

A new study suggests trophallaxis in the Florida carpenter ant (Camponotus floridanus) plays a previously unknown role in communication: it enables...

Heron launches Pest Max program via mock funeral

Orlando, Fla.-based Heron Home & Outdoor introduced its Pest Max all-inclusive pest control program. The company launched the service in...

Women in Pest Management: Susan Fries

Susan Fries, known by many as “The Termite Lady” of Ecola Termite & Pest Control Services, discusses how she started...

Swooping crows plague Australians

Crows have been increasingly swooping at Australian passersby, and an ecologist says they could have picked up the behavior. “I think...

Big Blue Bug Solutions to light up termite mascot for holidays

Big Blue Bug Solutions will celebrate the 24th annual lighting of its termite mascot, Nibbles, on Nov. 21 in Providence,...

Women in Pest Management: Lyn Cook

Cook’s Pest Control Secretary-Treasurer Lyn Cook gives shares details of the development of the Cook Museum of Natural Science in memoriam...

Video: Longhorn crazy ants navigate obstacle course

Researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder, tested longhorn crazy ants’ (Paratrechina longicornis) ability to transport an object while blocking...

Tropical bed bug found in Florida

A tropical bed bug (Cimex hemipterus) has been confirmed in Florida for the first time in 60 years, according to...

Women in Pest Management: Kim Kelley-Tunis

Kim Kelley-Tunis, quality assurance and claims director at Rollins Inc., talks about her background in the pest industry and her...

Entomologist’s stag beetle t-shirt wins contest

With her stag beetle (Lucanidae) design, entomologist Stacey Lee Rice won the UC Davis Entomology Graduate Student Association annual t-shirt...

Video: Spider hauls mouse up refrigerator

A video of a huntsman spider carrying a dead mouse up the sides of a refrigerator in Australia has now...

‘Zombie’ ants video: Phorid flies used to combat fire ants

The University of Texas at Austin invasive species research program is attempting to control invasive fire ant populations in Texas...

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Pest Halloween costumes infest Twitter

This Halloween, Pest Management Professional (PMP) saw many Twitter users dressed up as their favorite — or least favorite —...

Rodent-free communities byproduct of NYC Feral Cat Initiative

The NYC Feral Cat Initiative, which helps New York City’s stray and feral cats, has inadvertently reduced rat sightings in...