You know you have a funny quip for this Leo Michael panel. Why not share it with the industry? Send us an email with your idea to pmpeditor@northcoastmedia.net by May 24, 2017. We’ll print our favorite in the July issue. If we pick your entry, you’ll win a $50 VISA gift card. Some restrictions may […]
Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are insects who feed on blood. Their bites are irritating and they can spread diseases like West Nile Virus and Dengue Fever. Learn more about mosquito management.
Mosquito control guidelines introduced for protection of dogs
The Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) released its first-ever set of guidelines on mosquito control to fight a variety of vector-borne...
Bacteria-infected mosquitoes released in Florida to fight Zika
The Florida Keys Mosquito Control District is testing a new way to control Aedes aegypti mosquito populations by releasing bacteria-infected...
Video: Mosquitoes invade Adele performance in Australia
Adele was pestered by mosquitoes during one of her weekend performance in Brisbane, Australia — and a fan caught the...
UK university receives $2 million grant for vector control product research
The U.K.’s Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine’s (LSTM) Department of Vector Biology received a $2 million grant from the Bill...
NPMA to host 2 public health workshops
The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) is hosting two one-day workshops focused on public health pest control, with an emphasis...
UN nuclear agency starts building new lab for insect pest control
The United Nations’ International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is constructing a new laboratory for its efforts to help countries use nuclear...
Zika outbreak seeps beyond Florida’s ‘warning zone’
Zika news took an unexpected and somewhat dire turn recently when one pregnant woman set off a firestorm in Florida’s...
Microsoft deploys drones to fight Zika
One of the latest techniques to help stop the spread of the Zika virus, Microsoft’s new Project Premonition is using...
What You Need to Know about Zika – Part 2 of 2
[This week we welcome guest blogger, Dillon Stewart, associate editor of our sister publication, Landscape Management. What follows is part...
Yellow fever (Aedes aegypti) mosquito: What you need to know
Aedes aegypti is known as a daytime biter. Description: Adults are approximately 0.15 to 0.25 in. with white scales on...
What You Need to Know about Zika – Part 1 of 2
[This week we welcome guest blogger, Dillon Stewart, associate editor of our sister publication, Landscape Management.] For those new to...
The Ecological Impacts of El Niño — and why it’s good for the pest control industry
While the exact mechanisms of El Niño aren’t fully understood — not surprising, given it involves a complicated back-and-forth between ocean...
Town builds bats homes to control mosquitoes
A Long Island town continues to add bat houses at several of its parks with the goal of attracting bats and, in...
UF’s Zika Challenge to Educate Faculty and Fla. Residents
The University of Florida’s (UF) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences are holding a new Zika Challenge. As this is...
Dr. Stan Cope to host Twitter Chat re: Zika & Mosquitoes
Tonight, mosquito expert Dr. Stan Cope will be hosting a Twitter chat (#MosquitoWeekChat) via @Terminix to answer consumer questions about...