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Spider Heartrates, Rancid Fats, and Love Pheromones
In the February 2025, episode of NPMA BugBytes, the team covered Joro spider heartrates, rancid fats as pest repellents, and pheromone control of Indian meal moths.
Mosquitos, German Cockroaches, and Mediterranean Flour Moths
In the October 2024, episode of NPMA BugBytes, the team covered 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.
The Lethal and Sterile Doses of Gamma Radiation on the Museums Pest, Varied Carpet Beetle, Anthrenus verbasci (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)
The article discusses the potential use of gamma radiation to control carpet beetles, notorious pests in museums. Researchers tested different radiation doses on various life stages of the beetle, finding higher doses effectively killed larvae while sterilizing adults. This approach presents a safe pest management method for fragile museum artifacts.