‘Spidey’ gene might unlock mystery of waxy insects
An international team of scientists, led by University of Hawaii at Mānoa researcher Dr. Joanne Yew, has identified a gene in fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster, also known as vinegar flies)...
View ArticleBed bugs: 3 PMPs tackle cruise ship pest problems
Bob Clements, Rick Lewis and Jim Warneke are putting their combined 150 years of pest management experience to good use on the high seas. If a pest problem is discovered on a cruise ship, rest assured...
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PMP interviews a fruit fly
No more Mr. Nice Fly: An interview with a fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). Photo: ©iStock.com/stockstudioX Fruit fly (FF): All right, let’s get this interview over with. I’m a busy fly. Pest...
View ArticleResearch: Nematodes secrete proteins to kill insects, use smell to select host
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBjg_hO69Qo A new study published in PLOS Pathogens found that nematodes (Steinernema carpocapsae) secrete deadly proteins to kill insects that damage crops. S....
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Test your knowledge of flies
Photo courtesy of, and copyrighted by, Gene White, pmimages@earthlink.net Use these questions to see how much you really know about flies. Editor’s Note: Questions for this month’s test were...
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Advanced IPM hires technical director
PHOTO: ADAM HOLT Advanced IPM, Roseville, Calif., hired Adam Holt, BCE, as technical director. In his new role, Holt will help develop a training university and streamline treatment protocols and...
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Study finds sleeping helps fruit flies adapt
PHOTO: STOCKSTUDIOX/ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS/GETTY IMAGES In the May 8 edition of Science Advances, researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo., hypothesize that...
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An interview with a red-eyed fruit fly
As the old joke goes, “Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.” PHOTO: AKCHAMCZUK/ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS/GETTY IMAGES Get to know the red-eyed fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). Pest...
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The why of the fly
Like most small fly species, fruit flies (Drosophilidae) aren’t terribly picky about where they gather and multiply. (PHOTO: ARLINDO71/E+/GETTY IMAGES) QUESTION: Dan, I am having intermittent small...
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J.T. Eaton: ZendoZones
IMAGE: J.T. EATON Now available for order, J.T. Eaton introduces ZendoZones fruit fly traps for front-of-house and high-visibility areas, cleverly disguised as succulent plants. White (1818B-VAN) or...
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