A new work from our group is about chemical ecology of bed bugs.
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have discovered the shed skins of bed bugs retain the “obnoxious sweetness” smell often associated with the pests, a finding that could potentially be used to combat infestations of the insects.
Bed bugs shed their skins, known as exuviae, as they grow. Four pheromone compounds known as aldehydes are consistently found in the shed skins.
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Results from our bed bug survey among managers of California multi-unit housing are published on the website of California Apartment Association. A short version of the article will be also available in the Spring 2016 issue of California Apartment Management (magazine of CAA). The University of California bedbug project was funded by the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Western Integrated Pest Management Center.
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In early December 2014, bedbug researchers from the University of California launched an online survey targeting California's housing professionals that manage multi-unit sites. This article highlights the survey's findings, compiled from 137 respondents, documenting positive trends within the industry as well as specific areas where practices could be improved to decrease bedbug infestations.
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Our research on "pheromone-assisted baiting for Argentine ants" is highlighted on Entomology Today, a news blog maintained by Entomological Society of America. The study is published in online version of Journal of Economic Entomology on February 24, 2016. Mr. Kevin Welzel, a PhD student in Choe laboratory, is a leading author for this paper.
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An Argentine ant, Linepithema humile. Photo by Dong-Hwan Choe.
Argentine ants have been marching across the United States for the past few decades, despite the best pest control efforts. However, the authors of a new study published in the Journal of Economic Entomology may have found a better, more environmentally friendly way to stop the procession.
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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have found that pesticides in oil-based formulations are better than water-based formulations at penetrating the silk fibers of brown widow spider egg sacs
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New findings from a comprehensive survey provide important insights regarding bed bug management in low-income, multi-unit housing by PMPs.
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Or, for the digital version of the Pest Control Technology magazine, click here (see page 26).
