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Excavation of building insulation by carpenter ants (Camponotus ligniperda, Hymenoptera; Formicidae)

A total of 2250 Camponotus ligniperda workers and 120 ant larvae were used in 3 experiments investigating the ability of

Delivering a virus to control houseflies

Houseflies can transmit hundreds of animal and human pathogens like Salmonella, Escherichia coli and Shigella bacteria, which cause food borne

Asian fly threat to fruit industry

It is just two millimetres long but scientists fear the suzukii fly has the potential to damage the UK’s multimillion-pound

UN conference takes historic strides to strengthen chemical safety globally

The three conventions that govern chemicals and hazardous waste safety at the global level, the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions,

Eat insects? Two billion people can’t be wrong

Insects are often considered a nuisance to human beings and mere pests for crops and animals. Yet this is far

International Pest Control – May/June 2013 – Vol.55, Nr.3

Gradually over the last few weeks, announcers on radio and television have shown considerable improvement in their ability to pronounce

Biocontrol industry gathers at annual Lucerne event

The Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting was held at the KKL Culture and Convention Center Lucerne, Switzerland on October 22th-24th 2012.

Hypovirulence hope for management of sweet chestnut blight

In 2012 sweet chestnut blight, caused by the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica, was found for the first time in the United

40 years of rat control in Budapest: The importance of sewer treatments for effective rat control in urban areas

Rats proliferating in urban areas may spread infectious diseases, cause considerable economical damages or through the reaction they provoke, may

US first nanopesticide registration challenged

A landmark decision by the US Environmental Protection Agency in 2011 to grant conditional registration for a nanopesticide product is