Essential Oils: An Untapped Resource for Managing Urban Insect Pests
A new research review outlines current knowledge on essential oils as alternatives to synthetic insecticides for managing insect pests such as ants, termites, and cockroaches. Essential oils show a lot of promise, but more research on real-world applications is sorely needed.
Urban Pollinators: Opportunities and Challenges for Conservation
In urban settings, plant selection and landscape maintenance play a critical role in pollinator populations and the preservation of essential ecosystem services. A new guide in the open-access Journal of Integrated Pest Management reviews case studies and identifies opportunities for future study and action in urban pollinator conservation.
California Study Warns of Growing Insecticide Resistance in Cockroaches
Researchers in California tested several common insecticide baits used for management of German cockroaches (Blattella germanica) and found evidence of resistance to all but one bait in several field-caught populations.
From Classroom to Application: How One Entomologist Found Her Calling in Urban Entomology
Meet Jamora Hamilton, Ph.D., expert in cockroach management and urban entomology and subject of the next installment of our "Standout Early Career Professionals" series.