Katy Dawes claims a member of staff told her the insects were "our dirty little secret".
The insects are voracious vegetarians that forage on about 300 species of produce, trees and vegetation.
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To investigate why this might be happening, the researchers attached electrodes to the insects' antenna.
The team has created an energy scavenging device that is attached close to the insects' wings.
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Though the insects aren't native to the Americas, she points out, they've been here since Europeans first arrived.
From July 25th, they will stop bombarding the insects with Malathion and will bombard them with sex instead.
The scientists also want to find out more about the insects that we rely on so heavily for pollination.
Villages like Bodadougou collect the insects regularly and send them on for testing.
No creatures left except squirrels, rats, and pigeons, unless you count the insects.
On top of that, I have five acres of sesame plants, and this year the insects ate them all up.
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Scientists from the UK and Australia think their findings could help show links between nutrition, environment and the insects' development.
When birds move, the insects or plants they eat often do not, possibly upsetting ecosystems unchanged for thousands of years.
She said the staff member told her pest controllers had sprayed underneath the swimming pool, but the insects had moved elsewhere.
To find out how the insects managed this feat, the team put a moth into a kind of tiny flight simulator.
The money, from the People's Millions lottery fund, will be used to encourage groups and individuals to set up habitats to attract the insects.
Of the two dozen independent lines, just two within the insects ants and termites globally dominate invertebrates on the land.
The EcoBot II uses human sewage as bait to catch the insects.
But further experiments revealed the true extent of the insects' global ambition.
Gardeners are being encouraged to grow striped flowers to encourage bumblebee populations, after research suggested the insects are most attracted to them.
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This suggests that it is the seismic component of the song that the insects are picking up and using to distribute themselves.
Scientists are not sure, but they think the insects may have arrived from the American mainland in an airplane or on a ship.
The insects show up en mass throughout North America in late September and October as they seek hiding places for the coming cold.
To receive micro-signals from the insects would require a dish "quite close and several feet in diameter, rendering it a less than covert operation".
Scientists have shown how the insects will use the Milky Way to orientate themselves as they roll their balls of muck along the ground.
Habitat has been artificially created to give the insects a chance to establish a population in the area for the first time in 60 years.
By the ninth generation, 70% of the insects were carrying it.
As expected, the repellent put the insects off their potential meal.
Vacating your bed - or even home - will not help, as the insects can survive for months without food, hiding away until their meal returns.
The insects are revered in the region for their nutritional value and reputedly aphrodisiac qualities, and have for centuries been roasted as a snack or accompaniment to a meal.
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