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I'm in Orlando this week at PestWorld so I'm super excited to see what's new and get to talk to everyone. Which brings up an interesting point. Is there anything new? Aside from a few new invasive insects which aren't necessarily structural pests (spotted lanternfly, spotted lady beetles, etc.) our pests haven't changed much. So here's a quick rundown of some history on our common pests. Starting with one of my favorites: cigarette beetles. These go back to ancient Egyptian

A pheromone is defined as a chemical that an animal produces that changes the behavior of another animal of the same species. Simply...

It was my mom’s birthday the other day and of course it was Mother’s Day here in the US this past weekend. It was great. It got me...

It’s election day here in the US, if you haven’t voted already, please go vote! In honor of election day, you should vote for your...

I’m in FL …. for now*. We’ve got hurricane Milton coming for us and hurricane Helene was just a couple weeks ago. This is a perfect time...

I was helping a friend with a cleanup last weekend. We had done quite a bit on the first day including cleaning up some wine. Second day...

When I’m researching an article, I wind up having around three dozen tabs* open on my browser and I’m going back and forth between lots...

I’m sick. I picked up whatever version of the plague is currently making the rounds. (Yes, I did get my flu and covid shot.) My throat...

I looked today and this is my 100th blog post. I can hardly believe I have been writing every week for 100 weeks and that means in four...

It was my mom’s birthday yesterday and of course it was Mother’s Day here in the US this past weekend. It was perfect because she lives...

Picture this: you come home from your weekly grocery shopping trip where you have stocked up on five extra-large bags of dark chocolate...