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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

I’m inspecting a food facility this week and there’s always something interesting that you find. So this week, let’s talk about...

I needed a few things from one of the big box hardware stores. My hard hat was way past its use-by date , and I needed a newer...

We're back this month with our series of ten questions with a pro. Every other month, I’m interviewing a “pro” to find out what they do,...

This episode marks my five year anniversary. That’s officially five years of weekly (ranting) writing about all things urban pest related...

I was giving a webinar on rodents last week and someone asked a brilliant question: what can you do when the pest problem is coming from...

Apparently, March is National Flour Month. It’s also National Invasive Species Week this week. It only makes sense to feature flour...

Pesticides often get a bad reputation, especially in the media, and can be viewed as “nasty chemicals” or “harmful” or even just “evil”....

I had some pictures sent to me by a pest control bestie so now my brain has been stuck on the Dermestid beetles. All names have been...

I’ve been working on an article for a trade journal. It’s sort of a “your job/our job” for those who contract out their pest control...

I received a picture the other day of a pest to identify. This, by itself, is nothing out of the ordinary: I get many texts and emailed...

As sometimes happens, I have a blog post almost ready to go. Then something happens, or I see an article, or my news feed lights up. What...