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I had a death in the extended family recently. It’s always hard to lose someone and be with others who are grieving too. However, it also...

I had to run a load of laundry yesterday. I hadn’t done laundry since before I left on vacation so I had all my dirty clothes still in my...

This episode marks the 104th weekly blog post. That’s officially two years of weekly ranting writing about all things urban pest related...

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...

Six degrees of separation is the idea that all people are six or fewer social connections away from each other. Forget six degrees, I can...

I’m headed out for the winter holidays. I’m spending a couple of weeks in a condo and hoping to get a little relaxation and downtime. So...

This week is Thanksgiving in the U. For my international friends, it’s a complicated holiday that I won’t get into. However, a mainstay...

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed in 2011, ten years ago. Before that, there was the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C)...

How’s your pandemic going? For quite a while many of us were stuck at home, our favorite restaurants were closed, and we couldn’t go to...

I was traveling for family stuff this past week and was at a relative's house. Walking in, there were house flies flying around. My...

I posted this yesterday and can not get it out of my head. This piece illustrates so well what a challenge pest control can be, and that...

I had the privilege last week of being part of a workshop on rodent monitoring. I got to talk about monitoring and was part of an expert...