At the beginning of every year, it seems I get a lot of questions on what’s going to be “the thing” this year for pest control. It’s...

If you followed along on social media for my 12 days of Christmas – Pest Control Edition, this is the expanded version with tons of...

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...

The smell of fall in the air, the skeletons all over, the spiderwebs covering entire houses (in my case real ones because I don't knock...

We talk a lot about sanitation when it comes to pest control. It is incredibly important to work on sanitation issues because pests (like...

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...

I remember going out to Kansas for graduate school, the first time I had even been in that part of the country. It was the beginning of...

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...

Last week I started writing an article for a trade journal on small flies in food processing and wound up talking about all the food...

At the beginning of every year, it seems I get a lot of questions on what’s going to be “the thing” this year for pest control. It’s...

Actually, it’s just rain, and it’s morning. But it’s cold and I just want to curl up with a good book and a cup of tea. While I do have...

Sponsor: who would like to share next? Me: Hi, my name is Chelle and I’m a bug geek. Audience: Hi Chelle! I like science. Science is what...

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...

Apparently, I was jumping ahead last week because this week just happens to be National Mosquito Control Awareness Week (who comes up...

I’m taking a vacation in a couple of weeks (more to come on that!) and I happen to be going out of the country. As with many people, I’m...

I got my second dose of the Covid vaccine yesterday, so I’m sort of feeling like the crud on the bottom of the trash can that flies...

When I started college, I wasn’t really aware of entomology. I switched my major to entomology after my second year. My very first...

I was over a neighbor’s house this weekend for a get together (yes, socially distanced and masked!). I do a pretty good job of not being...