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)...

Charles Darwin once wrote to his friend: I am dying by inches, from not having anybody to talk to about insects. Over the last week, I...

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...

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...

It’s October and that means it’s my favorite season of the year: spider season! Living in Georgia (USA), we are under siege from the...

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...

What’s bugging you? Seriously, what’s been pestering you? Is it an actual pest? And what defines a pest? I have written about this a few...

I’m not the best gardener. I can grow some plants and I take decent care of my yard, but I certainly get my fair share of nasty notes...

I’ve got an upcoming presentation on rodents, which means I have more than 40 open tabs on my browser with all kinds of rodent related...

I had a door-to-door salesperson come by the other day. (People still do this?!?!) Normally, I don’t answer the doorbell but I was...

I have one of those robot vacumes that is one of my favorite cleaning tools. It’s great because I can hit the button and walk away and it...

I once had a situation of phorid flies in a home. Since phorid flies are attracted to wet, decaying material, the first thing to do was...

I recently had some discussions on stored product pests. Those pests that are specifically after the food we eat. Not the rodents, flies,...

I typically start writing my first draft of this blog on Monday, then finish it up and post it on Tuesday. That means I had some kind of...

Gather around the campfire and let me tell you a scary story. It’s the story of a terrifying pest problem and the chilling outcome. Let...

Even on vacation, there’s still a part of my brain that is thinking about pests. Once it gets into your mind, you can’t not see the flies...

Our fearless leader is still on vacation (what a slacker) so we, her staff, are taking over the weekly blog to let you know that she does...