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

Many of our pest species have seasonal trends. Even if you live in southern climates without much of a temperature shift during the year,...

I try not to be overly critical of people’s writing. If you have never had to write an article or a fact-based blog, let me tell you, it...

I remember my first entomology class in college. I was super excited because we had to do an insect collection. This meant I got to be...

It was the first really nice and warm weekend of the spring here in Georgia. The daffodils have been up for about two weeks, the dogwoods...

When I saw it initially, I thought it was just some clickbait article and it really wouldn’t be what the title implied: Then I saw that...

My neighbor is doing some home repairs, refinishing their walkout basement. (Am I jealous… yep a little!) There have been different...

It’s a bit chilly in many parts of the US. Not just here, even the Mediterranean had snow recently! One of the many challenges of pest...

Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, in a damp area not far from here, was a gnat. Let’s call him Gary. What is a gnat, you may...

Three blind mice They aren't blind but mice don’t have great vision, they depend on touch and smell more. See how they run Multiple...

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

Since I recently did a presentation on stored product pests, my brain has been stuck on the Dermestid beetles lately. These are a really...

I was pulling together a presentation for an upcoming talk and, as often happens, I wound up down an internet rabbit hole. What started...

I have one of those robot-vacuums. I set it to clean my floors the other day and well… it didn’t go so well. Just like the insect light...

Can we talk about Marvin for a minute? I like lizards, they are cool little animals that tend to eat a lot of pests like cockroaches and...

The Borg told us that resistance was futile. It’s not, it’s unavoidable. Insect pests (even rodents) are in a constant battle for...

I don’t have cable at my house, so I don’t watch a lot of television with commercials. However, when I travel, as I did recently, I often...

I often don’t get called into a pest issue until it’s fairly bad. It’s been going on for months, (if not years), it has not been getting...

Actual conversation I had with a client the other day: Client: I don’t understand why we still have this problem. Me: How long has it...

It’s almost Thanksgiving here in the US. A day when Americans stuff their stomachs with stacks of sumptuous foods. Pests are also...