I live in a fairly quiet neighborhood. Most of my neighbors are pretty respectful and there’s a bit of an unwritten rule that you don’t...

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...

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

This has come up multiple times in the last two weeks from current clients, potential clients, and friends. From clients, it has been a...

Recently, an article has hit the mainstream claiming a “silver bullet” for controlling rats, specifically Norway rats. Stories like this...

There was a great article discussing a new paper on cockroaches recently. It talked about resistance to currently available pesticides....

Pest control isn’t new. People have been dealing with pests trying to eat our food, destroy our structures, and infect us with deadly...

This happens to a lot of people. It’s a little embarrassing but, to be perfectly honest: I’ve done it. Particularly in the winter months...

I’m headed to the Georgia pest control conference this week and I have two presentations to give on fumigation. So naturally, I’m...

‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, except for the mouse. The stockings were hung by...

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...

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...

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

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...