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This episode marks my five year anniversary. That’s officially five years of weekly (ranting) writing about all things urban pest related...

I’m probably going to get some pushback from this, but I don’t like birds. I admit that birds of prey, like raptors and owls, are very...

My friend and I were having a conversation the other day about the disconnect that can happen between science and people in the field. It...

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 wasn’t going to do it, but since it’s hit the headlines, and there’s been plenty of …. dubious info….let’s science this, pest control...

I do not live out west where the devastating fires are continuing, and that doesn’t mean I’m not impacted. All of us will be in some way...

Sometimes pest problems are relatively easy to manage. One or two visits, some targeted treatments, sanitation and exclusion...

Rodents have been around for more than 10,000 years. That’s right, we are talking back to the Stone Age when mammoths and saber toothed...

If you missed the announcement, it is World Snake Day. That’s right, there is an official World Snake Day. I think snakes are really cool...

I am an entomologist by training and certification, but I really enjoy talking about rodents. As someone in the pest control field, I’m...

I’ve talked about weather, its effect on pests, and the randomness of some insect “explosions” that happen. This is not like the cicada...

When I introduce myself to people who are not in the pest control field, I often say that I’m the consultant to contract killers, helping...