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I have a lot of google alerts for words relating to pest control. I typically skim through, look for any scientific articles and quickly delete. Then this one caught my eye.   Ugh, here we go again, I think to myself. And yes, here we go again.   Now, I get it. Pesticides are scary, especially when you call them “poisons”. Yes, they are intended to knock down the pest. Yes, some are poisonous (ingested). Yes, we want to make sure only the target animal is impacted by the pest

In my last job, I had to take “media training” and one of the first things I learned was never use the word “pesticide”. They recommended “treatment” or “product” or something else along those lines. Why? Why shouldn’t we say it? Mostly, it’s because people have a bad image of pesticides, and there is a negative reaction.   The problem with that…pesticide is not a dirty word. It’s part of a well laid out integrated pest management plan. Anyone who’s had considerable pest issu

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I’ve been doing a lot of training recently. It tends to happen this time of year because it’s a bit slower in the field and people are...

I’ve been working on an article for a trade journal. It’s sort of a “your job/our job” for those who contract out their pest control...

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I’m still hung up about this apparent miracle bed bug technique I posted yesterday. This got me thinking, there’s some weird research...

It’s election day here in the US, if you haven’t voted already, please go vote! In honor of election day, you should vote for your...

I was talking with a new customer the other day and I was about to geek out on cockroaches with them. Then I had to rein myself in. How...