This week is Thanksgiving in the US. For my international friends, it’s a complicated holiday that I won’t get into. It involved a lot of...

A few weeks ago I was at the National Pest Management Association meeting. This week I'm at what I fondly call my "bug geek" conferences....

It's the next episode in our recurring series: ten questions with a pro. Every other month, I’m interviewing a “pro” to find out what...

I was at a state conference last week and had lots of fun talking with folks and giving a presentation on ticks. A tick talk! That led to...

Introducing the new series of ten questions with a pro. Every other month, I’m interviewing a “pro” to find out what they do, how they do...

I’m not sure if I’ve been sucked into some algorithm or if there really have been more news stories popping up on pests in food...

I always say that entomologists notice the little things. Get it: insects …small…little things? I visit a lot of different facilities,...

When I’m researching an article, I wind up having around three dozen tabs* open on my browser and I’m going back and forth between lots...

Last week was Bed Bug Awareness Week and I wrote a brilliant post on bed bugs for you. As if bed bugs weren't scary enough, last week was...

One of the big parts of my job is to keep up with current research, find out what it means on the field level, and share with my clients...

I’m on semi-holiday right now. Working is a whole lot better when you can be sitting, watching the ocean, sipping your tea, and eating a...

I’ve been seeing a lot of news about cockroaches lately. I can’t quite tell if they are getting a lot of hate, or a lot of love. Either...

If you followed along on social media for my 12 days of Christmas – Pest Control Edition, this is the expanded version with tons of...

Yeah, I know I’m going to get some hate for this. So before we get into this let me say that I don’t completely hate the holidays. There...

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

I don’t think I have ever written about something like this. It is a bit niche, and many people never run across this type of account....

Actual conversation from yesterday: “Chelle, get over here right now!” “What?” “There’s a bug!” “Yeah…” “Well do something about it!” You...

I had to run a load of laundry yesterday. I hadn’t done laundry since before I left on vacation so I had all my dirty clothes still in my...

I’m on vacation this week so it’s perfect timing to look back and see what you folks liked. Blog posts – After writing these weekly for...

If you saw my post last week, you know I have been doing this for over two years. (If you haven’t, why not?!?!) You would think after...