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The crisp smell of fall in the air, skeletons taking over front lawns, fake spiderwebs draped over entire houses (real ones in my yard since I don't knock them down), and goblins, ghosts, and vampires out in full force—it’s hands-down my favorite time of the year. Naturally, this makes it the perfect time to talk about real-life bloodsuckers. It would be too obvious to list mosquitoes and bed bugs, so I’m going to start with a few other critters that might not immediately pop

I travel quite a bit for work. As a frequent flier, I know how to navigate an airport, where to grab decent food during a layover, and how to get through TSA security without holding up the line. (Seriously, take everything out of your pockets!) Like any form of travel (and pest control), though, there are environmental stressors you just have to deal with. A while back while flying, I learned a term for an airport phenomenon that frustrates me as well as other frequent flier

When most people hear the word "plague," they immediately picture medieval Europe, wooden carts, and plague doctors in bird masks. It feels like an ancient historical artifact. The plague is still very much active today. Yersinia pestis (the bacterium that causes plague) has been quietly circulating in the wildlife of the American West for decades. A recent announcement from the New Mexico Department of Health: a wild rodent in Santa Fe County officially tested positive for

Sometimes pest problems are relatively easy to manage. One or two visits, some targeted treatments, sanitation, and exclusion recommendations, and presto! Problem solved! Then there are the times it isn’t so easy. Particularly when it seems the customer is working against you. The other day, I was at a location, let’s say it was a bookstore. (It wasn’t, I’m trying to protect the innocent here!) Now, as I was browsing through the bookstore, out of the corner of my eye, I saw

The Black Plague ravaged Europe starting in the 1300s, with some estimates of 60% of the population being killed. It’s a great history...

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

The smell of fall in the air, the skeletons all over, the spiderwebs covering entire houses, and goblins and ghosts and vampires oh my!...

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...

The smell of fall in the air, the skeletons all over, the spiderwebs covering entire houses (in my case real ones because I don't knock...

The smell of fall in the air, the skeletons all over, the spiderwebs covering entire houses, and goblins and ghosts and vampires all out....