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...

At the beginning of every year, it seems I get a lot of questions on what’s going to be “the thing” this year for pest control. It’s...

‘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 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...

It’s October and that means it’s my favorite season of the year: spider season! Living in Georgia (USA), we are under siege from the...

I had the privilege last week of being part of a workshop on rodent monitoring. I got to talk about monitoring and was part of an expert...

What’s bugging you? Seriously, what’s been pestering you? Is it an actual pest? And what defines a pest? I have written about this a few...

I’m not the best gardener. I can grow some plants and I take decent care of my yard, but I certainly get my fair share of nasty notes...

I’ve got an upcoming presentation on rodents, which means I have more than 40 open tabs on my browser with all kinds of rodent related...

I had a door-to-door salesperson come by the other day. (People still do this?!?!) Normally, I don’t answer the doorbell but I was...

I have one of those robot vacumes that is one of my favorite cleaning tools. It’s great because I can hit the button and walk away and it...