Much of the US is under an early heat wave right now. I know where I am, temperatures are much higher than normal for this early in the...

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...

This episode marks the 104th weekly blog post. That’s officially two years of weekly ranting writing about all things urban pest related...

We talk a lot about sanitation when it comes to pest control. It is incredibly important to work on sanitation issues because pests (like...

It’s that time of year again when the tiny little red things show up. I’ve been seeing it in facebook posts and in other groups....

For those of you who are regular readers, this week’s post is a little different. If you are new to this blog, welcome (what took you so...

I looked today and this is my 100th blog post. I can hardly believe I have been writing every week for 100 weeks and that means in four...

I remember going out to Kansas for graduate school, the first time I had even been in that part of the country. It was the beginning of...

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

True story: when I was little, I wanted to be a ballet dancing muppet astronaut. Ballet lasted about six months, I still like the...

Six degrees of separation is the idea that all people are six or fewer social connections away from each other. Forget six degrees, I can...

I’ve posted a couple times on social media about the ongoing saga of the Family Dollar stores and the issues there. If you haven’t heard...

Some people see the signs of spring as daffodils, trees starting to bud and flower, warmer temperatures, or even the cacophony of birds...

I live in a fairly quiet neighborhood. Most of my neighbors are pretty respectful and there’s a bit of an unwritten rule that you don’t...

Last week I started writing an article for a trade journal on small flies in food processing and wound up talking about all the food...

Apparently, March is National Flour Month. It’s also National Invasive Species Week this week. It only makes sense to feature flour...

This has come up multiple times in the last two weeks from current clients, potential clients, and friends. From clients, it has been a...

Recently, an article has hit the mainstream claiming a “silver bullet” for controlling rats, specifically Norway rats. Stories like this...

It’s winter Olympics season! I have to admit, I haven’t really paid much attention to it. I do appreciate there are some amazing athletes...

There was a great article discussing a new paper on cockroaches recently. It talked about resistance to currently available pesticides....