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My sister asked me for some “fun” cockroach facts for a presentation she needed to do. Of course, I went into full nerd mode and started...

When I started college, I wasn’t really aware of entomology. I switched my major to entomology after my second year. My very first...

Many of our pest species have seasonal trends. Even if you live in southern climates without much of a temperature shift during the year,...

I remember my first entomology class in college. I was super excited because we had to do an insect collection. This meant I got to be...

It was the first really nice and warm weekend of the spring here in Georgia. The daffodils have been up for about two weeks, the dogwoods...

My neighbor is doing some home repairs, refinishing their walkout basement. (Am I jealous… yep a little!) There have been different...

It’s a bit chilly in many parts of the US. Not just here, even the Mediterranean had snow recently! One of the many challenges of pest...

Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, in a damp area not far from here, was a gnat. Let’s call him Gary. What is a gnat, you may...

Three blind mice They aren't blind but mice don’t have great vision, they depend on touch and smell more. See how they run Multiple...

Pesticides often get a bad reputation, especially in the media, and can be view as “nasty chemicals”, "dangerous", “harmful” or even just...

Since I recently did a presentation on stored product pests, my brain has been stuck on the Dermestid beetles lately. These are a really...

I was pulling together a presentation for an upcoming talk and, as often happens, I wound up down an internet rabbit hole. What started...