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I have a lot of google alerts for words relating to pest control. I typically skim through, look for any scientific articles and quickly delete. Then this one caught my eye.   Ugh, here we go again, I think to myself. And yes, here we go again.   Now, I get it. Pesticides are scary, especially when you call them “poisons”. Yes, they are intended to knock down the pest. Yes, some are poisonous (ingested). Yes, we want to make sure only the target animal is impacted by the pest

My friend and I were having a conversation the other day about the disconnect that can happen between science and people in the field. It...

I am an entomologist by training and certification, but I really enjoy talking about rodents. As someone in the pest control field, I’m...

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

I had every intention to write about spiders. It’s October which means it’s coming up on Halloween (my favorite holiday of the year!) and...

I get lots of requests for training and those are always catered to what the customer wants. It doesn’t do anyone any good if I give a...