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....

I saw my first dragon yesterday. It was not in a dungeon though. I think it looks like a dragon, and many folks have no idea what this...

It’s halfway through May and that means the grass is getting longer and the weeds are coming in. Literally in many cases because May is...

I grew up in New England (I’m a true Yankee) and one thing I really miss from there is heading to a lobster shack for dinner starting in...

One of the big parts of my job is to keep up with current research, find out what it means on the field level, and share with my clients...

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 was doing some training last week and we were talking about the risk of rodents. I brought up the Family Dollar saga that hit the news...

I’ve been seeing a lot of news about cockroaches lately. I can’t quite tell if they are getting a lot of hate, or a lot of love. Either...

If you followed along on social media for my 12 days of Christmas – Pest Control Edition, this is the expanded version with tons of...

I haven’t written about rats lately and it’s been all over the news that New York City is trying to hire a “Rat Czar” to help take care...

I don’t think I have ever written about something like this. It is a bit niche, and many people never run across this type of account....

Sometimes pest problems are relatively easy to manage. One or two visits, some targeted treatments, sanitation and exclusion...

Spiders are one of my favorites. There is such amazing diversity in spiders in appearance, food preferences, habitats, biologies, and...

Actual conversation from yesterday: “Chelle, get over here right now!” “What?” “There’s a bug!” “Yeah…” “Well do something about it!” You...

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...

As occasionally happens, I have a blog written and ready to go (I typically write my first drafts on Mondays) and something happens and I...

Quiz time: Yesterday on your weekly grocery shopping trip, you stocked up on five extra-large bags of dark chocolate (hey, they were on...

For all those that regularly follow me, you know that my blogs are often about situations I have been in, articles that have recently hit...

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...

Yup, it’s the beginning of July and the start of summer (in the northern hemisphere at least) and with climate change, it has been much...