A few weeks ago I was at the National Pest Management Association meeting. This week I'm at what I fondly call my "bug geek" conferences....

Spiders are awesome. There is such amazing diversity in spiders, not just in appearance but in food preferences, habitats, biologies, and...

It's the next episode in our recurring series: ten questions with a pro. Every other month, I’m interviewing a “pro” to find out what...

I just finished with our first run of the “House Mouse: Exposed” seminar (four hours of in-depth and new house mouse info), I’m headed to...

I was at a state conference last week and had lots of fun talking with folks and giving a presentation on ticks. A tick talk! That led to...

All names have been removed to protect the guilty. And I’m not into public shaming. Let’s get into this. This was an honest question and...

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

I was just asked to write an article on “natural” pest control. I almost didn’t. It’s like talking about “safe” pesticides or “harmless”...

I’m not sure if I’ve been sucked into some algorithm or if there really have been more news stories popping up on pests in food...

It’s National Moth Week! Moths are definitely the underrated stepchild of the Lepidoptera order. The butterflies and skippers get all the...

We talk about how important it is to control rodents. They eat our foods and contaminate what’s left. They damage our structures and chew...

This episode marks the 158th weekly blog post. That’s officially three years and two weeks of weekly ranting writing about all things...

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....

Normally something like this would hit my newsfeed and I would glance at it and move on. It caught my eye this time. I typically don’t...

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...

I’ve been getting a lot of alerts about bed bugs on my news feed, probably because Orkin is doing their annual bed bug push. On top of...

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....

Grab your favorite snacks, find your comfortable chair, and settle in for story time! I was at a conference a couple weeks ago. I really...

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

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...