House flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, and more can all get inside structures. They are all known to carry food-borne diseases. They can...

This episode marks the 210th weekly blog post. That’s more than four years of weekly (ranting) writing about all things urban pest...

I talk to a wide variety of people in my position. I deal with pest professionals from large and small companies. I consult with folks...

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

Last week was“Bed Bug Awareness Week”. Are you excited, did you celebrate?!?! Since the re-emergence of bed bugs in the US in the early...

Thursday is World Pest Day. This was apparently initiated in 2017 and it “aims to raise awareness about the critical role of pest...

Yesterday was World Bee Day. Despite what many people think, the urban pest control sector is not out to kill all the beneficial insects...

I was helping a friend with a cleanup last weekend. We had done quite a bit on the first day including cleaning up some wine. Second day...

I have a small compost bucket I keep under my kitchen counter until it is ready to be taken out. That means it sits there for maybe two...

Buckle up folks, I’ve got a great one for you this week: someone had to pay for pest control services! Oh, the horror! Let’s break this...

I’m on semi-holiday right now. Working is a whole lot better when you can be sitting, watching the ocean, sipping your tea, and eating a...

I can’t believe this is still coming up. Well, no…I can believe it. I looked back through my old posts and I posted about this in 2022...

I posted a few days ago about a record setting fine leveled against a company due to violating food safety laws. There were numerous...

I’m taking my morning walk today and over the podcast I am listening to, I hear a cardinal start chirping. Now, when I start hearing the...

While I talk about this topic quite a bit within posts, I don’t often focus on it. It makes people uncomfortable, sometimes you can see...

Actual conversation I had with a client the other day: Client: I don’t understand why we still have this problem. Me: How long has it...

It happens. It’s a little embarrassing but to be perfectly honest, I’ve had it happen. Particularly in the winter months or right before...

If you’ve been following along, we posted for the last two weeks on the 12 days of Christmas pest control style. Here’s how it went this...

A couple weeks ago, I’m watching boobies (the bird, get your mind out of the gutter) plunging after flying fish. The fish were flying and...

Picture this: it’s the holidays and you have friends and relatives over for a party, or maybe it’s the office holiday party. Of course...