This week is Thanksgiving in the US. For my international friends, it’s a complicated holiday that I won’t get into. It involved a lot of...

You know with a headline like this I absolutely have to find out what’s going on: And since it is 100% effective, pest control companies...

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

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...

There it is, you are the problem. While I do agree, there are some problems with this. Pests have been associated with humans for...

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...

I always say that entomologists notice the little things. Get it: insects …small…little things? I visit a lot of different facilities,...

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...

Last week was Bed Bug Awareness Week and I wrote a brilliant post on bed bugs for you. As if bed bugs weren't scary enough, last week was...

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....

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...

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

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’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...