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....

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...

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

Much of the US is under an early heat wave right now. I know where I am, temperatures are much higher than normal for this early in the...

I looked today and this is my 100th blog post. I can hardly believe I have been writing every week for 100 weeks and that means in four...

Six degrees of separation is the idea that all people are six or fewer social connections away from each other. Forget six degrees, I can...

It’s winter Olympics season! I have to admit, I haven’t really paid much attention to it. I do appreciate there are some amazing athletes...

At the beginning of every year, it seems I get a lot of questions on what’s going to be “the thing” this year for pest control. It’s...

I’m headed out for the winter holidays. I’m spending a couple of weeks in a condo and hoping to get a little relaxation and downtime. So...

Charles Darwin once wrote to his friend: I am dying by inches, from not having anybody to talk to about insects. Over the last week, I...

Sponsor: who would like to share next? Me: Hi, my name is Chelle and I’m a bug geek. Audience: Hi Chelle! I like science. Science is what...

How’s your pandemic going? For quite a while many of us were stuck at home, our favorite restaurants were closed, and we couldn’t go to...

The first full week of June is designated as “Bed Bug Awareness Week”. Are you excited?!?! Since the re-emergence of bed bugs in the US...

I remember my first entomology class in college. I was super excited because we had to do an insect collection. This meant I got to be...

I was pulling together a presentation for an upcoming talk and, as often happens, I wound up down an internet rabbit hole. What started...

The Borg told us that resistance was futile. It’s not, it’s unavoidable. Insect pests (even rodents) are in a constant battle for...

Now you see me, now you don’t! I travel a lot for work, at least I did before Covid struck. In that time, I found bed bugs in my hotel...

Picture this: you come home from your weekly grocery shopping trip where you have stocked up on five extra-large bags of dark chocolate...