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’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...

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...

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...

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...

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’m sick. I picked up whatever version of the plague is currently making the rounds. (Yes, I did get my flu and covid shot.) My throat...

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...

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...

Last week I started writing an article for a trade journal on small flies in food processing and wound up talking about all the food...

Actually, it’s just rain, and it’s morning. But it’s cold and I just want to curl up with a good book and a cup of tea. While I do have...

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...

It’s been more than a year of blogging and Linked In posts so this is a great time to look back and see what you folks reacted to the...

Apparently, I was jumping ahead last week because this week just happens to be National Mosquito Control Awareness Week (who comes up...

I’m taking a vacation in a couple of weeks (more to come on that!) and I happen to be going out of the country. As with many people, I’m...

I got my second dose of the Covid vaccine yesterday, so I’m sort of feeling like the crud on the bottom of the trash can that flies...

When I started college, I wasn’t really aware of entomology. I switched my major to entomology after my second year. My very first...

Since Halloween is right around the corner, it’s time for part two of the bloodsuckers edition. Nope, still not going to do mosquitoes...