Here’s a story. Of a gnat named Gary. Who was living in a residential home. What is a gnat, you ask? Great question, thanks for asking....

I’ve been seeing a lot of news about cockroaches lately. I can’t quite tell if they are getting a lot of hate, or a lot of love. Either...

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 have a robot-vacuum. I set it to clean my floors the other day and well… it didn’t go so well. Just like the insect light traps (ILT’s)...

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...

Yeah, I know I’m going to get some hate for this. So before we get into this let me say that I don’t completely hate the holidays. There...

I usually don’t get called until a pest issue is fairly bad. It’s been going on for months, (if not years), it has not been getting any...

I haven’t written about rats lately and it’s been all over the news that New York City is trying to hire a “Rat Czar” to help take care...

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....

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...

Sometimes pest problems are relatively easy to manage. One or two visits, some targeted treatments, sanitation and exclusion...

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...

Spiders are one of my favorites. There is such amazing diversity in spiders in appearance, food preferences, habitats, biologies, and...

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

I had every intention to write about spiders. It’s October which means it’s coming up on Halloween (my favorite holiday of the year!) and...

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...

As occasionally happens, I have a blog written and ready to go (I typically write my first drafts on Mondays) and something happens and I...

I had a death in the extended family recently. It’s always hard to lose someone and be with others who are grieving too. However, it also...

I travel quite a bit and I consider myself a frequent flier. I know how to get around an airport, where the best food options are in the...