Author Archives: Melisa Arnold, A.C.E.

In April, my teammates made me the Safety Champion for our district, an honor that I take seriously. I’m taking a break from blogging for a couple of weeks, but I’m going to give YOU some homework. Well, maybe just a few photos that will get you to think about the risks we take everyContinue reading “Think About The Risk. You Tell Me The Safety Moment”

Have you ever found an insect in person that you had only seen in a picture? How did you react? Excited? Puzzled? Giddy? Panicky? That was me when I found an Acrobat Ant for the first time. When I saw this marvelous creature stuck between layers of shrink wrap , I had to look twice.Continue reading “This Isn’t A Circus, Or Is It?”

I inherited three house plants last fall. I have no idea what they are – except one. It’s a peace lily, but that information isn’t important for this post. The surprising part is that I’ve managed to keep them all alive. One of them was almost dead. I had put it in an upstairs bedroomContinue reading “My Thumb Isn’t Green”

I don’t have to work out of town very often. When I do, I try to go sightseeing, especially if it’s somewhere I’ve never been. This time, I was in a hotel room in the town where I used to live for 17 years. I did take a drive around to see the new constructionContinue reading “Birdie, Birdie Behind The Sign…..”

In my rounds as a pest management professional, I have witnessed many different types of flying insect control. A lot of facilities use glue-board type fly lights. Electrocuting types are all but forbidden near food. Air curtains are popular in some businesses. Sticky fly hangers are common in garages. The backyard blue light bug zapperContinue reading “Bug Light -vs- Salt Gun”