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

Are you learning some tidbits about pesticide safety ? Are you taking it to heart? Are you teaching safety to others? I hope so. Let’s reinforce some more pesticide safety by understanding the label. Pesticides, insecticides, bug spray, rodenticide, mouse bait, or any other name those products are called, can have some dire consequences whenContinueContinue reading “Lawful Labeling”

MODE – OF – ACTION. Pest control professionals talk about this when choosing chemical eradication and maintenance for pests. I’ll bet you didn’t consider that your doctor uses the same systematic thinking when prescribing medication for illness. By a show of hands, How Many Of You Know What It Means?🙋‍♀️ Let’s break it down. MODEContinueContinue reading “I Readily Accept Change”

—This post came to me when I saw the headline of a story coming from NYC. — ——————————- Photo cr: kansaspublicradio.org We’ve all heard of Flock of Seagulls – the music group and the bird that lives near the water. That sentence is partially untrue. Seagulls don’t actually exist – they are just gulls. TheyContinueContinue reading “Rats Add Mischief”

It’s been awhile since we’ve done a Safety Talk. From the stats, I know how you all love those. Safety is a necessary part of our daily pest service. Personal Protective Equipment is a MUST! All of the labels for the pesticides and rodenticides we use have PPE requirements. Have you actually read those labels?ContinueContinue reading “I Can See Clearly Now- Safety Moment”

You were adamant about not wanting to spend money – again. You thought the Do It Yourself products from the home supply store were the answer. You kept applying those store bought pesticides, but somehow, you never quite got a handle on your pest situation. I know – it’s infuriating. So… you took the plungeContinueContinue reading “Let Me Tell You Something…”