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About The Bug Doctor

Jerry Schappert is a certified pest control operator and Associate Certified Entomologist with over two and a half decades of experience from birds to termites and everything in between. He started as a route technician and worked his way up to commercial/national accounts representative. Always learning in his craft he is familiar with rural pest services and big city control techniques. Jerry has owned and operated a successful pest control company since 1993 in Ocala,Florida. While his knowledge and practical application has benefitted his community Jerry wanted to impart his wisdom on a broader scale to help many more. Pestcemetery.com was born from that idea in 2007 and has been well received. It is the goal of this site to inform you with his keen insights and safely guide you through your pest control treatment needs.

Route # 9- In The Beginning

Jerry 1:1 In the beginning was route #9 and it was without form, void and a complete and utter mess.

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What Pest Treatments Work In An Attic?

The attic is one of the most challenging areas of any home to treat for pests. All you have to do is stick your head up in the entry on a warm summers day and you’ll quickly find out the … Continue reading

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Route #9 Coming Out Of The Closet

To this day I remember exactly how I was introduced to this gig. At the time I was working two jobs, an upscale deli making sandwiches by day and a low life greasy Greek pizza place moping floors and doing … Continue reading

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If You’re Gonna Do Termite Inspections, Consider Using YOUR PHD

I doubt I can tell you much with one article on how to do a termite inspection. It’s one of those parts of the job where so many things come into play. From the different tools you might need, the … Continue reading

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Whats The Value of Your Time?

I’m often amused reading discussion forums or just ‘shop’ type talk at an annual ceu class when the subject of pricing or hourly worth comes up. The range of ‘self worth’ is truly astounding and the valuations different people place … Continue reading

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A New Sponsor For Pestcemetery.com

First let me apologize to those of you who thought you’d be clicking in to the continuance of my latest series titled Route # 9 depicting my humble beginnings as a route technician. Don’t worry, part one and part two … Continue reading

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Route# 9 Part Two

It’s amazing how time flies when you’re having fun and the last 3 months for me were really like a blur. I never really was ‘overly’ fascinated by insects growing up but here I was just engrossed with everything I … Continue reading

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Route # 9

For most people sitting in a small break room watching videos, reading manuals and taking tests for 3 straight months might not be their idea of a great job. Especially when you’re barely making minimum wage. However I was fascinated … Continue reading

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The Unintended “Stick” of The Sticky Trap

The next time you go into your distributor, ask for a box of ‘Mr. Stickies’ and see what kind of reaction you get. I don’t know why I call them that, just a name I picked up somewhere and it … Continue reading

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IPM- Do No Harm

What if? The Weed Science Society of America, a nonprofit scientific society that was founded in 1956, The American Phytopathological Society (APS) a nonprofit, professional scientific organization benefitting from the research of the organization’s more than 5,000 worldwide members and … Continue reading

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A Pest-Free Home for a Healthy Pet

This guest article is brought to by Jim from Pest Away Leicester. Seemingly a nice person who wanted to contribute and share some thoughts about pest free living. We here at pestcemetery are all about that. We’re also about good … Continue reading

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Carpet Beetle Treatment

Carpet beetles can be one of the most difficult pests to treat but it used to be a lot worse. As close to an omnivore as you can get, carpet beetles have a knack of finding food in some of … Continue reading

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Proverbs In Pest Control

Talking to old vets of the industry can sometimes leave you to believe there’s not much to the job. Situations that make you & I pull our hair out in frustration don’t seem to move them. Setbacks and pest problems … Continue reading

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What Type Of Pest Control Sales System do You Have?

Recently I took a trip through IKEA for my youngest whose branching off on his own. Oh God, am I old or what? Now I’ve been there before but this time I had a few things really strike me in … Continue reading

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How Many Arrows Do You Keep In Your Pest Control Quiver?

Raise your hand if you’ve ever had a pest control problem that you’ve seemingly thrown everything but the kitchen sink at and still were not able to solve the problem. Excuse me while I type with one hand because the … Continue reading

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