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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.

Where wettable powders work best

Posted on July 5, 2009 by The Bug Doctor

But if you are having trouble with ants for example trailing across your brick veneer and your spray job just isn’t working then perhaps now you’ll have a better idea why. Continue reading →

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Getting rid of Box elder bugs

Posted on July 4, 2009 by The Bug Doctor

our manager had us use the chemical name for soap on the service receipts. R-COO-Na + H2O or potash was what we were instructed to write and I never felt good about that. Continue reading →

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Quick pest control with spray glue

Posted on July 3, 2009 by The Bug Doctor

Sometimes there are situations that need a quick fix but pesticides won’t do. I put together a list of certain times a little shot of spray glue will help. Continue reading →

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Spraying around fish tanks and exotic pets

Posted on July 2, 2009 by The Bug Doctor

Wayward pesticides can disrupt this and with the limited space it’s highly likely for the pet to come in prolonged contact with the spray and that’s when bad things can happen. Continue reading →

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100% of the people can get rid of 95% of the German roaches

Posted on July 1, 2009 by The Bug Doctor

It is the mark of a true professional who can get rid of the last 5% Continue reading →

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Fleas in vacant homes

Posted on June 30, 2009 by The Bug Doctor

I tell my clients to picture their flea spray like a mine field and the fleas are in it. You can have a thousand mines in the carpet but Continue reading →

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Dangers in the attic

Posted on June 29, 2009 by The Bug Doctor

Most often it strikes when one has no idea it’s there, they may feel completely in control and when everything seems safe it strikes. Continue reading →

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Lightning Bugs

Posted on June 28, 2009 by The Bug Doctor

The harmless bug was only trying to attract a mate but we would spend countless hours in amazement and wonder as to how such an amazing creature came to be. Continue reading →

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Roaches prefer Pepsi

Posted on June 27, 2009 by The Bug Doctor

I’m really not sure if this is true but the roaches I saw crawling out of the half crushed can in a huge recycling bin today had no complaints. To be fair there were some Coke cans too but the gnats were so bad I didn’t have time to take a survey. Continue reading →

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Tubes in the slab

Posted on June 26, 2009 by The Bug Doctor

The installation of the tubes in the slab system is not in and of itself a pretreatment for termites. As of this writing I am not aware of any label or law Continue reading →

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My cat eats earwigs

Posted on June 25, 2009 by The Bug Doctor

So ol Crusty would need to eat about a bucket full of earwigs to get any measurable amount of pesticides that would do him any harm. Continue reading →

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Net results for mosquito’s is 100%

Posted on June 23, 2009 by The Bug Doctor

One way which can be one hundred percent effective has actually been in use for thousands of years. Continue reading →

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Dusting tips

Posted on June 23, 2009 by The Bug Doctor

The longevity of the dust means you don’t have to retreat again and again but it also requires that you do it right the first time because a mistake won’t go away for along time. Continue reading →

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Roaches in mansion’s

Posted on June 22, 2009 by The Bug Doctor

I always marvel that these affluent people with their maids, cleaning crews and every modern convenience can still be infected with a German roach problem Continue reading →

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500 mice can’t be wrong

Posted on June 20, 2009 by The Bug Doctor

Now I’m not even on the top 10,000 list as far as pest control companies go but even a small fry like me knows you need to treat our senior citizens better than this Continue reading →

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