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Urticating Pest Control Accounts

Posted on February 21, 2012 by The Bug Doctor

Who would have thought that the mighty Tarantula would ever need any other defensive mechanism than it’s appearance just to protect itself? I mean besides the sheer size, these things have fangs that are clearly visible and not something I’d … Continue reading →

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Collections; These Are The Times That Try Mens Souls

Posted on February 13, 2012 by The Bug Doctor

So there I am, standing at the door dreading what I have to go through next. Actually, I’ve done this a hundred times before and only a relative few have turned out to be the nightmarish encounter I’d never want … Continue reading →

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The Pest Control Blog & Three Lessons We Can Learn

Posted on January 22, 2012 by The Bug Doctor

One thing all the business gurus say is to have a web site, get on Facebook, Linkedin, Google Plus, Twitter etc. etc. etc. Honestly, there just seems to be too many of these things and it just seems they all … Continue reading →

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5 Signs Of Inspector Infestation

Posted on January 5, 2012 by The Bug Doctor

No one disputes that termites damage homes to the tune of billions of dollars every year, that rodents contaminate billions of pounds of food or that insects around the world kill millions of people and cost untold sums for the … Continue reading →

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Pin Stream Pest Control & Seeing Red

Posted on December 27, 2011 by The Bug Doctor

I’ve never been accused of having a bland imagination. No ones ever said my conclusions or correlations were so obvious that they could see them coming from a mile away. I’m not sure if that’s a real good thing or … Continue reading →

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The Hundred Dollar Days & Other Such Dilemmas- Part Two

Posted on December 22, 2011 by The Bug Doctor

I tell this story because I literally just got off the phone with my friend, the colleague who I wrote about in part one. That ‘franchise from hell’ was 20 years ago and we both went through a lot over … Continue reading →

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Hundred Dollar Days & Other Such Dilemmas

Posted on December 18, 2011 by The Bug Doctor

Have you ever walked to and from school with bare feet, in the snow, uphill?- BOTH WAYS? 😉 Now I realize this can be an over used analogy to describe a not so piece of cake period of time in … Continue reading →

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The Termite Danger Of Stucco And Veneer

Posted on November 22, 2011 by The Bug Doctor

A mans home is his castle or so the saying goes. With that mind picture, it’s easy to think of our fortress as impenetrable. After-all, a castle is built with thick stone walls, a moat that surrounds it and a … Continue reading →

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Picture Diary Of A Wanna Be Trapper

Posted on November 17, 2011 by The Bug Doctor

28th Dear Diary, this has been a really rough week. I thought this trapping thing would be such an easy add on to my business but here it is the end of the week and I’m exhausted. As if the … Continue reading →

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The Unknown Comic Of Bee Work

Posted on November 7, 2011 by The Bug Doctor

I’m not sure why but early in my career I was the one always called out for the biggest, nastiest bee jobs. Maybe it was because I wasn’t afraid of heights or perhaps I was just too stupid to realize … Continue reading →

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A Pest Tech in Shining Armor

Posted on October 30, 2011 by The Bug Doctor

Like a scene from an Alfred Hitchcock movie I pushed the door open ever so slowly with the only body part sticking out was my eye. The kitchen was clean and orderly with nothing out of place and no hairy … Continue reading →

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Who Got Stuck With This Rat?

Posted on October 28, 2011 by The Bug Doctor

Before the days of cell phones, computers and fancy sophisticated equipment the pest control industry seemed to get along just fine. Still, the trade marched on with every new innovation and some worked while others fell into obscurity. I must … Continue reading →

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A Commercial Sales Strategy You Can’t Live With Or Without

Posted on October 25, 2011 by The Bug Doctor

It was the beginning of a new new month in the dead of winter and my first day as a commercial representative. I sat in my same desk as I always had but today I wore an suit tie. The … Continue reading →

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Sand Bags, Shell Games And Successful Pest Control Sales

Posted on October 5, 2011 by The Bug Doctor

Pest control sales can be a pretty sweet gig when things are rolling. Nobody questions you about your daily activity, the boss is fairly happy to see you and as long as numbers are adding up in the positive realm … Continue reading →

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Two Winters Too Cold For a Jacket-Winter # 2

Posted on October 3, 2011 by The Bug Doctor

In an earlier article I wrote about the cold realities of the working world of pest control and two of the worst winters in my career. Actually I delivered #1 and only promised the 2nd. This is that story. Starting … Continue reading →

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