I hope everyone’s holiday season is going well. For me, things have been a bit hectic, not in a bad way, but I’ve found it extremely difficult to set aside the hours needed to put together a podcast episode worth publishing. Because of this, I’ve decided to re-broadcast the first Arthropodcast episode Bryan and I produced as co-hosts. I hope you enjoy.

Congratulations to Miller Pest and Termite in Des Moines , Iowa for winning this weeks contest. They have an awesome website at www.millerthekiller.com. We'd like to thank JoelM222 for the iTunes review. For episode 40 of the Arthropodcast show, Steve brings up a rather odd study that recently took place on the rove beetle. You actually have to see the article to believe it.

Huge thanks to Aaron Veal of Phoenix Pest Control for the intro and congrats to Bug-Man Pest Services for winning this week's game show. For episode 39, Bryan shares some start up tips, we discuss DowDuPont, and Steve shares some of the advancements in spider silk production.

First off, We'd like to wish Larry Wise a Happy Birthday and congratulate Responsible Pest Control of Mesa, AZ for winning our first game show. This episode, we talk about Chagas Disease, a couple great products from the Nisus Corporation and a toy that is made up mostly of boric acid.

This week, Shawn Payne of Lakewood Plant and Pest asks the team what actions they take when they don't get paid, Steve tells a story of how he profits from crawlspaces with raw sewage leaks, and Bryan gives a shout out to Harry Bryan and Charlene Mertz of the Nisus Corporation. 

Happy Thanksgiving to all! We are so thankful for all of your support over the past eleven months!

"What's up" to Aaron Veal ACE, Pest Control Peacekeeper, and JShoup02 for the iTunes reviews. 

This week we discuss the Cockroach Combat Manual, Gorilla Desk vs PestPac, the Bombardier Beetle, and a few ways people use insects to predict the severity and length of the Winter.

On Episode 35, we congratulate Luke Guy for his Pest Pro App's recent feature in LifeHacker.com. Bryan gives us a follow up review on the new product "Fuse". Bryan tells us about Pest Management University, a hands-on training course for pest management professionals and he shares his "tale of two businesses". What is the biggest advantage small business have over larger ones? Check out the podcast and find out. 

For episode 34, Bryan talks about an article discussing bed bugs and multi unit housing. We give shout outs to Jessy with Midwest Pest Control, Greg Stephens of Ultra Pest Control, and Frank Hernandez. In addition, Steve uncovers the mystery of haunted houses and both fellas chime in on the difference between driving marked and unmarked vehicles.

For Episode 33, we’ll find out why Bryan doesn’t like Tom Petty, we rant about reputations and also share a way to write off beer as a chemical expense.

As usual, we go off topic and talk about haunted houses, express opinions on Glamour Magazine's "Woman of the Year", give you advice on how to rent a castle and mention possible bills that attempt to make meat eating illegal. We also talk about gender specific rat baits, an interesting (and fairly new product) from Syngenta called Arilon.