Episode 11: Fleas and Ticks

In this episode, Adam and Joe discuss fleas and ticks-- including stories from their experience treating for them, symptoms of flea/tick related illnesses, and signs that you may be affected by either of them. 

Bugs, Bytes, and Insights (produced by Claire Collins) is a pest control podcast hosted by industry professionals Adam Villareal and Joseph Thigpen. They both maintain executive roles at Insight Pest Solutions.

With their 50 years of combined experience in the field, Joe and Adam discuss noteworthy material including: trending "bug matters," pest control news & research, unique industry insights, and seasonal tips for a pest-free home. On occasion, both hosts reminisce and share stories from years of working in the field; you may find the stories to be funny, bleak, perplexing, or even downright repulsive. 

To our critter-curious and pest-perverse listeners alike, we are thrilled you are here. Our team strives to create relevant content for our listeners. Whether you are a homeowner, tenant, traveler, backpacker, hotel-hopper, squatter, house-flipper, landlord/developer, van-lifer, or cave-dweller-- we hope that you gather something of value from this episode. 

New episodes of Bugs, Bytes, and Insights are posted weekly on Wednesday mornings. Each episode is centered around a specific topic relating to pest control. For more information on the topics covered in our episodes, visit insightpest.com/blog.

For specific questions or inquiries, please reach out to us at contact@insightpest.com or call 888-234-BUGS. Thanks for listening!

Episode 10: Expectations... What Expectations? 

In this episode, Adam and Joe address unreasonable expectations placed on pest control professionals. With a light dose of humor, they reconstruct those expectations for the betterment of the consumer/business relationship. 

Bugs, Bytes, and Insights (produced by Claire Collins) is a pest control podcast hosted by industry professionals Adam Villareal and Joseph Thigpen. They both maintain executive roles at Insight Pest Solutions.

With their 50 years of combined experience in the field, Joe and Adam discuss noteworthy material including: trending "bug matters," pest control news & research, unique industry insights, and seasonal tips for a pest-free home. On occasion, both hosts reminisce and share stories from years of working in the field; you may find the stories to be funny, bleak, perplexing, or even downright repulsive. 

To our critter-curious and pest-perverse listeners alike, we are thrilled you are here. Our team strives to create relevant content for our listeners. Whether you are a homeowner, tenant, traveler, backpacker, hotel-hopper, squatter, house-flipper, landlord/developer, van-lifer, or cave-dweller-- we hope that you gather something of value from this episode. 

New episodes of Bugs, Bytes, and Insights are posted weekly on Wednesday mornings. Each episode is centered around a specific topic relating to pest control. For more information on the topics covered in our episodes, visit insightpest.com/blog.

For specific questions or inquiries, please reach out to us at contact@insightpest.com or call 888-234-BUGS. Thanks for listening!

Episode 9: Stories From The Field Part 2

In this episode, Adam and Joe share stories from their personal experiences in the field as pest control technicians. Viewer discretion advised for a couple of these stories-- they may be a bit disturbing for some people. Definitely stay and listen if you are interested in hearing some crazy stories! 

Bugs, Bytes, and Insights (produced by Claire Collins) is a pest control podcast hosted by industry professionals Adam Villareal and Joseph Thigpen. They both maintain executive roles at Insight Pest Solutions.

With their 50 years of combined experience in the field, Joe and Adam discuss noteworthy material including: trending "bug matters," pest control news & research, unique industry insights, and seasonal tips for a pest-free home. On occasion, both hosts reminisce and share stories from years of working in the field; you may find the stories to be funny, bleak, perplexing, or even downright repulsive. 

To our critter-curious and pest-perverse listeners alike, we are thrilled you are here. Our team strives to create relevant content for our listeners. Whether you are a homeowner, tenant, traveler, backpacker, hotel-hopper, squatter, house-flipper, landlord/developer, van-lifer, or cave-dweller-- we hope that you gather something of value from this episode. 

New episodes of Bugs, Bytes, and Insights are posted weekly on Wednesday mornings. Each episode is centered around a specific topic relating to pest control. For more information on the topics covered in our episodes, visit insightpest.com/blog.

For specific questions or inquiries, please reach out to us at contact@insightpest.com or call 888-234-BUGS. Thanks for listening!

Episode 8: Stories From The Field Part 1

In this episode, Adam and Joe share stories from their personal experiences in the field as pest control technicians. Viewer discretion advised for a couple of these stories-- they may be a bit disturbing for some people. Definitely stay and listen if you are interested in hearing some crazy stories! 

Bugs, Bytes, and Insights (produced by Claire Collins) is a pest control podcast hosted by industry professionals Adam Villareal and Joseph Thigpen. They both maintain executive roles at Insight Pest Solutions.

With their 50 years of combined experience in the field, Joe and Adam discuss noteworthy material including: trending "bug matters," pest control news & research, unique industry insights, and seasonal tips for a pest-free home. On occasion, both hosts reminisce and share stories from years of working in the field; you may find the stories to be funny, bleak, perplexing, or even downright repulsive. 

To our critter-curious and pest-perverse listeners alike, we are thrilled you are here. Our team strives to create relevant content for our listeners. Whether you are a homeowner, tenant, traveler, backpacker, hotel-hopper, squatter, house-flipper, landlord/developer, van-lifer, or cave-dweller-- we hope that you gather something of value from this episode. 

New episodes of Bugs, Bytes, and Insights are posted weekly on Wednesday mornings. Each episode is centered around a specific topic relating to pest control. For more information on the topics covered in our episodes, visit insightpest.com/blog.

For specific questions or inquiries, please reach out to us at contact@insightpest.com or call 888-234-BUGS. Thanks for listening!

call 888-234-BUGS. Thanks for listening! 

Episode 7: Conducive Conditions Part 2

In this episode, Adam and Joe discuss conducive conditions which are environmental or structural conditions that can lead to pest problems by providing pests with food, water, or shelter. In this "2 parter," we discuss the areas in your home that may be letting in unwanted visitors-- as well as methods for altering those conditions to be less pest-friendly.

Bugs, Bytes, and Insights is a pest control podcast hosted by long-time industry professionals Adam Villareal and Joseph Thigpen. With their 50 years of combined experience in the field, Joe and Adam discuss trending bug topics, reminisce on stories from the field, offer unique industry insights, and share seasonal tips to keep your home free of pests. Each episode (posted weekly) is centered around a specific topic relating to pest control. For more information on the topics discussed in the episode, visit insightpest.com/blog. For specific questions or inquiries, please reach out to us at contact@insightpest.com or call 888-234-BUGS. Thanks for listening! 

Episode 7: Conducive Conditions Part 1

In this episode, we discuss conducive conditions which are environmental or structural conditions that can lead to pest problems by providing pests with food, water, or shelter. In this 2 part episode, we discuss the areas in your home that may be letting in unwanted visitors-- as well as methods for altering those conditions to be less pest-friendly.

Bugs, Bytes, and Insights (produced by Claire Collins) is a pest control podcast hosted by industry professionals Adam Villareal and Joseph Thigpen. They both maintain executive roles at Insight Pest Solutions.

With their 50 years of combined experience in the field, Joe and Adam discuss noteworthy material including: trending "bug matters," pest control news & research, unique industry insights, and seasonal tips for a pest-free home. On occasion, both hosts reminisce and share stories from years of working in the field; you may find the stories to be funny, bleak, perplexing, or even downright repulsive. 

To our critter-curious and pest-perverse listeners alike, we are thrilled you are here. Our team strives to create relevant content for our listeners. Whether you are a homeowner, tenant, traveler, backpacker, hotel-hopper, squatter, house-flipper, landlord/developer, van-lifer, or cave-dweller-- we hope that you gather something of value from this episode. 

New episodes of Bugs, Bytes, and Insights are posted weekly on Wednesday mornings. Each episode is centered around a specific topic relating to pest control. For more information on the topics covered in our episodes, visit insightpest.com/blog.

For specific questions or inquiries, please reach out to us at contact@insightpest.com or call 888-234-BUGS. Thanks for listening!

Episode 6: Creepy Crawlers

In the spirit of Halloween, Adam and Joe talk about different insects that give them the creepy crawlies.

Bugs, Bytes, and Insights (produced by Claire Collins) is a pest control podcast hosted by industry professionals Adam Villareal and Joseph Thigpen. They both maintain executive roles at Insight Pest Solutions.

With their 50 years of combined experience in the field, Joe and Adam discuss noteworthy material including: trending "bug matters," pest control news & research, unique industry insights, and seasonal tips for a pest-free home. On occasion, both hosts reminisce and share stories from years of working in the field; you may find the stories to be funny, bleak, perplexing, or even downright repulsive. 

To our critter-curious and pest-perverse listeners alike, we are thrilled you are here. Our team strives to create relevant content for our listeners. Whether you are a homeowner, tenant, traveler, backpacker, hotel-hopper, squatter, house-flipper, landlord/developer, van-lifer, or cave-dweller-- we hope that you gather something of value from this episode. 

New episodes of Bugs, Bytes, and Insights are posted weekly on Wednesday mornings. Each episode is centered around a specific topic relating to pest control. For more information on the topics covered in our episodes, visit insightpest.com/blog.

For specific questions or inquiries, please reach out to us at contact@insightpest.com or call 888-234-BUGS. Thanks for listening!

Episode 5: Preparing Your Home For Winter

Bugs, Bytes, and Insights (produced by Claire Collins) is a pest control podcast hosted by industry professionals Adam Villareal and Joseph Thigpen. They both maintain executive roles at Insight Pest Solutions.

With their 50 years of combined experience in the field, Joe and Adam discuss noteworthy material including: trending "bug matters," pest control news & research, unique industry insights, and seasonal tips for a pest-free home. On occasion, both hosts reminisce and share stories from years of working in the field; you may find the stories to be funny, bleak, perplexing, or even downright repulsive. 

To our critter-curious and pest-perverse listeners alike, we are thrilled you are here. Our team strives to create relevant content for our listeners. Whether you are a homeowner, tenant, traveler, backpacker, hotel-hopper, squatter, house-flipper, landlord/developer, van-lifer, or cave-dweller-- we hope that you gather something of value from this episode. 

New episodes of Bugs, Bytes, and Insights are posted weekly on Wednesday mornings. Each episode is centered around a specific topic relating to pest control. For more information on the topics covered in our episodes, visit insightpest.com/blog.

For specific questions or inquiries, please reach out to us at contact@insightpest.com or call 888-234-BUGS. Thanks for listening!