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Original analysis of public records: inspection results, payroll data, pesticide use reports and complaint logs, with the method shown.

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Suburban drainage ditch with clear slow water, mown grass banks and a culvertOriginal data

Testing for Fipronil Alone Misses One in Four Detections in US Streams

In 20,676 US stream samples, 1,320 held a fipronil breakdown product with no detectable fipronil: 1 in 4 detections a parent-only test misses.

October 2, 2026Concrete storm drain outfall discharging into a shallow creekOriginal data

The Rodenticides Nobody Measures in Water

Six of eight rodenticides used in pest control, including brodifacoum, have no registered name in the US national water-quality database. Warfarin is measured only as a...

October 2, 2026Water sampling station on a riverbank with plain instrument housing and still waterOriginal data

Hidden Non-Detects Inflate Stream Pesticide Rates Up to 90-Fold

Hidden non-detects in the US water-quality record inflate insecticide detection rates up to 90-fold. Permethrin: 39.3% naive, 1.3% corrected.

October 2, 2026Agricultural equipment yard with parked sprayers and bare soil fields beyond in dry California lightOriginal data

Who Actually Does the Work: A Concentration Census of California Pest Control Licences

4,737 California pest control licences: the top 10% made 79.2% of 18.3 million structural applications in 2022. Fumigators and route operators barely overlap.

October 2, 2026Stainless steel commercial kitchen floor drain and wet tiled floor under overhead lightingOriginal data

Flies Outnumber Rats Four to One in Restaurant Inspections

Flies were cited at 24.7 per cent of 27,050 inspected New York food businesses, against 6.5 per cent for rats, and the seasonal swing is bigger...

October 1, 2026Fleet of plain white service trucks parked in neat rows on asphalt seen from aboveOriginal data

Ten Years of Audited Pest Control Economics: What SEC Filings Show

The largest US public pest control company grew revenue 10.17% a year, expanded operating margin to 19.3%, and spent $2.27bn on acquisitions since 2008.

September 27, 2026House covered in a plain fumigation tent on a suburban lot in bright daylightOriginal data

Pest Control’s Largest Chemical Is a Greenhouse Gas: The Sulfuryl Fluoride Evidence

Sulfuryl fluoride has a 100-year GWP of 4,630. California emits 60-85% of US totals, and no greenhouse gas inventory counts it. The peer-reviewed evidence.

September 27, 2026Quiet office desk by a window with a closed laptop and a plain notebook in early morning lightOriginal data

The Pest Control Quarterly Index: US Establishments, Employment and Wages

17,933 US pest control establishments in 2026 Q1, up 2.4% year over year. Wages up 5.9% against 1.9% employment growth. Updated quarterly from BLS QCEW data.

September 25, 2026Empty suburban street of modest single family homes under flat overcast lightOriginal data

Is Pest Control Recession-Proof? 25 Years of US Industry Revenue Data

US pest control revenue rose every year from 1998 to 2022. Real revenue grew 0.8% through the 2007-09 recession while landscaping fell 16.1%. Census data.

September 25, 2026Row of pale stucco bungalows on a dry California street under strong afternoon sunOriginal data

What Structural Pest Control Actually Applies: 3.9 Million Pounds of California Data

California pest control applied 3,907,203 lb of active ingredient across 18.3 million applications in 2022. One fumigant is 67% of the weight and 0.5% of applications.

September 25, 2026Barn owl perched on a weathered fence post at dusk in open grasslandOriginal data

Anticoagulant Rodenticides in California Wildlife: What the State’s 2022 Testing Found

128 of 158 wild animals tested by California's wildlife lab in 2022 had rodenticide residues. Exposure is not poisoning: 56.7% of exposed birds, none of 12...

September 25, 2026Shallow stream running through farmland under flat grey light with a visible gravel bedOriginal data

Insecticides in American Streams: Detection Rates for Five Pest Control Active Ingredients

Imidacloprid is in 41.6% of US stream water samples (2015-2025), fipronil 17.0%, bifenthrin 2.6%. 119,264 samples, hidden non-detects corrected.

September 25, 2026