#33 Tom Petty and How To Write Off Beer As A Chemical Expense

November 5, 2015 by Steve Jackson

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.

This Week’s Contributors:

Bryan Baird (Co-Host) – Bryan Baird is owner of Baird’s Pest Control in Valdosta, GA. and sits as a regional director for the Georgia Pest Control Association. He has been in the pest control industry for over 25 years. A husband and father of two, Bryan somehow has time to be featured on a local radio show and co-host Arthropodcast.

Steve Jackson (Co-Host) – While a large part of his time is consumed by his pest control operation, Steve Jackson is also a husband and father of two. In his off time, he enjoys watching college football, catching movies, and spending quality time in his Warner Robins community. He also has a weird habit of writing his bios in third person.

WPTC – Trey Howard

Trey is an interesting dude. In 2015, he launched Bug Out Pest Solutions in DeQueen AR. In this 45 minute interview, Jerry asks Trey a variety of questions including how he came into the industry and about his brief golf and music careers. Don’t miss this one!

#103 Nantucket vs. Lyme Disease and a Heat Treatment Gone Wrong

Recorded on Independence Day, this episode has Bryan and Steve discussing a new and interesting method of controlling Lyme Disease through the use of CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats). In addition, Bryan tells us about a bed bug heat treatment gone wrong. If you’d like more info on genetic engineered organisms, here are a few podcasts…

WPTC – Daniel Dye Talks Silverfish

For this special episode of Whistling Past the Cemetery, Jerry and Daniel Dye talk silverfish. This is some fascinating stuff!

#102 Honey Bees and Stinging Insects With Critter McCool

For episode 102, we had a request from Michael of All American Pest Management to discuss honey bees. Who better to talk about bees than the one and only Critter McCool? Critter talks about inspections, equipment, extraction and much much more.