Short, direct answers from the field. Tell me what you’re seeing and where.
Ask the Sherpa is Greg Baumann’s Q&A desk for real household pest problems: ants after rain, one cockroach in the kitchen, mosquito season with kids or pets, and folklore that still floats around the internet. Answers stay practical: what it likely is, what to do first, when a professional inspection is the smarter move, and which Pest Guide to read next.
These are not anonymous chatbot dumps. They reflect field judgment plus public sources (university extension, EPA, mosquito-control authorities, and similar) when we add biology or health context. Search below, browse recent questions, or send what you are seeing (photos and location details help).
For deeper biology and public-health explainers, visit Pest Lab. For full species hubs (not mini-guides here), start with Flies, Rodents, Ants, Cockroaches, Termites, or the Pest Guides index.