OUR ENTOMOLOGIST
Joe Jonovich, B.C.E.
Board Certified Entomologist and technical advisor to Wise House Pest Control
Joe Jonovich reviews the pest biology, treatment and safety claims we publish. He is not on our staff. He runs his own consulting firm, which is the point. An independent reviewer has no reason to approve something that is wrong.
He has worked in Florida pest management since 1991. He started in the field, owned and ran his own pest control company, and later served as Director of Education and Entomology at Hulett Environmental Services, where he trained every technician in the company.
Today he runs Technical Pest Solutions in West Palm Beach. He teaches advanced classes for the University of Florida, writes treatment protocols for pest control companies across the state, and performs CDC public health inspections.
Education
- M.S., Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida
- B.A., Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida
- Urban entomology under Dr. Phil Koehler
- Board Certified Entomologist, Entomological Society of America
- Florida licensed in general household pest control
- Florida licensed in termite control
- Florida licensed in lawn and ornamental pest control
- Florida licensed in fumigation
- Pest Control Enforcement Advisory Committee, appointed three times by three different Commissioners of Agriculture
- Past President, Certified Pest Control Operators Association of Florida
- Educational Committee, Florida Pest Management Association
- Florida Bedbug Workgroup
Teaching and research
- Instructor, University of Florida Pest Management University
- Published research on assessment-based pest management of German cockroaches, 2017
- Associate member, National Pest Management Association
What Joe reviews for us
Areas of expertise
- Subterranean termites
- Drywood termites
- German cockroaches
- Bed bugs
- Rodent management
- Pesticide application and safety
- Urban entomology