Hello is this the bug lady? Well, yes, it is Well, this is Buster Jack and I'm calling you for my interview on anchor radio You're going to be featured on Jack's place on my podcast this week And I just wanted to ask you some questions if you don't mind my calling you I never talked to you before Do you how did you come by that name the bug lady? Well Buster Jack, that's what I do I kill bugs and since I am a female kids Just already calling me the bug lady as in mama the bug lady's here That's what I came about do you have a personal animosity toward bugs? Do you really not like them?
Well to be know to be perfectly honest. I don't like them. They are nasty vermin carrying little creatures that I have no use for What so ever but having said all that we could get along all right in this world if they just stay outside where they belong I Didn't like to see them crawling you know, I don't like to see them crawling across cabinets and oh Oh heaven forbid around furniture and children. I just can't tolerate that I certainly understand where you're coming from there.
I really do do you do you kill? I mean you do uh pest service. Do you kill anything besides bugs? Well, let me think Rodents I that's not a bug we kill mice and rats I don't I don't harm squirrels and I don't harm bats and I don't harm raccoons or those little critters now They can be destructive, but you know that's for someone else.
I don't hurt them Do you have any? Compunctions about killing those animals in your rats and mice and things like that. Do you enjoy doing it? Do you is it just a job?
How do you feel about it? Well? To be perfectly honest. I am I just really hate rodents.
I really really do And that's the one thing that years ago not anymore, but years ago. I was really scared of rats and So I don't like to personally have to hit one and kill it I don't enjoy that, but it doesn't bother me at all to find one day It that's that's perfectly alright and you know the only mouse. I like it Mickey Mouse and Other than that I have no use whatsoever for him. Okay, I understand where you're coming from, but I'm wondering do you use humane Tactics when you're dealing with these pests.
Do you do you anesthetism or do something? You know to put them out of their misery or how do you kill them? Well? No, I can't say that it's humane I guess the most humane thing I did would be to step on one and that you know they die pretty quickly that way what I know you may now Well, no, I mean they're gonna die that you know Buster Jack That's if you're around me and you're above you're gonna die.
That's just the way it is It's just a matter of how long you know I don't torture them or anything There's some crazy people that would catch a bug and pull its legs off of it and all that stuff now that's that's just cruel So you're gonna die if you're around me, but I can't kill you quick or I can let you suffer and you know Because sometimes you'll catch a mouse in a you know these little sticky keyboard thing and they're still alive I'm sorry. I'm not familiar with the blueboards. What's that? Well, it's a plastic tray that's got this really sticky adhesive on it and you can catch pretty much anything and it can't get loose Now a lot of times you'll catch a mouse and it'll still be alive and it can't get loose So that's pretty cruel.
So if I come up on that situation I will kill it and go ahead and put it out of its misery I'm not gonna take it off the blueboard and turn it loose and I don't practice catching release Test control. There's a lot of people you'd be surprised. We'll know if you can just catch a mouse and put it outside No, I'm gonna kill it But as I said, you know, I'm not gonna make it suffer anymore than it has to but it's gonna die Well, let me ask you a question. Do these mice do they try to get away when they get stuck to this mower to have you ever What do they do?
Well, I don't know how to get loose I mean I've seen places where I knew there was one caught and it wasn't there anymore because there'll be hair or something stuck on the Blueboard so apparently, you know, if you don't catch them good they can get loose But you know when I find them and they're caught Then I go ahead and kill them Yes, it does and I realize it's something that has to be done because if if you didn't destroy them We would be overrun with you know bugs and rodents and all these pests that you know, they would be out of control and I for one, you know, don't want to run around the house. I really don't well me either and as I said now They'll stay outside. You know, there's a whole more whole lot more outside during their actually is inside and they can find food outside They don't have to come in the house with you, but they do and that's when they have to go Well, how long have you been doing this particular job? Oh Buster Jack, I'd have to think about that.
It's been 30 plus years probably 33 plus years my goodness, that's a long career and Is it with the same same company? Have you always worked in the same place out of the same office? No, no, I've traveled around and been in numerous offices at least three or four I Worked for one company for some really really nice people. I worked for them for about oh, I guess 20 years at least Because if it's a nice place I think our listeners would want to know about them Well, the people that I worked for their name were were what can I give their names?
Yes? Okay, the folks that I worked for that were such fine honest Nice people were called the heathlings and unfortunately the heathlings, uh-huh unfortunately the the senior mr. Halflin has passed away and his son has passed away, but The grandsons there's two grandsons that run the company that I work for now And it's it's called legacy pest control and they are a fine bunch of people has it always been legacy or is that? Is that a new born company?
Well, they were out of business with a senior the two senior gentlemen passed away They sold the business a franchise that the grandfather had worked up from actually had started it I guess back in the 30s and they sold the franchise and they were only in the hot springs village for about For about 10 years and then they came back and started legacy pest control. I guess probably about Eight years ago, so but it's but they've been in this type of industry since as I said the 30s What to whom did they sell the business originally? They sold it back to terminex international Alright. Did you ever work for terminex international?
I did I worked for them for a number of years Now they are pretty much the recognized company as far as pest control is concerned. Is that not true? They are a big company. Yes, they are unfortunately, it's um It's what you get when you work for a national company.
It's not a lot of um not a lot of um personal hands-on I guess it's just too many layers too much removed now There's not a lot of uh personal contact and being with the community and and knowing Knowing the people that it used to be I say I understand because it's a national company They just don't have any local control anymore. You're right. They don't it's it's a big national thing and it's um People making decisions that aren't close and I just question a lot of their decisions And that was why I'm so glad to leave. Is it still a good service?
I mean do they provide good uh termite and pest control service or did they don't know Are we talking about terminex? Yeah, we're talking about terminex No, I don't trust their their service. I don't trust their management Um, I have no faith in what they do anymore. I would not would not recommend them would not give them my business I see all right final question.
Oh, as far as legacy is concerned. Would you recommend legacy to people that are looking for a pest service or term termite service? Absolutely. They are There's a deep grain of honesty running through those boys and they don't uh, they wouldn't cheat anybody.
They wouldn't go back on their word Uh, they are um Honest and faithful Good people who will do what's right in in every situation and um Their their prices are fair their workmen are good. Honestly higher good honest people. It's a it's a good company Ordinarily, uh, we don't get involved in In interviews, but I have to admit that I have the legacy service myself and my Uh, tech person is Duane. I don't know Duane's last name, but uh, he is very nice And uh, so I would second what you're saying as far as these people are concerned.
I think they're good people Well Duane's last name is Gance and yeah, he is he's been in a pest control business world number of years and uh, he's a good man Uh, and we have a lot of good people. Um, and they're all pretty much the, um, same caliber good good honest folks Hardworking dependable. Um, you can trust their word But bug lady, I want to express my appreciation to you for talking with us today And I want everybody to know that when I say bug lady, I mean it respectfully we're not allowed to use names on the podcast So I will be checking in with you from time to time. Just uh, maybe a couple times a week Uh, just to call you and and see if you know how things are going and maybe you can give us on the job reports on things that you're doing And how things are going for you.
So on behalf of my listeners, I really want to express our appreciation Were you coming on here and talking with us? Well, must you check your welcome and you can call me anytime. I if I'm busy I'll uh, I'll try to make time to take your call and and uh, I'd love to be able to help folks what to you know, maybe I can give them some hints on what they can do to uh, keep pests out of their homes and uh, tell them what to look for and answer some questions if anybody's got questions about pest control That was that was my hope that Maybe if you're on the job and you see something that's going on. That's not not good Practice that you can make a listeners aware of it Exactly conditions that are conducive for pest infestation Okay, thanks so much bug lady for coming on with us and I want to wish you a very very good week Well, thank you buster jack call me anytime it was nice to talk to you.
Thank you. That's talking to you too. Bye. Bye