Supernova Pest Control

10/28/2026

🚨 MISSION CONTROL, WE HAVE A PROBLEM. 🚀👽

Today, Supernova Mission Control encountered what appeared to be an extraterrestrial life-form roaming the streets of Clarkston, Washington.

Initial reaction: WHAT IN THE ACTUAL HECK IS THAT?! 😳

Naturally, we assumed one of three things:

👽 1. An alien had landed in the LC Valley.

🦖 2. A prehistoric creature had somehow survived extinction.

🚀 3. Something had escaped from Area 51.

After a brief moment of panic and some emergency research, Mission Control identified our mysterious visitor as a Jerusalem cricket, also known as a potato bug.

WAIT… A POTATO BUG?! 🥔

We’d like to formally apologize to every little gray roly-poly we’ve ever called a potato bug, because WHAT THE HECK IS THIS THING?! 😂

Despite looking like something that should have its own boss battle, these creatures are actually pretty harmless!

They don’t sting, aren’t venomous, and spend most of their lives underground. They can deliver a painful bite if handled, though, so we recommend leaving them alone.

🔬 HERE’S WHERE IT GETS INTERESTING…

These creatures are so elusive that Washington State University entomologist Richard Zack reportedly didn’t encounter his first Jerusalem cricket until later in his career, while searching for scorpions near Richland, Washington!

Even people who study insects for a living can go years without encountering one.

And after years of battling just about every pest the LC Valley has to offer, this was a first for Supernova Mission Control, too!

FINAL MISSION REPORT: 🚀

👽 Alien invasion: FALSE ALARM

☢️ Threat level: LOW

🥔 Identity: POTATO BUG (apparently?!)

🎮 Boss battle difficulty: LOOKS LIKE LEVEL 99

🛡️ Actual danger: Basically a potato with legs.

🚀 Supernova response: LET THE LITTLE GUY LIVE.

Turns out, even pest control professionals occasionally encounter something that makes us question what planet we’re living on.

Mission accomplished. Earth is safe. For now. 🌎😂

10/14/2026

Here’s a picture of a crawlspace I was inside today.

If you look closely, you can see standing water. Not only that, but the ground underneath the vapor barrier felt extremely wet.

There are a wide range of possible causes for this moisture issue, including groundwater entering through the foundation walls or footing joints, leaking pipes, and more. The exact cause will need to be determined by a qualified crawlspace or moisture specialist.

One thing that also stood out to me was that the vapor barrier didn’t appear to be installed very well.

Excessive moisture can create ideal conditions for pest problems to develop, along with other issues like wood rot and mold. 😱

We discovered all of this today after a customer asked me to take a look inside their crawlspace. Needless to say, it was a surprise to both of us!

Want us to check your crawlspace?

We’d be happy to do it… but only if you sign a contract with an automatic renewal clause. 😉

Just kidding! You know we’d never do that to you.

Let us know how we can help!

10/12/2026

LALALALA LALALALA…Elmo’s Worllllld!!!!

Autumn is getting this card as a gift for her work here at Supernova!

It is a recent release, so no telling what it’ll do value wise over the next few years…but I have a good feeling about it…

It feels like one of those things that was meant to be. I had asked Jodie, Autumn’s mom, what sort of cartoons she liked throughout childhood as I wanted to buy her a special trading card. She told me that she loved Elmo…so I started looking at Elmo cards and see that pretty much the first ever legit Sesame Street cards were released about a month ago!

We will revisit the value of Elmo one year from now. The hope is that this has a nice enough appreciation in value, that it can make a substantial contribution to a down payment on a house.

Thank you Autumn, for what is now over three years!!!

10/05/2026

Customers can now pay their bill directly on our website at supernovapest.com

We added a login area for portal access where you can make payments or change cards on file!

This is a major development for us as we were having issues with invoices timing out through email after a week or two, making it so that customers could not access their portal.

Payments can still be made over the phone, and we still accept cash or check

Local pest control for homes and businesses in North Idaho and Eastern Washington. Compare flexible plans, clear pricing, and no long-term contracts.

09/09/2026

We are still looking for an additional technician!

Although we have several interviews lined up, we want to talk to as many people as possible.

We are less looking at experience, but more so looking at personality attributes; we need someone that is dependable, honest, and hard working.

Pest Control is not the most difficult job in the world but it’s also not the easiest. Job duties will at times have you in crawlspaces, and in attics.

We pay really well here — above the industry standard, and are hoping to find team members that want to help us build something special here.

Supernova takes a unique approach in the industry, and are challenging industry norms such as contracts, cancellation fees, and by growing from within. This is an opportunity to join a group that is committed to giving our customers the best we have got!!

Contact us by texting 208-413-8027 if you think you would be a good fit!!

08/26/2026

We just wanted to give you guys an update on this, as each customer is technically helping pay for it in a way.

According to this dashboard, we’ve changed 10 lives over the last year.

There’s part of me that’s worried that this is a secret funnel into Jeff Bezos bank account, but we’re choosing to believe in the good and trust that our donations are being put to work! This isn’t the kind of groundbreaking difference that we ultimately want to make, but it’s a start.

We are grateful for companies like happy day that show what it means to give back to the community. We would like to be able to do the same thing one day. Shout out to those guys for giving us something to aspire towards.

Thank you to all of our customers for helping make a difference for us here at supernova, and putting us in a position where we can pay it forward.

We are still looking for another technician by the way… so if you know anyone… send them over!

06/24/2026

We thought that we were going to be signing on with a marketing company yesterday. There were previous meetings, and thought that it was going to be a good fit, but we are deciding to go in another direction.

Part of what is important to me here at supernova, is maintaining our unique brand. Supernova was never meant to be like everybody else - that extends to the way that we want to run ads

We don’t know about you, but the only way that some of these pest control ads could ever convert us, is by simple timing. if we were looking for pest control, and the algorithm knew that, then I would be seeing pest control ads. the timing miiiight get me… but I’d still want to check out all of my options

I’m not looking for a simple conversion. I want to continue to build our brand identity, and really being unafraid to try things out, in a completely different way than what you typical see.

The very first thing that we need, is just videos of the service. We could show this to perspective customers, put it on the website, and really give people a good fee for what we have to offer.

We would also like to provide regular helpful tips to homeowners, even if they don’t hire us for their pest control. There’s a lot of things that you can do around your home to naturally reduce the amount of pest that you see.

I’m not sure how realistic this is, but I actually want to turn supernova into short cartoon clips, where we provide completely over the top reactions to a pest issue, showing that we take things way too seriously here😆

I’m picturing Commander Romeo receiving a call, radioing into the team, he speaks military code, we show up in extreme fashion. Romeo goes straight for the rocket launcher, but we explained that there’s a better way…😂

An idea that I have, is to try to work with a student at Lewis and Clark State College. I’m picturing somebody that is well into the marketing or entrepreneurship program, and that wants to put a feather in their cap early, by showing their expertise here at a small pest control company that is looking for ways to grow. it would be ideal if they had all of the social media apps and knew how to generate a following.

Judy’s pancakes is one of my favorite examples. Judy is some café owner over in Chicago I think. And somehow, I know about her…. because I see her ads all the time, even though we are all the way here in Northern Idaho

Judy’s ads are very interesting, in that you have no idea that it’s an ad when your first watching the video. Initially, it looks like the typical doomscroll content, designed to trigger your attention and fire off those dopamine receptors. Some of Judy’s videos feature things like cars crashing into the side of the building, with her popping out of the rubble and saying it’s me, Judy. Come and get your pancake!!

it might sound ridiculous, but just look her ads up. They are absolutely captivating, at least as far as I’m concerned😆

I feel like this could be an incredible opportunity for somebody that is looking to see what they can do in the real world. If you know of anybody, please send them our way.

Also, looking to hire that technician as soon as we can🚀😆

06/22/2026

We decided this morning, that if we are going to do direct sales, it needs to be a reflection of who we are as a company - that meant ditching the sales pitch we were working on, focusing only on being genuine and finding ways to help.

We boiled it down to: “Hi, I’m Autumn with Supernova Pest Control. How are things going this year with the bugs?”

Just like that. No real pitch.🤣 We decided to kick that to the curb
🚀 2 sales in 10 doors, on her third day of doing it. That is no small feat. Kind of amazed it worked that well if I am going to be honest. Not that I don’t believe in Autumn, but you just don’t see this. Way to go Autumn!!!

06/03/2026

If you ever want to roast the national chains, our chabot is apparently standing at the ready🫡😂

We have a new website (same url, just completely updated) at supernovapest.com🥳 come check it out, and let us know if we need to tone down that bot🤷‍♂️😅