Loss tolerance v. perfect data: An algorithmic parable
By Tim Panagos
What’s the difference between a loss-tolerant algorithm, and one that’s trained for perfect data in the real-world? We are so glad you asked!
Perfect data is very expensive to come by. There are many factors that change the quality and consistency of data that real life injects into any data system.
Most algorithms are trained and […]
Microshare’s EverSmart™ Pest featured in The New Yorker
Dr. Bobby Corrigan, Microshare Advisor and global guru of urban rodent control, was quoted in The New Yorker magazine’s February 14 online edition describing his experience with Microshare’s EverSmart™ Pest, the technology he chose for “sensoring-up” the rodent rich New York City subway system.
The New Yorker chose to genericize his reverenced to “remote rat-sensor […]
Data-driven rodent monitoring in hospitality environments: EverSmart™ Pest brings dramatic results in a California hotel
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By Matt Medici and Jeff Stafford
Executive summary
Rodent activity presents a persistent operational, reputational, and regulatory risk for hotels, particularly in high-traffic regions such as Southern California. Traditional pest control programs often rely on […]
PESTORY
Catching rats with Thucydides Trap
By Michael Moran
Catching rats with Thucydides Trap
By Michael Moran
Welcome back to Pestory, our occasional look at the intersection of history with, well, pests. This week, a deadly serious look at the future of humanity.
In the kind of circles where grand strategy and […]
Gloves and touchscreens? It’s all possible with black nitrile disposables
By Tim Panagos
Gloves and touchscreens? It’s all possible with black nitrile disposable gloves
By Tim Panagos
Yes, it’s a problem. There are some jobs in Pest Control and hygiene where bare hands are just not a good idea. But protection doesn’t have to mean losing your tactile sense of touch or […]
PESTORY
How field mice changed the course of World War II
By Michael Moran
Many thought Stalin was a quite a rat. Whatever you’re opinion (I personally think it’s an insult to rats), the Soviet dictator definitely owed his survival to mice. Let me explain.
Just over 83 years ago, the situation on the Eastern Front of the Second […]
FROM SIGNALS TO SOLUTIONS
How EverSmart™ Pest turns sensor data into actionable intelligence
By Tim Panagos
Modern pest control is no longer about simply reacting to isolated sightings or evidence of activity while servicing locations on a fixed schedule. Technology now allows us to track and understand patterns of activity over time and to direct technicians to the […]
Microshare launches EverSmart™ Pest at PestWorld, comprehensive, AI-driven remote monitoring and for rodents and insects
Microshare launches EverSmart™ Pest at PestWorld, comprehensive, AI-driven remote monitoring and for rodents and insects
EverSmart™ Pest filters and bundles field camera and sensor […]
Learn how EverSmart™ Pest provides 24/7 remote data on rodents, crawling and flying insects
At Huge Shopping Mall, EverSmart™ Data
Nails Rodents Where They Live
Adam’s Pest Control, Minneapolis, Minn., deployed EverSmart™ Rodent in one of the world’s largest malls. The results transformed the PCO’s understanding of rodent activity in this complex space, helping drive active responses that left rodents nowhere to hide and protected brands and public health.
The shopping mall: From the […]