The Pest-Control Man Is Always Outnumbered.

WALKER, Wayne; PEST control operators; PEST control; UNIVERSITY of Florida; YELLOW jackets (Vespidae); COCKROACHES; FRUIT fly control; UNIVERSITIES & colleges

The article presents a profile of Wayne Walker, the senior pest-control technician at the University of Florida. It provides a brief background on Walker's experience in the U.S. military during the Vietnam War, his employment with the Orkin pest control company, and his families connections to the university. It chronicles a day of various events encountered by Walker which includes the elimination of a hive of yellow jackets at an on-campus apartment building as well as a discussion on how to eliminate cockroaches and fruit flies with students.