About Our Owner
Tom Myers
Board Certified Entomologist
International Wildlife Photographer
Tom Myers is a board-certified entomologist. He earned his B.S. in Entomology at Purdue University and his M.S. in Entomology and Insect Pest Management at Iowa State University. Myers was involved in insect research while at Purdue, Iowa State, and the University of Kentucky. His research has been published in scientific journals and industry trade publications.
Myers has worked in the Urban Entomology field for decades and has been the owner of All-Rite Pest Control since 1975. All-Rite Pest Control is the first pest control company in Kentucky to be owned and operated by a board-certified entomologist. He and his company have worked with the University of Kentucky and other organizations in research programs for termites, mosquito control, and bed bugs. As a result of his range of contributions to the pest control and entomology industry, Mr. Myers is a recipient of the Crown Leadership Award (industry-wide leadership award).
His early work in insect biodiversity studies took him to the rain forests of South America, Africa, and Asia and led to the discovery of numerous new species of insects and one new genus. He has the honor of having three species of insects named after him. His more recent work has included travel to the polar regions at both ends of the earth to look at endangered species and habitats in these areas.
Known worldwide as a photographer and entomologist, he has traveled to all seven continents, sometimes under the most extreme circumstances, to document our world and the people and wildlife in it. Tom’s work has appeared in numerous national magazines, including National Geographic publications and Nature’s Best. His images appear in calendars, newspapers, textbooks, TV broadcasts, product literature, scientific guides, etc. The National Pest Management Association and the Entomological Society of America have extensively used his insect images for years. His images have won local, national, and international awards, including the honor of having multiple images on exhibit in Washington, D.C. at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
Myers has served as President of the Kentucky Pest Management Association, the Ohio Valley Chapter of the American Registry of Professional Entomologists, and as a state and regional director for the National Pest Management Association. He is also a member of the Urban Pest Management Technical Committee and Pi Chi Omega (a professional fraternity that promotes research and provides scholarships in the pest management field). He serves on the Science Advisory Board for the Living Arts and Science Center in Lexington, Kentucky, is active in the Entomological Society of America, and has served as president of the Creative Camera Club of Lexington for more than seven years.
Myers is a frequent speaker at state and national conferences, training courses, university classrooms, seminars, etc. He is very active in youth and public education and has made hundreds of presentations to schools, scout troops, nature groups, clubs, civic groups, and museums. Mr. Myers has worked with the Science Explorers after-school program in Fayette County, the Donovan Forum at the University of Kentucky, the Living Arts and Science Center in Lexington, the Children’s Museum and Explorium of Lexington, as well as 4-H groups throughout the state.