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Here’s the Silver Bullet (AKA: They did their research)

Chelle Hartzer

Nov 123 min read

Here’s the Silver Bullet (AKA: They did their research)

Sometimes pest problems are relatively easy to manage. One or two visits, some targeted treatments, sanitation and exclusion...

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If You Like Pina Coladas (AKA: Getting caught in the rain)

Chelle Hartzer

Oct 93 min read

If You Like Pina Coladas (AKA: Getting caught in the rain)

I’m in FL …. for now*. We’ve got hurricane Milton coming for us and hurricane Helene was just a couple weeks ago. This is a perfect time...

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I Come to Suck Your Blood! (AKA: Scary stories)

Chelle Hartzer

Oct 13 min read

I Come to Suck Your Blood! (AKA: Scary stories)

Since Halloween is right around the corner, it’s time for scary bloodsuckers. Nope, not going to do mosquitoes (yet)! There are just so...

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Chelle Hartzer

Sep 104 min read

Feeling Itchy (AKA: Sleep tight)

I’ve gotten back from vacation so of course I’m thinking about bed bugs. (No, I didn't find any or bring any back with me.) Also, I need...

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Are You Going to Eat That? (AKA: Get that out of your mouth)

Chelle Hartzer

Aug 62 min read

Are You Going to Eat That? (AKA: Get that out of your mouth)

Buckle up for a deep dive. We have some of the safest food in the US, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t issues. Here’s what’s going on...

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Chelle Hartzer

Jul 302 min read

Show me the light (AKA: Lightbulb!)

House flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, and more can all get inside structures. They are all known to carry food-borne diseases. They can...

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Chelle Hartzer

Jun 254 min read

Death Trap (AKA: You can't catch me)

I am an entomologist by training and certification, but I really enjoy talking about rodents. As someone in the pest control field, I’m...

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Have You Heard the Buzz? (AKA: What's biting me)

Chelle Hartzer

Jun 182 min read

Have You Heard the Buzz? (AKA: What's biting me)

It’s Mosquito Awareness Week. Feel free to send your mosquito related gifts to me. Until they get here, here’s your gift from me: new...

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Chelle Hartzer

Jun 113 min read

Pop Quiz (AKA: Where's your bugs?)

Last week was“Bed Bug Awareness Week”. Are you excited, did you celebrate?!?! Since the re-emergence of bed bugs in the US in the early...

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Holiday Season! (AKA: Celebrate good times)

Chelle Hartzer

Jun 42 min read

Holiday Season! (AKA: Celebrate good times)

Thursday is World Pest Day. This was apparently initiated in 2017 and it “aims to raise awareness about the critical role of pest...

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It Costs That Much (AKA: You get what you pay for)

Chelle Hartzer

Apr 163 min read

It Costs That Much (AKA: You get what you pay for)

Buckle up folks, I’ve got a great one for you this week: someone had to pay for pest control services! Oh, the horror! Let’s break this...

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I Don’t Hate Cats 2 (AKA: Here we go again)

Chelle Hartzer

Mar 123 min read

I Don’t Hate Cats 2 (AKA: Here we go again)

I can’t believe this is still coming up. Well, no…I can believe it. I looked back through my old posts and I posted about this in 2022...

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Behaving Badly (AKA: What’s in your luggage?)

Chelle Hartzer

Feb 273 min read

Behaving Badly (AKA: What’s in your luggage?)

It’s come up a few times in the last few weeks so it’s definitely sticking in my mind. I’m also about to travel out of state for some...

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Chelle Hartzer

Feb 204 min read

Angry birds! (AKA: What a bird brain)

I’m taking my morning walk today and over the podcast I am listening to, I hear a cardinal start chirping. Now, when I start hearing the...

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Talk Dirty to Me (AKA: More than four letter words)

Chelle Hartzer

Feb 64 min read

Talk Dirty to Me (AKA: More than four letter words)

While I talk about this topic quite a bit within posts, I don’t often focus on it. It makes people uncomfortable, sometimes you can see...

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Take that Nostradamus! (AKA Pudge controls the weather)

Chelle Hartzer

Jan 92 min read

Take that Nostradamus! (AKA Pudge controls the weather)

At the beginning of every year, it seems I get a lot of questions on what’s going to be “the thing” this year for pest control. It’s...

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Sweating the Small Stuff (AKA: Know what makes me sick?)

Chelle Hartzer

Nov 28, 20232 min read

Sweating the Small Stuff (AKA: Know what makes me sick?)

Picture this: it’s the holidays and you have friends and relatives over for a party, or maybe it’s the office holiday party. Of course...

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I Was Today Years Old...(AKA: Old dog, new tricks)

Chelle Hartzer

Nov 7, 20232 min read

I Was Today Years Old...(AKA: Old dog, new tricks)

A few weeks ago I was at the National Pest Management Association meeting. This week I'm at what I fondly call my "bug geek" conferences....

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Chelle Hartzer

Oct 24, 20234 min read

10 Questions with a Pro (AKA:

It's the next episode in our recurring series: ten questions with a pro. Every other month, I’m interviewing a “pro” to find out what...

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Have Blood to Spare? (AKA: Halloween is the best)

Chelle Hartzer

Oct 10, 20233 min read

Have Blood to Spare? (AKA: Halloween is the best)

The smell of fall in the air, the skeletons all over, the spiderwebs covering entire houses, and goblins and ghosts and vampires oh my!...

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