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Being Thankful (AKA: Everything relates to pests!)

Chelle Hartzer

Nov 23, 20212 min read

Being Thankful (AKA: Everything relates to pests!)

This week is Thanksgiving in the U. For my international friends, it’s a complicated holiday that I won’t get into. However, a mainstay...

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A Decade Later (AKA: Beginning to feel a bit old…)

Chelle Hartzer

Nov 16, 20212 min read

A Decade Later (AKA: Beginning to feel a bit old…)

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed in 2011, ten years ago. Before that, there was the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C)...

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In Person Conferences! (AKA: Scary but good)

Chelle Hartzer

Nov 9, 20212 min read

In Person Conferences! (AKA: Scary but good)

Charles Darwin once wrote to his friend: I am dying by inches, from not having anybody to talk to about insects. Over the last week, I...

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Blinded me with science (AKA: Conferences are back!)

Chelle Hartzer

Nov 2, 20212 min read

Blinded me with science (AKA: Conferences are back!)

Sponsor: who would like to share next? Me: Hi, my name is Chelle and I’m a bug geek. Audience: Hi Chelle! I like science. Science is what...

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Pandemic Pest Problems (AKA: Pests weren't quarantined)

Chelle Hartzer

Oct 26, 20213 min read

Pandemic Pest Problems (AKA: Pests weren't quarantined)

How’s your pandemic going? For quite a while many of us were stuck at home, our favorite restaurants were closed, and we couldn’t go to...

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Chelle Hartzer

Oct 19, 20213 min read

It's Not Easy Being Clean (AKA: Ew.)

I was traveling for family stuff this past week and was at a relative's house. Walking in, there were house flies flying around. My...

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What’s Your Favorite? (AKA: You liked that?)

Chelle Hartzer

Jul 6, 20212 min read

What’s Your Favorite? (AKA: You liked that?)

It’s been more than a year of blogging and Linked In posts so this is a great time to look back and see what you folks reacted to the...

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What's Bugging You? (AKA: Happy 46 millionth birthday)

Chelle Hartzer

Jun 22, 20213 min read

What's Bugging You? (AKA: Happy 46 millionth birthday)

Apparently, I was jumping ahead last week because this week just happens to be National Mosquito Control Awareness Week (who comes up...

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Taking a Risk on Travel (AKA: Catching flights, not disease)

Chelle Hartzer

Jun 15, 20212 min read

Taking a Risk on Travel (AKA: Catching flights, not disease)

I’m taking a vacation in a couple of weeks (more to come on that!) and I happen to be going out of the country. As with many people, I’m...

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Sucking the Life Out of Me (AKA: I don't feel well)

Chelle Hartzer

Jun 1, 20213 min read

Sucking the Life Out of Me (AKA: I don't feel well)

I got my second dose of the Covid vaccine yesterday, so I’m sort of feeling like the crud on the bottom of the trash can that flies...

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Tom and Jerry Reruns (AKA: I really don’t hate cats)

Chelle Hartzer

May 18, 20213 min read

Tom and Jerry Reruns (AKA: I really don’t hate cats)

What do the old Tom and Jerry cartoons, Speedy Gonzalas, and Garfield all have in common? The mice were good at what they did and were...

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They Said To Do What? (AKA: Not a light post)

Chelle Hartzer

Mar 9, 20214 min read

They Said To Do What? (AKA: Not a light post)

When I saw it initially, I thought it was just some clickbait article and it really wouldn’t be what the title implied: Then I saw that...

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Holiday Season (AKA: Pests are thankful too!)

Chelle Hartzer

Nov 24, 20203 min read

Holiday Season (AKA: Pests are thankful too!)

It’s almost Thanksgiving here in the US. A day when Americans stuff their stomachs with stacks of sumptuous foods. Pests are also...

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The Rats are Coming! (AKA: Shut the front door!)

Chelle Hartzer

Nov 17, 20203 min read

The Rats are Coming! (AKA: Shut the front door!)

The other day, I was doing a talk on rodenticides. Rodenticides are a hot topic right now, primarily because California has banned the...

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Bloodsucking Vampires (AKA: Petrifying parasites)

Chelle Hartzer

Oct 27, 20203 min read

Bloodsucking Vampires (AKA: Petrifying parasites)

Since Halloween is right around the corner, it’s time for part two of the bloodsuckers edition. Nope, still not going to do mosquitoes...

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I come to suck your blood (AKA: Halloween is awesome)

Chelle Hartzer

Oct 20, 20203 min read

I come to suck your blood (AKA: Halloween is awesome)

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

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Feeling OK? (AKA: What's the plague got to do with it?)

Chelle Hartzer

Aug 18, 20203 min read

Feeling OK? (AKA: What's the plague got to do with it?)

Since we are still in the middle of a pandemic, this is a great time to talk about other outbreaks of diseases. Specifically the plague....

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