mosquitoes

Weird Science (AKA: Blinded by the light)

Chelle Hartzer

Nov 263 min read

Weird Science (AKA: Blinded by the light)

I’m still hung up about this apparent miracle bed bug technique I posted yesterday. This got me thinking, there’s some weird research...

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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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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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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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What Did You Just Call Me? (AKA: Flamethrowers and dragons)

Chelle Hartzer

May 143 min read

What Did You Just Call Me? (AKA: Flamethrowers and dragons)

As I sit here and try to come up with something brilliant for this week’s blog post…the universe is giving me absolutely nothing. So...

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Chelle Hartzer

Apr 23 min read

Double Duty (AKA: Working hard)

I’m on semi-holiday right now. Working is a whole lot better when you can be sitting, watching the ocean, sipping your tea, and eating a...

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Chelle Hartzer

Mar 253 min read

Bite Me (AKA: Just stop already)

You folks know I read a lot of research on all things pests so I can help my clients have the best service possible. I have quite a few...

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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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Seven Swans a’Swimming (WTF with all the birds?)

Chelle Hartzer

Dec 19, 20232 min read

Seven Swans a’Swimming (WTF with all the birds?)

A couple weeks ago, I’m watching boobies (the bird, get your mind out of the gutter) plunging after flying fish. The fish were flying and...

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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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You Don’t Know Karst (AKA: Bring out your dead!)

Chelle Hartzer

Sep 26, 20233 min read

You Don’t Know Karst (AKA: Bring out your dead!)

It’s almost October so I’m perfectly okay with starting the Halloween series. Because it is the best holiday of the year. I was doing a...

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Ten Questions With a Pro! (AKA: Let's do science!)

Chelle Hartzer

Aug 22, 20235 min read

Ten Questions With a Pro! (AKA: Let's do science!)

Introducing the new series of ten questions with a pro. Every other month, I’m interviewing a “pro” to find out what they do, how they do...

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Making People Flocking Mad (AKA: Ruffling some feathers)

Chelle Hartzer

Apr 25, 20232 min read

Making People Flocking Mad (AKA: Ruffling some feathers)

Today is World Penguin Day. So let's talk birds. I’m probably going to get some pushback from this, but I don’t like birds. I admit,...

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Taking a Break with Pests (AKA: Bugging out on work)

Chelle Hartzer

Apr 4, 20233 min read

Taking a Break with Pests (AKA: Bugging out on work)

I’m on semi-holiday right now. Working is a whole lot better when you can be sitting, watching the ocean, sipping your tea, and eating a...

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Wait…What? (AKA: Is it that time of year already?)

Chelle Hartzer

Mar 7, 20232 min read

Wait…What? (AKA: Is it that time of year already?)

I’m taking my usual morning walk today and since it’s getting lighter out, I can see a bit more. Around my neighborhood, I saw not one,...

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A Rose by Any Other Name (AKA: Whooo are you?)

Chelle Hartzer

Jan 31, 20233 min read

A Rose by Any Other Name (AKA: Whooo are you?)

Here’s a story. Of a gnat named Gary. Who was living in a residential home. What is a gnat, you ask? Great question, thanks for asking....

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Predicting the future (AKA: Pudge controls the weather)

Chelle Hartzer

Jan 3, 20232 min read

Predicting the future (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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