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The 12 Days of Pest-mas (AKA: WTH with all the birds?)

Chelle Hartzer

Dec 27, 20226 min read

The 12 Days of Pest-mas (AKA: WTH with all the birds?)

If you followed along on social media for my 12 days of Christmas – Pest Control Edition, this is the expanded version with tons of...

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Chelle Hartzer

Nov 22, 20222 min read

I Caught a Bug (AKA: Is that a bite?)

I’m sick. I picked up whatever version of the plague is currently making the rounds. (Yes, I did get my flu and covid shot.) My throat...

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Chelle Hartzer

Oct 11, 20223 min read

This Sucks! (AKA: Halloween is awesome)

The smell of fall in the air, the skeletons all over, the spiderwebs covering entire houses (in my case real ones because I don't knock...

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Talk Dirty to Me (AKA: Down in the dumps)

Chelle Hartzer

May 31, 20224 min read

Talk Dirty to Me (AKA: Down in the dumps)

We talk a lot about sanitation when it comes to pest control. It is incredibly important to work on sanitation issues because pests (like...

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How Many Weeks!? (AKA: What do I write about this week?)

Chelle Hartzer

May 10, 20224 min read

How Many Weeks!? (AKA: What do I write about this week?)

I looked today and this is my 100th blog post. I can hardly believe I have been writing every week for 100 weeks and that means in four...

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What’s That Called? (AKA: Changing names)

Chelle Hartzer

Apr 26, 20223 min read

What’s That Called? (AKA: Changing names)

I remember going out to Kansas for graduate school, the first time I had even been in that part of the country. It was the beginning of...

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Six Degrees of Separation (AKA: EVERYTHING is pest control)

Chelle Hartzer

Apr 5, 20223 min read

Six Degrees of Separation (AKA: EVERYTHING is pest control)

Six degrees of separation is the idea that all people are six or fewer social connections away from each other. Forget six degrees, I can...

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Bring Out Your Dead (AKA: Obsessing on diseases)

Chelle Hartzer

Mar 8, 20223 min read

Bring Out Your Dead (AKA: Obsessing on diseases)

Last week I started writing an article for a trade journal on small flies in food processing and wound up talking about all the food...

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Predicting the Future (AKA: Pudge controls the weather)

Chelle Hartzer

Jan 4, 20222 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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It Was a Dark and Stormy Night (AKA: Holiday cheer)

Chelle Hartzer

Dec 7, 20213 min read

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night (AKA: Holiday cheer)

Actually, it’s just rain, and it’s morning. But it’s cold and I just want to curl up with a good book and a cup of tea. While I do have...

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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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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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Another National "Holiday" (AKA: Pest management saves the world!)

Chelle Hartzer

Apr 13, 20213 min read

Another National "Holiday" (AKA: Pest management saves the world!)

When I started college, I wasn’t really aware of entomology. I switched my major to entomology after my second year. My very first...

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Mosquitoes, Misinformation, and Mad Neighbors (AKA: I'm uninvited)

Chelle Hartzer

Sep 8, 20203 min read

Mosquitoes, Misinformation, and Mad Neighbors (AKA: I'm uninvited)

I was over a neighbor’s house this weekend for a get together (yes, socially distanced and masked!). I do a pretty good job of not being...

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