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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...
Chelle Hartzer
Jan 9, 20242 min read
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Best of 2023 (AKA: You folks are weird!*)
Let’s take a look back and see what happened last year! Blogs: You folks really like the “Hold your breath” blog talking about some...
Chelle Hartzer
Jan 2, 20242 min read
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The 12 Days of Pest-mas (AKA: Stop with the birds)
If you’ve been following along, we posted for the last two weeks on the 12 days of Christmas pest control style. Here’s how it went this...
Chelle Hartzer
Dec 26, 20234 min read
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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...
Chelle Hartzer
Dec 19, 20232 min read
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Holiday Cheer (AKA: Please send gifts!)
It’s the winter holiday season and I’m taking some time off. So here’s some winter and holiday related items to carry you through to next...
Chelle Hartzer
Dec 5, 20232 min read
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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...
Chelle Hartzer
Nov 28, 20232 min read
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Talking Turkey (AKA: Family pests)
This week is Thanksgiving in the US. For my international friends, it’s a complicated holiday that I won’t get into. It involved a lot of...
Chelle Hartzer
Nov 21, 20232 min read
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We’re saved! (AKA: Magic bullets)
You know with a headline like this I absolutely have to find out what’s going on: And since it is 100% effective, pest control companies...
Chelle Hartzer
Nov 14, 20232 min read
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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....
Chelle Hartzer
Nov 7, 20232 min read
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Halloween Spiders (AKA: Say what?)
Spiders are awesome. There is such amazing diversity in spiders, not just in appearance but in food preferences, habitats, biologies, and...
Chelle Hartzer
Oct 31, 20234 min read
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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...
Chelle Hartzer
Oct 24, 20234 min read
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Scary Thoughts (AKA: I’ve got your back)
This is going to be short, I’m at the NPMA annual conference and there is SO much going on. I’ve got committee meetings, meetings with...
Chelle Hartzer
Oct 17, 20231 min read
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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!...
Chelle Hartzer
Oct 10, 20233 min read
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Running the Rat Race (AKA: I give a rat's ass)
I just finished with our first run of the “House Mouse: Exposed” seminar (four hours of in-depth and new house mouse info), I’m headed to...
Chelle Hartzer
Oct 3, 20231 min read
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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...
Chelle Hartzer
Sep 26, 20233 min read
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A Tail of Two Kitchens (AKA: It may be time to panic)
I was at a state conference last week and had lots of fun talking with folks and giving a presentation on ticks. A tick talk! That led to...
Chelle Hartzer
Sep 19, 20233 min read
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Repelling the Lies (AKA: Exorcising the internet)
All names have been removed to protect the guilty. And I’m not into public shaming. Let’s get into this. This was an honest question and...
Chelle Hartzer
Sep 12, 20234 min read
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A New Box! (AKA: Presents?)
I received a package the other day. When I saw it on the front stoop, of course I was excited. Who isn’t thrilled these days when...
Chelle Hartzer
Sep 5, 20234 min read
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Not My Problem (AKA: It's not me, it's you)
There it is, you are the problem. While I do agree, there are some problems with this. Pests have been associated with humans for...
Chelle Hartzer
Aug 29, 20232 min read
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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...
Chelle Hartzer
Aug 22, 20235 min read
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