Rodent IPM 2/3

Ten Questions With a Pro! (AKA: Joining the rat race)

Chelle Hartzer

Jun 27, 20237 min read

Ten Questions With a Pro! (AKA: Joining the rat race)

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

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Be Afraid, Very Afraid (AKA: Looking through the data)

Chelle Hartzer

Jun 13, 20233 min read

Be Afraid, Very Afraid (AKA: Looking through the data)

Last week was Bed Bug Awareness Week and I wrote a brilliant post on bed bugs for you. As if bed bugs weren't scary enough, last week was...

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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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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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The Grinch Stole Christmas (AKA: Me, we’re talking about me)

Chelle Hartzer

Dec 20, 20223 min read

The Grinch Stole Christmas (AKA: Me, we’re talking about me)

Yeah, I know I’m going to get some hate for this. So before we get into this let me say that I don’t completely hate the holidays. There...

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Chelle Hartzer

Dec 6, 20223 min read

Aw Rats! (AKA: Not enough money)

I haven’t written about rats lately and it’s been all over the news that New York City is trying to hire a “Rat Czar” to help take care...

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Sitting in the Seat of Power (AKA: Government pests)

Chelle Hartzer

Nov 29, 20223 min read

Sitting in the Seat of Power (AKA: Government pests)

I don’t think I have ever written about something like this. It is a bit niche, and many people never run across this type of account....

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Houston, We Have a Problem (AKA: Story Time!)

Chelle Hartzer

Nov 8, 20223 min read

Houston, We Have a Problem (AKA: Story Time!)

Grab your favorite snacks, find your comfortable chair, and settle in for story time! I was at a conference a couple weeks ago. I really...

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Following Alice Again (AKA: Back down the rat hole)

Chelle Hartzer

Oct 18, 20224 min read

Following Alice Again (AKA: Back down the rat hole)

I had every intention to write about spiders. It’s October which means it’s coming up on Halloween (my favorite holiday of the year!) and...

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Nothing was Stirring, Except for the Mouse (AKA: Driving us crazy)

Chelle Hartzer

Sep 6, 20223 min read

Nothing was Stirring, Except for the Mouse (AKA: Driving us crazy)

For all those that regularly follow me, you know that my blogs are often about situations I have been in, articles that have recently hit...

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Celebration Time! (AKA: I really don’t hate cats)

Chelle Hartzer

Aug 9, 20223 min read

Celebration Time! (AKA: I really don’t hate cats)

Yesterday (August 8th) was International Cat Day. My CFO Max was very impressed. In honor of that, let’s talk about cats and pest...

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Airing My Dirty Laundry (AKA: This sucks)

Chelle Hartzer

Jul 26, 20223 min read

Airing My Dirty Laundry (AKA: This sucks)

I had to run a load of laundry yesterday. I hadn’t done laundry since before I left on vacation so I had all my dirty clothes still in my...

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Caught in a Trap (AKA: We can’t go on together)

Chelle Hartzer

Jun 28, 20224 min read

Caught in a Trap (AKA: We can’t go on together)

I get lots of requests for training and those are always catered to what the customer wants. It doesn’t do anyone any good if I give a...

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A Tail of two Sites (AKA: Flying in the face of danger)

Chelle Hartzer

Apr 19, 20222 min read

A Tail of two Sites (AKA: Flying in the face of danger)

I’m probably going to get some pushback from this, but I don’t like birds. I admit birds of prey like raptors and owls are very...

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We don’t talk about Bruno (AKA: see no evil)

Chelle Hartzer

Mar 29, 20224 min read

We don’t talk about Bruno (AKA: see no evil)

I’ve posted a couple times on social media about the ongoing saga of the Family Dollar stores and the issues there. If you haven’t heard...

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Vacationing Over the Holidays (AKA: Is family a pest?)

Chelle Hartzer

Dec 14, 20213 min read

Vacationing Over the Holidays (AKA: Is family a pest?)

I’m headed out for the winter holidays. I’m spending a couple of weeks in a condo and hoping to get a little relaxation and downtime. So...

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What Are You Looking At? (AKA: Trap or monitor?)

Chelle Hartzer

Sep 28, 20213 min read

What Are You Looking At? (AKA: Trap or monitor?)

I had the privilege last week of being part of a workshop on rodent monitoring. I got to talk about monitoring and was part of an expert...

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Chelle Hartzer

Sep 7, 20213 min read

Rise to the Bait (AKA: Clickbait!)

I’ve got an upcoming presentation on rodents, which means I have more than 40 open tabs on my browser with all kinds of rodent related...

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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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