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An inordinate fondness (AKA: Dying by inches)
I’ve had a bunch of news hitting my feed over the last week and couldn’t decide what to pick to write on. So I went completely off track...
Chelle Hartzer
Jan 212 min read
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Your Vote Matters! (AKA: Pick your favorite!
It’s election day here in the US, if you haven’t voted already, please go vote! In honor of election day, you should vote for your...
Chelle Hartzer
Nov 5, 20242 min read
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Ding Dong the Witch is Dead (AKA: Avon calling)
I had a door to door salesman come by the other day. (People still do this?!?!) Normally, I don’t answer the doorbell but I was expecting...
Chelle Hartzer
Aug 13, 20244 min read
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To Kill or Not to Kill (AKA: That’s a great question)
When I introduce myself to people who are not in the pest control field, I often say that I’m the consultant to contract killers, helping...
Chelle Hartzer
Apr 9, 20242 min read
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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...
Chelle Hartzer
Apr 2, 20243 min read
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Talk Dirty to Me (AKA: More than four letter words)
While I talk about this topic quite a bit within posts, I don’t often focus on it. It makes people uncomfortable, sometimes you can see...
Chelle Hartzer
Feb 6, 20244 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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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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Fake News and Alternative Facts (AKA: um, excuse me?)
When I’m researching an article, I wind up having around three dozen tabs* open on my browser and I’m going back and forth between lots...
Chelle Hartzer
Jun 20, 20232 min read
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Pollinators, Pests, and Pastures, Oh My (AKA: Not being lazy)
It’s halfway through May and that means the grass is getting longer and the weeds are coming in. Literally in many cases because May is...
Chelle Hartzer
May 16, 20233 min read
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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...
Chelle Hartzer
Apr 4, 20233 min read
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Time's Fun When You're Having Flies (AKA: Tying up competition)
Spiders are one of my favorites. There is such amazing diversity in spiders in appearance, food preferences, habitats, biologies, and...
Chelle Hartzer
Nov 1, 20224 min read
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Let Nature Take Its Course (AKA: How much is "acceptable"?)
In my position, I am constantly researching new information on pests. I also have many alerts on keywords that relate to pest control so...
Chelle Hartzer
Aug 30, 20223 min read
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Sweating the Small Stuff (AKA: No sweat!)
I was outside this past weekend getting some yard work done. It was supposed to be a bit cooler than it had been for the past few months....
Chelle Hartzer
Aug 16, 20223 min read
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Christmas in July? (AKA: Just here chilling...)
Yup, it’s the beginning of July and the start of summer (in the northern hemisphere at least) and with climate change, it has been much...
Chelle Hartzer
Jul 5, 20223 min read
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Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire (AKA: Feel the heat)
Much of the US is under an early heat wave right now. I know where I am, temperatures are much higher than normal for this early in the...
Chelle Hartzer
Jun 21, 20223 min read
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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...
Chelle Hartzer
May 10, 20224 min read
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (AKA: Sweater weather)
It’s October and that means it’s my favorite season of the year: spider season! Living in Georgia (USA), we are under siege from the...
Chelle Hartzer
Oct 5, 20212 min read
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Hold Your Breath (AKA: What doesn't kill you...)
I remember my first entomology class in college. I was super excited because we had to do an insect collection. This meant I got to be...
Chelle Hartzer
Mar 23, 20213 min read
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Falling for pests (AKA: They want warmth too!)
Autumn is my favorite season. The leaves are changing, the temps are cooling off, my favorite holiday happens (Halloween!), and campfires...
Chelle Hartzer
Nov 10, 20203 min read
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