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Your Vote Matters! (AKA: Pick your favorite!

Chelle Hartzer

Nov 52 min read

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...

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Ding Dong the Witch is Dead (AKA: Avon calling)

Chelle Hartzer

Aug 134 min read

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...

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To Kill or Not to Kill (AKA: That’s a great question)

Chelle Hartzer

Apr 92 min read

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...

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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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Talk Dirty to Me (AKA: More than four letter words)

Chelle Hartzer

Feb 64 min read

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...

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Chelle Hartzer

Dec 5, 20232 min read

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...

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Chelle Hartzer

Oct 31, 20234 min read

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...

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Fake News and Alternative Facts (AKA: um, excuse me?)

Chelle Hartzer

Jun 20, 20232 min read

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...

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Pollinators, Pests, and Pastures, Oh My (AKA: Not being lazy)

Chelle Hartzer

May 16, 20233 min read

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...

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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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Time's Fun When You're Having Flies (AKA: Tying up competition)

Chelle Hartzer

Nov 1, 20224 min read

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...

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Let Nature Take Its Course (AKA: How much is "acceptable"?)

Chelle Hartzer

Aug 30, 20223 min read

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...

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Sweating the Small Stuff (AKA: No sweat!)

Chelle Hartzer

Aug 16, 20223 min read

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....

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Christmas in July? (AKA: Just here chilling...)

Chelle Hartzer

Jul 5, 20223 min read

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...

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Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire (AKA: Feel the heat)

Chelle Hartzer

Jun 21, 20223 min read

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...

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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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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (AKA: Sweater weather)

Chelle Hartzer

Oct 5, 20212 min read

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...

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Hold Your Breath (AKA: What doesn't kill you...)

Chelle Hartzer

Mar 23, 20213 min read

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...

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Falling for pests (AKA: They want warmth too!)

Chelle Hartzer

Nov 10, 20203 min read

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...

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Why Spiders are AWESOME (AKA: I'm sorry Michelle U.)

Chelle Hartzer

Oct 13, 20204 min read

Why Spiders are AWESOME (AKA: I'm sorry Michelle U.)

Spiders are one of my favorites. There is such amazing diversity in spiders, not just in appearance but in food preferences, habitats,...

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