spring pests

Chelle Hartzer

Mar 192 min read

Harbingers of Spring (AKA: Pollen season has started)

Some people see the signs of spring as daffodils, trees starting to bud and flower, warmer temperatures, or even the cacophony of birds...

Chelle Hartzer

May 30, 20233 min read

Seeing Red (AKA: Painting the town red)

It’s that time of year again when the tiny little red things show up. I’ve been seeing it in facebook posts and in other groups....

Chelle Hartzer

May 2, 20233 min read

Crawling Crustaceans (AKA: Supposedly they taste good)

I grew up in New England (I’m a true Yankee) and one thing I really miss from there is heading to a lobster shack for dinner starting in...

Chelle Hartzer

Mar 28, 20233 min read

Please Sir, May I Have Some Fur? (AKA: Feasting on and on)

Many of our pest species have seasonal trends. Even if you live in southern climates without much of a temperature shift during the year,...

Chelle Hartzer

Mar 7, 20232 min read

Wait…What? (AKA: Is it that time of year already?)

I’m taking my usual morning walk today and since it’s getting lighter out, I can see a bit more. Around my neighborhood, I saw not one,...

Chelle Hartzer

May 24, 20223 min read

Roses are Red, Mites are Too (AKA: What should we do?)

It’s that time of year again when the tiny little red things show up. I’ve been seeing it in facebook posts and in other groups....