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Keto diet for pests (AKA: Don’t eat my bacon!)

Chelle Hartzer

Jan 26, 20213 min read

Keto diet for pests (AKA: Don’t eat my bacon!)

Since I recently did a presentation on stored product pests, my brain has been stuck on the Dermestid beetles lately. These are a really...

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Down the rabbit hole (AKA: Does Wonderland have bed bugs?)

Chelle Hartzer

Jan 19, 20214 min read

Down the rabbit hole (AKA: Does Wonderland have bed bugs?)

I was pulling together a presentation for an upcoming talk and, as often happens, I wound up down an internet rabbit hole. What started...

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Can you see the light? (AKA: Right tool, right job)

Chelle Hartzer

Jan 12, 20213 min read

Can you see the light? (AKA: Right tool, right job)

I have one of those robot-vacuums. I set it to clean my floors the other day and well… it didn’t go so well. Just like the insect light...

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Chelle Hartzer

Jan 5, 20212 min read

When to be a Snitch (AKA: Sorry Marvin)

Can we talk about Marvin for a minute? I like lizards, they are cool little animals that tend to eat a lot of pests like cockroaches and...

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Resistance is Inevitable (AKA: You won't be assimilated)

Chelle Hartzer

Dec 29, 20203 min read

Resistance is Inevitable (AKA: You won't be assimilated)

The Borg told us that resistance was futile. It’s not, it’s unavoidable. Insect pests (even rodents) are in a constant battle for...

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Not a Creature was Stirring... (AKA: The holiday edition)

Chelle Hartzer

Dec 22, 20202 min read

Not a Creature was Stirring... (AKA: The holiday edition)

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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What's Your Sanitation Schedule Look Like? (AKA: Holiday cheer!)

Chelle Hartzer

Dec 15, 20203 min read

What's Your Sanitation Schedule Look Like? (AKA: Holiday cheer!)

I don’t have cable at my house, so I don’t watch a lot of television with commercials. However, when I travel, as I did recently, I often...

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What Problem? (AKA: This wasn't here yesterday...)

Chelle Hartzer

Dec 8, 20204 min read

What Problem? (AKA: This wasn't here yesterday...)

I often don’t get called into a pest issue until it’s fairly bad. It’s been going on for months, (if not years), it has not been getting...

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What's New with You? (AKA: Make a change!)

Chelle Hartzer

Dec 1, 20203 min read

What's New with You? (AKA: Make a change!)

Actual conversation I had with a client the other day: Client: I don’t understand why we still have this problem. Me: How long has it...

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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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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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Now you see me, now you don’t! (AKA: is it a bed bug?)

Chelle Hartzer

Nov 3, 20203 min read

Now you see me, now you don’t! (AKA: is it a bed bug?)

Now you see me, now you don’t! I travel a lot for work, at least I did before Covid struck. In that time, I found bed bugs in my hotel...

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Bloodsucking Vampires (AKA: Petrifying parasites)

Chelle Hartzer

Oct 27, 20203 min read

Bloodsucking Vampires (AKA: Petrifying parasites)

Since Halloween is right around the corner, it’s time for part two of the bloodsuckers edition. Nope, still not going to do mosquitoes...

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I come to suck your blood (AKA: Halloween is awesome)

Chelle Hartzer

Oct 20, 20203 min read

I come to suck your blood (AKA: Halloween is awesome)

The smell of fall in the air, the skeletons all over, the spiderwebs covering entire houses, and goblins and ghosts and vampires all out....

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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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Not Spiders (AKA: Down the rodent burrow)

Chelle Hartzer

Oct 6, 20204 min read

Not Spiders (AKA: Down the rodent burrow)

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

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What's in Your Box? (AKA: Gonna need a bigger role of tape)

Chelle Hartzer

Sep 29, 20203 min read

What's in Your Box? (AKA: Gonna need a bigger role of tape)

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...

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What's in your kitchen? (AKA: I need to clean)

Chelle Hartzer

Sep 22, 20204 min read

What's in your kitchen? (AKA: I need to clean)

Ever had an issue with cockroaches? If you have, I’m guessing it was pretty frustrating and not something you just snapped your fingers...

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When's a pest not a pest? (AKA: Family drama)

Chelle Hartzer

Sep 15, 20204 min read

When's a pest not a pest? (AKA: Family drama)

I was dealing with a situation the other day. It was loud, it was eating a lot of food, and doing some structural damage. Above all, it...

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