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Chelle Hartzer
Nov 263 min read
Weird Science (AKA: Blinded by the light)
I’m still hung up about this apparent miracle bed bug technique I posted yesterday. This got me thinking, there’s some weird research...
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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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Chelle Hartzer
Sep 173 min read
What’s the Best? (AKA: I've got the good stuff)
I was talking with a new customer the other day and I was about to geek out on cockroaches with them. Then I had to rein myself in. How...
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Chelle Hartzer
Aug 203 min read
Are You Protected? (AKA: This has been plaguing me)
Rodents have been around for more than 10,000 years. That’s right, we are talking back to the Stone Age when mammoths and saber toothed...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jul 234 min read
Science Is Always Right (AKA: WTF)
I come from a science background. I did numerous research projects as an undergrad, a master's student, and as a lab tech after that. I’m...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jun 254 min read
Death Trap (AKA: You can't catch me)
I am an entomologist by training and certification, but I really enjoy talking about rodents. As someone in the pest control field, I’m...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jun 182 min read
Have You Heard the Buzz? (AKA: What's biting me)
It’s Mosquito Awareness Week. Feel free to send your mosquito related gifts to me. Until they get here, here’s your gift from me: new...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jun 42 min read
Holiday Season! (AKA: Celebrate good times)
Thursday is World Pest Day. This was apparently initiated in 2017 and it “aims to raise awareness about the critical role of pest...
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Chelle Hartzer
Apr 303 min read
I’ve Got Ant-swers (AKA: This is import-ant)
I was helping a friend with a cleanup last weekend. We had done quite a bit on the first day including cleaning up some wine. Second day...
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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
Jan 303 min read
Storytime! (AKA: I don't understand)
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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Chelle Hartzer
Dec 26, 20234 min read
The 12 Days of Pest-mas (AKA: Stop with the birds)
If you’ve been following along, we posted for the last two weeks on the 12 days of Christmas pest control style. Here’s how it went this...
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Chelle Hartzer
Nov 7, 20232 min read
I Was Today Years Old...(AKA: Old dog, new tricks)
A few weeks ago I was at the National Pest Management Association meeting. This week I'm at what I fondly call my "bug geek" conferences....
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Chelle Hartzer
Sep 19, 20233 min read
A Tail of Two Kitchens (AKA: It may be time to panic)
I was at a state conference last week and had lots of fun talking with folks and giving a presentation on ticks. A tick talk! That led to...
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Chelle Hartzer
Aug 29, 20232 min read
Not My Problem (AKA: It's not me, it's you)
There it is, you are the problem. While I do agree, there are some problems with this. Pests have been associated with humans for...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jul 18, 20233 min read
I'm Getting Sick Here (AKA: Losing the rat race)
We talk about how important it is to control rodents. They eat our foods and contaminate what’s left. They damage our structures and chew...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jul 11, 20233 min read
I’m a Mite Peeved (AKA: Sweat the little things)
I always say that entomologists notice the little things. Get it: insects …small…little things? I visit a lot of different facilities,...
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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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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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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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