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It's Not a Joke (AKA: Flying off the handle)
I’m probably going to get some pushback from this, but I don’t like birds. I admit that birds of prey, like raptors and owls, are very...
Chelle Hartzer
9 hours ago2 min read
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Seeing the Light (AKA: Pollen season)
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 183 min read
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Second Mouse Gets the Cheese (AKA: Stirring up shit)
I wasn’t going to do it, but since it’s hit the headlines, and there’s been plenty of …. dubious info….let’s science this, pest control...
Chelle Hartzer
Mar 113 min read
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What's In Your Oven? (AKA: Is something burning?)
Apparently, March is National Flour Month. It’s also National Invasive Species Week this week. It only makes sense to feature flour...
Chelle Hartzer
Mar 44 min read
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How’s Your New Year’s Diet Going? (AKA: Where’s the bacon?)
I had some pictures sent to me by a pest control bestie so now my brain has been stuck on the Dermestid beetles. All names have been...
Chelle Hartzer
Jan 283 min read
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We Didn’t Start the Fire (AKA: Feeling the heat)
I do not live out west where the devastating fires are continuing, and that doesn’t mean I’m not impacted. All of us will be in some way...
Chelle Hartzer
Jan 143 min read
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Nobody Told Me! (AKA: Stop it already)
I’ve been working on an article for a trade journal. It’s sort of a “your job/our job” for those who contract out their pest control...
Chelle Hartzer
Jan 74 min read
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What's That in the Chimney*? (AKA: Pests like holidays)
I received a picture the other day of a pest to identify. This, by itself, is nothing out of the ordinary: I get many texts and emailed...
Chelle Hartzer
Dec 10, 20243 min read
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Want a Band-aide? (AKA: Tax dollars at work)
Yet again, I bring you something ripped from the headlines. It’s timely, it’s horrifying, it’s appalling… it’s pest control. Some quick...
Chelle Hartzer
Nov 19, 20243 min read
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Here’s the Silver Bullet (AKA: They did their research)
Sometimes pest problems are relatively easy to manage. One or two visits, some targeted treatments, sanitation and exclusion...
Chelle Hartzer
Nov 12, 20243 min read
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Whatcha Gonna Do About It? (AKA: Will work for wine)
Actual conversation from the other day: “Chelle, get over here right now !” “What?” “There’s a bug!” “Yeah…” “Well do something about...
Chelle Hartzer
Oct 22, 20244 min read
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If You Like Pina Coladas (AKA: Getting caught in the rain)
I’m in FL …. for now*. We’ve got hurricane Milton coming for us and hurricane Helene was just a couple weeks ago. This is a perfect time...
Chelle Hartzer
Oct 9, 20243 min read
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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...
Chelle Hartzer
Sep 17, 20243 min read
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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...
Chelle Hartzer
Aug 20, 20243 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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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...
Chelle Hartzer
Jul 23, 20244 min read
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Introverted But Will Talk About Pests (AKA: I'm a nerd)
I talk to a wide variety of people in my position. I deal with pest professionals from large and small companies. I consult with folks...
Chelle Hartzer
Jul 2, 20243 min read
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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...
Chelle Hartzer
Jun 25, 20244 min read
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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...
Chelle Hartzer
Jun 4, 20242 min read
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What’s the Buzz? (AKA: Talking about the birds and the bees
Yesterday was World Bee Day. Despite what many people think, the urban pest control sector is not out to kill all the beneficial insects...
Chelle Hartzer
May 21, 20243 min read
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