Chelle HartzerMar 1, 20224 min readA "National Day" for Everything (AKA: I'm making cookies)Apparently, March is National Flour Month. It’s also National Invasive Species Week this week. It only makes sense to feature flour...
Chelle HartzerNov 30, 20213 min readHome Invasion (AKA: Did you "pandemic cook"?)I received a picture the other day of a pest to identify. This, by itself, is nothing out of the ordinary: I get many texted and emailed...
Chelle HartzerOct 26, 20213 min readPandemic Pest Problems (AKA: Pests weren't quarantined)How’s your pandemic going? For quite a while many of us were stuck at home, our favorite restaurants were closed, and we couldn’t go to...
Chelle HartzerSep 28, 20213 min readWhat Are You Looking At? (AKA: Trap or monitor?)I had the privilege last week of being part of a workshop on rodent monitoring. I got to talk about monitoring and was part of an expert...
Chelle HartzerAug 10, 20214 min readFood Fun (AKA: What's eating at you?)I recently had some discussions on stored product pests. Those pests that are specifically after the food we eat. Not the rodents, flies,...
Chelle HartzerSep 22, 20204 min readWhat'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...