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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Chelle Hartzer
Sep 8, 20203 min read
Mosquitoes, Misinformation, and Mad Neighbors (AKA: I'm uninvited)
I was over a neighbor’s house this weekend for a get together (yes, socially distanced and masked!). I do a pretty good job of not being...
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Chelle Hartzer
Sep 1, 20204 min read
Bear With Me (AKA: Where did that come from???)
Picture this: you come home from your weekly grocery shopping trip where you have stocked up on five extra-large bags of dark chocolate...
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