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Chelle Hartzer
Sep 13, 20223 min read
A Bear Walks into a Bar (AKA: How did this happen?)
Quiz time: Yesterday on your weekly grocery shopping trip, you stocked up on five extra-large bags of dark chocolate (hey, they were on...
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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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Chelle Hartzer
Aug 30, 20223 min read
Let Nature Take Its Course (AKA: How much is "acceptable"?)
In my position, I am constantly researching new information on pests. I also have many alerts on keywords that relate to pest control so...
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Chelle Hartzer
Aug 23, 20223 min read
How Did I Get Here Again? (AKA: Patience running thin)
I’m not the best gardener. I can grow some plants and I take decent care of my yard, but I certainly get my fair share of nasty notes...
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Chelle Hartzer
Aug 16, 20223 min read
Sweating the Small Stuff (AKA: No sweat!)
I was outside this past weekend getting some yard work done. It was supposed to be a bit cooler than it had been for the past few months....
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Chelle Hartzer
Aug 9, 20223 min read
Celebration Time! (AKA: I really don’t hate cats)
Yesterday (August 8th) was International Cat Day. My CFO Max was very impressed. In honor of that, let’s talk about cats and pest...
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Chelle Hartzer
Aug 2, 20223 min read
Go Ahead, DIY, I Dare You (AKA: What could go wrong?)
Because I am constantly researching pest control, I am always looking up information on pesticides. Sometimes I am looking for a specific...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jul 26, 20223 min read
Airing My Dirty Laundry (AKA: This sucks)
I had to run a load of laundry yesterday. I hadn’t done laundry since before I left on vacation so I had all my dirty clothes still in my...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jul 19, 20224 min read
Rats don’t take holidays (AKA: I’m the weird tourist)
You know how after you do something for a long time it sort of gets stuck in your brain and you see it everywhere? Like after you learn...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jul 13, 20222 min read
It Was the Best of Times…(AKA: Retrospecting)
I’m on vacation this week so it’s perfect timing to look back and see what you folks liked. Blog posts – After writing these weekly for...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jul 5, 20223 min read
Christmas in July? (AKA: Just here chilling...)
Yup, it’s the beginning of July and the start of summer (in the northern hemisphere at least) and with climate change, it has been much...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jun 28, 20224 min read
Caught in a Trap (AKA: We can’t go on together)
I get lots of requests for training and those are always catered to what the customer wants. It doesn’t do anyone any good if I give a...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jun 21, 20223 min read
Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire (AKA: Feel the heat)
Much of the US is under an early heat wave right now. I know where I am, temperatures are much higher than normal for this early in the...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jun 14, 20223 min read
What Would You Do for $2K? (AKA: I remember being a poor starving grad student...)
If you saw my post last week, you know I have been doing this for over two years. (If you haven’t, why not?!?!) You would think after...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jun 7, 20223 min read
Anniversaries (AKA: Please send gifts)
This episode marks the 104th weekly blog post. That’s officially two years of weekly ranting writing about all things urban pest related...
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Chelle Hartzer
May 31, 20224 min read
Talk Dirty to Me (AKA: Down in the dumps)
We talk a lot about sanitation when it comes to pest control. It is incredibly important to work on sanitation issues because pests (like...
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Chelle Hartzer
May 24, 20223 min read
Roses are Red, Mites are Too (AKA: What should we do?)
It’s that time of year again when the tiny little red things show up. I’ve been seeing it in facebook posts and in other groups....
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Chelle Hartzer
May 17, 20223 min read
And now for something different (AKA: Science!)
For those of you who are regular readers, this week’s post is a little different. If you are new to this blog, welcome (what took you so...
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Chelle Hartzer
May 10, 20224 min read
How Many Weeks!? (AKA: What do I write about this week?)
I looked today and this is my 100th blog post. I can hardly believe I have been writing every week for 100 weeks and that means in four...
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Chelle Hartzer
Apr 26, 20223 min read
What’s That Called? (AKA: Changing names)
I remember going out to Kansas for graduate school, the first time I had even been in that part of the country. It was the beginning of...
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