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Chelle Hartzer
Sep 14, 20213 min read
What is Poison? (AKA: Social media fun times)
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
Sep 7, 20213 min read
Rise to the Bait (AKA: Clickbait!)
I’ve got an upcoming presentation on rodents, which means I have more than 40 open tabs on my browser with all kinds of rodent related...
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Chelle Hartzer
Aug 31, 20214 min read
Fun with Dick and Chelle (AKA: See Dick run away)
I had a door-to-door salesperson come by the other day. (People still do this?!?!) Normally, I don’t answer the doorbell but I was...
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Chelle Hartzer
Aug 24, 20213 min read
This is Not About Sanitation (AKA: Er… oops)
I have one of those robot vacumes that is one of my favorite cleaning tools. It’s great because I can hit the button and walk away and it...
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Chelle Hartzer
Aug 17, 20212 min read
Oh Karst! (AKA: What the phorid?)
I once had a situation of phorid flies in a home. Since phorid flies are attracted to wet, decaying material, the first thing to do was...
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Chelle Hartzer
Aug 10, 20214 min read
Food 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,...
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Chelle Hartzer
Aug 3, 20212 min read
Waving a Magic Wand (AKA: We need if fixed yesterday!)
I typically start writing my first draft of this blog on Monday, then finish it up and post it on Tuesday. That means I had some kind of...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jul 27, 20212 min read
Tails from the field (AKA: Scary stories)
Gather around the campfire and let me tell you a scary story. It’s the story of a terrifying pest problem and the chilling outcome. Let...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jul 20, 20212 min read
It Happens in the Best of Places (AKA: I see dead things)
Even on vacation, there’s still a part of my brain that is thinking about pests. Once it gets into your mind, you can’t not see the flies...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jul 13, 20211 min read
Meet the Team (AKA: Who does the work around here?)
Our fearless leader is still on vacation (what a slacker) so we, her staff, are taking over the weekly blog to let you know that she does...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jul 6, 20212 min read
What’s Your Favorite? (AKA: You liked that?)
It’s been more than a year of blogging and Linked In posts so this is a great time to look back and see what you folks reacted to the...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jun 29, 20213 min read
What’s Bugging Me (AKA: Back on my soapbox)
I always say that entomologists notice the little things. Get it: insects are little? I visit a lot of different facilities, particularly...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jun 22, 20213 min read
What's Bugging You? (AKA: Happy 46 millionth birthday)
Apparently, I was jumping ahead last week because this week just happens to be National Mosquito Control Awareness Week (who comes up...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jun 15, 20212 min read
Taking a Risk on Travel (AKA: Catching flights, not disease)
I’m taking a vacation in a couple of weeks (more to come on that!) and I happen to be going out of the country. As with many people, I’m...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jun 1, 20213 min read
Sucking the Life Out of Me (AKA: I don't feel well)
I got my second dose of the Covid vaccine yesterday, so I’m sort of feeling like the crud on the bottom of the trash can that flies...
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Chelle Hartzer
May 25, 20212 min read
Beeing Controversial (AKA: Don’t bee a hater)
It was World Bee Day last week and that’s a great time to talk about bees. Honey bees specifically. Honey bees are an invasive species....
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Chelle Hartzer
May 18, 20213 min read
Tom and Jerry Reruns (AKA: I really don’t hate cats)
What do the old Tom and Jerry cartoons, Speedy Gonzalas, and Garfield all have in common? The mice were good at what they did and were...
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Chelle Hartzer
May 11, 20213 min read
Moms make pest management hard (AKA: Happy Mother's Day!)
It was my mom’s birthday yesterday and of course it was Mother’s Day here in the US this past weekend. It was perfect because she lives...
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Chelle Hartzer
May 4, 20213 min read
Ticks suck! (AKA: Get a taste of these hosts!)
I seem to be doing quite a bit of tick work lately and there is some great research on ticks. We need research to help determine the most...
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Chelle Hartzer
Apr 20, 20213 min read
Do You Know Cockroaches? (AKA: Nerding out)
My sister asked me for some “fun” cockroach facts for a presentation she needed to do. Of course, I went into full nerd mode and started...
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