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Chelle Hartzer
Jan 303 min read
Storytime! (AKA: I don't understand)
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
Dec 26, 20234 min read
The 12 Days of Pest-mas (AKA: Stop with the birds)
If you’ve been following along, we posted for the last two weeks on the 12 days of Christmas pest control style. Here’s how it went this...
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Chelle Hartzer
Nov 14, 20232 min read
We’re saved! (AKA: Magic bullets)
You know with a headline like this I absolutely have to find out what’s going on: And since it is 100% effective, pest control companies...
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Chelle Hartzer
Nov 7, 20232 min read
I Was Today Years Old...(AKA: Old dog, new tricks)
A few weeks ago I was at the National Pest Management Association meeting. This week I'm at what I fondly call my "bug geek" conferences....
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Chelle Hartzer
Aug 15, 20232 min read
Do the Natural Thing (AKA: Feel like a natural)
I was just asked to write an article on “natural” pest control. I almost didn’t. It’s like talking about “safe” pesticides or “harmless”...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jul 25, 20234 min read
Like a Moth to a Flame (AKA: Getting drawn in)
It’s National Moth Week! Moths are definitely the underrated stepchild of the Lepidoptera order. The butterflies and skippers get all the...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jul 4, 20233 min read
Celebrate Good Times! (AKA: Please send gifts)
This episode marks the 158th weekly blog post. That’s officially three years and two weeks of weekly ranting writing about all things...
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Chelle Hartzer
May 9, 20232 min read
Not Okay (AKA: WTF?!?!)
Normally something like this would hit my newsfeed and I would glance at it and move on. It caught my eye this time. I typically don’t...
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Chelle Hartzer
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Wait…What? (AKA: Is it that time of year already?)
I’m taking my usual morning walk today and since it’s getting lighter out, I can see a bit more. Around my neighborhood, I saw not one,...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jan 17, 20234 min read
Say What??? (AKA: Where do people come up with this?)
I’ve been getting a lot of alerts about bed bugs on my news feed, probably because Orkin is doing their annual bed bug push. On top of...
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Chelle Hartzer
Nov 29, 20223 min read
Sitting in the Seat of Power (AKA: Government pests)
I don’t think I have ever written about something like this. It is a bit niche, and many people never run across this type of account....
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Chelle Hartzer
Nov 8, 20223 min read
Houston, We Have a Problem (AKA: Story Time!)
Grab your favorite snacks, find your comfortable chair, and settle in for story time! I was at a conference a couple weeks ago. I really...
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Chelle Hartzer
Oct 25, 20223 min read
Get it Out! (AKA: being a good daughter)
Actual conversation from yesterday: “Chelle, get over here right now!” “What?” “There’s a bug!” “Yeah…” “Well do something about it!” You...
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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
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
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
Feb 22, 20223 min read
Danger Will Robinson! (AKA: on my soapbox again)
This has come up multiple times in the last two weeks from current clients, potential clients, and friends. From clients, it has been a...
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Chelle Hartzer
Nov 9, 20212 min read
In Person Conferences! (AKA: Scary but good)
Charles Darwin once wrote to his friend: I am dying by inches, from not having anybody to talk to about insects. Over the last week, I...
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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
Mar 9, 20214 min read
They Said To Do What? (AKA: Not a light post)
When I saw it initially, I thought it was just some clickbait article and it really wouldn’t be what the title implied: Then I saw that...
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