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It's Not a Joke (AKA: Flying off the handle)
I’m probably going to get some pushback from this, but I don’t like birds. I admit that birds of prey, like raptors and owls, are very...

Chelle Hartzer
Apr 12 min read
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Who’s Got a Dictionary? (AKA: Translators wanted)
My friend and I were having a conversation the other day about the disconnect that can happen between science and people in the field. It...

Chelle Hartzer
Mar 254 min read
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Second Mouse Gets the Cheese (AKA: Stirring up shit)
I wasn’t going to do it, but since it’s hit the headlines, and there’s been plenty of …. dubious info….let’s science this, pest control...

Chelle Hartzer
Mar 113 min read
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What's Your Problem? (AKA: I'm behind)
I’ve been doing a lot of training recently. It tends to happen this time of year because it’s a bit slower in the field and people are...

Chelle Hartzer
Feb 253 min read
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We Didn’t Start the Fire (AKA: Feeling the heat)
I do not live out west where the devastating fires are continuing, and that doesn’t mean I’m not impacted. All of us will be in some way...

Chelle Hartzer
Jan 143 min read
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Nobody Told Me! (AKA: Stop it already)
I’ve been working on an article for a trade journal. It’s sort of a “your job/our job” for those who contract out their pest control...

Chelle Hartzer
Jan 74 min read
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Getting Sick? (AKA: Bring the wine)
As sometimes happens, I have a blog post almost ready to go. Then something happens, or I see an article, or my news feed lights up. What...

Chelle Hartzer
Dec 3, 20242 min read
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I Play with Real Bugs (AKA: Benevolent computer overlords)
At PestWorld this last week, there were lots of cool things that I took back with me. No, not just swag (though I did score four pairs of...

Chelle Hartzer
Oct 29, 20244 min read
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If You Like Pina Coladas (AKA: Getting caught in the rain)
I’m in FL …. for now*. We’ve got hurricane Milton coming for us and hurricane Helene was just a couple weeks ago. This is a perfect time...

Chelle Hartzer
Oct 9, 20243 min read
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Are You Protected? (AKA: This has been plaguing me)
Rodents have been around for more than 10,000 years. That’s right, we are talking back to the Stone Age when mammoths and saber toothed...

Chelle Hartzer
Aug 20, 20243 min read
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Are You Going to Eat That? (AKA: Get that out of your mouth)
Buckle up for a deep dive. We have some of the safest food in the US, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t issues. Here’s what’s going on...

Chelle Hartzer
Aug 6, 20242 min read
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Shedding misconceptions (AKA: A reptile dysfunction)
If you missed the announcement, it is World Snake Day. That’s right, there is an official World Snake Day. I think snakes are really cool...

Chelle Hartzer
Jul 16, 20243 min read
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Death Trap (AKA: You can't catch me)
I am an entomologist by training and certification, but I really enjoy talking about rodents. As someone in the pest control field, I’m...

Chelle Hartzer
Jun 25, 20244 min read
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I Don’t Hate Cats 2 (AKA: Here we go again)
I can’t believe this is still coming up. Well, no…I can believe it. I looked back through my old posts and I posted about this in 2022...

Chelle Hartzer
Mar 12, 20243 min read
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Dollars and Cents (AKA: Making a killing)
I posted a few days ago about a record setting fine leveled against a company due to violating food safety laws. There were numerous...

Chelle Hartzer
Mar 5, 20242 min read
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Behaving Badly (AKA: What’s in your luggage?)
It’s come up a few times in the last few weeks so it’s definitely sticking in my mind. I’m also about to travel out of state for some...

Chelle Hartzer
Feb 27, 20243 min read
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A Special Kind of Love (AKA: Pest passion)
Personally, I’m not a fan of Valentine's Day. Since it is tomorrow, I will put my own romantic spin on it. A pest control spin! Who...

Chelle Hartzer
Feb 13, 20242 min read
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Talk Dirty to Me (AKA: More than four letter words)
While I talk about this topic quite a bit within posts, I don’t often focus on it. It makes people uncomfortable, sometimes you can see...

Chelle Hartzer
Feb 6, 20244 min read
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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...

Chelle Hartzer
Jan 30, 20243 min read
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Best of 2023 (AKA: You folks are weird!*)
Let’s take a look back and see what happened last year! Blogs: You folks really like the “Hold your breath” blog talking about some...

Chelle Hartzer
Jan 2, 20242 min read
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