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Chelle Hartzer
Feb 7, 20234 min read
Free Bird! (AKA: Flock off!)
I’m taking my morning walk today and over the podcast I am listening to, I hear a cardinal start up. Now, when I start hearing the...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jan 31, 20233 min read
A Rose by Any Other Name (AKA: Whooo are you?)
Here’s a story. Of a gnat named Gary. Who was living in a residential home. What is a gnat, you ask? Great question, thanks for asking....
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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
Jan 10, 20233 min read
Light Up My Life (AKA: Right tool for the job)
I have a robot-vacuum. I set it to clean my floors the other day and well… it didn’t go so well. Just like the insect light traps (ILT’s)...
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Chelle Hartzer
Dec 27, 20226 min read
The 12 Days of Pest-mas (AKA: WTH with all the birds?)
If you followed along on social media for my 12 days of Christmas – Pest Control Edition, this is the expanded version with tons of...
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Chelle Hartzer
Dec 20, 20223 min read
The Grinch Stole Christmas (AKA: Me, we’re talking about me)
Yeah, I know I’m going to get some hate for this. So before we get into this let me say that I don’t completely hate the holidays. There...
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Chelle Hartzer
Dec 13, 20224 min read
Houston, We Have Problems (AKA: Didn’t see that coming)
I usually don’t get called until a pest issue is fairly bad. It’s been going on for months, (if not years), it has not been getting any...
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Chelle Hartzer
Dec 6, 20223 min read
Aw Rats! (AKA: Not enough money)
I haven’t written about rats lately and it’s been all over the news that New York City is trying to hire a “Rat Czar” to help take care...
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Chelle Hartzer
Nov 1, 20224 min read
Time's Fun When You're Having Flies (AKA: Tying up competition)
Spiders are one of my favorites. There is such amazing diversity in spiders in appearance, food preferences, habitats, biologies, and...
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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
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 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
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
Mar 29, 20224 min read
We don’t talk about Bruno (AKA: see no evil)
I’ve posted a couple times on social media about the ongoing saga of the Family Dollar stores and the issues there. If you haven’t heard...
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Chelle Hartzer
Mar 1, 20224 min read
A "National Day" for Everything (AKA: I'm making cookies)
Apparently, March is National Flour Month. It’s also National Invasive Species Week this week. It only makes sense to feature flour...
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Chelle Hartzer
Feb 15, 20223 min read
Wave your Magic Wand (AKA: Pictures this…)
Recently, an article has hit the mainstream claiming a “silver bullet” for controlling rats, specifically Norway rats. Stories like this...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jan 18, 20223 min read
Petty Pot Crimes (AKA: Highs and lows)
This happens to a lot of people. It’s a little embarrassing but, to be perfectly honest: I’ve done it. Particularly in the winter months...
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