Chelle Hartzer5 days ago3 minGo 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...
Chelle HartzerJul 263 minAiring 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...
Chelle HartzerJul 194 minRats 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...
Chelle HartzerJul 132 minIt 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...
Chelle HartzerJul 53 minChristmas 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...
Chelle HartzerJun 284 minCaught 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...
Chelle HartzerJun 213 minOut 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...
Chelle HartzerJun 143 minWhat 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...
Chelle HartzerJun 73 minAnniversaries (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...
Chelle HartzerMay 314 minTalk 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...
Chelle HartzerMay 243 minRoses 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....
Chelle HartzerMay 173 minAnd 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...
Chelle HartzerMay 104 minHow 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...
Chelle HartzerMay 33 minBad Neighbors (AKA: STOP feeding the animals!!!)I was giving a webinar on rodents last week and someone asked a brilliant question: what can you do when the pest problem is coming from...
Chelle HartzerApr 263 minWhat’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...
Chelle HartzerApr 192 minA Tail of two Sites (AKA: Flying in the face of danger)I’m probably going to get some pushback from this, but I don’t like birds. I admit birds of prey like raptors and owls are very...
Chelle HartzerApr 123 min3…2…1… (AKA: I’m still a nerd…or is it geek?)True story: when I was little, I wanted to be a ballet dancing muppet astronaut. Ballet lasted about six months, I still like the...
Chelle HartzerApr 53 minSix Degrees of Separation (AKA: EVERYTHING is pest control)Six degrees of separation is the idea that all people are six or fewer social connections away from each other. Forget six degrees, I can...
Chelle HartzerMar 294 minWe 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...
Chelle HartzerMar 222 minWelcome to Spring (AKA: Pollen season has started)Some people see the signs of spring as daffodils, trees starting to bud and flower, warmer temperatures, or even the cacophony of birds...