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    What Would You Do for $2K? (AKA: I remember being a poor starving grad student...)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Jun 14
    • 3 min

    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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    Talk Dirty to Me (AKA: Down in the dumps)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • May 31
    • 4 min

    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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    What’s That Called? (AKA: Changing names)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Apr 26
    • 3 min

    What’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...
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    3…2…1… (AKA: I’m still a nerd…or is it geek?)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Apr 12
    • 3 min

    3…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...
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    Six Degrees of Separation (AKA: EVERYTHING is pest control)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Apr 5
    • 3 min

    Six 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...
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    It's All Fun and Games (AKA: What will you medal in?)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Feb 8
    • 3 min

    It's All Fun and Games (AKA: What will you medal in?)

    It’s winter Olympics season! I have to admit, I haven’t really paid much attention to it. I do appreciate there are some amazing athletes...
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    Resistance is Futile (AKA: I wasn’t a math major)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Feb 1
    • 4 min

    Resistance is Futile (AKA: I wasn’t a math major)

    There was a great article discussing a new paper on cockroaches recently. It talked about resistance to currently available pesticides....
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    Vacationing Over the Holidays (AKA: Is family a pest?)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Dec 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    Vacationing Over the Holidays (AKA: Is family a pest?)

    I’m headed out for the winter holidays. I’m spending a couple of weeks in a condo and hoping to get a little relaxation and downtime. So...
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    Being Thankful (AKA: Everything relates to pests!)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Nov 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    Being Thankful (AKA: Everything relates to pests!)

    This week is Thanksgiving in the U. For my international friends, it’s a complicated holiday that I won’t get into. However, a mainstay...
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    Blinded me with science (AKA: Conferences are back!)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Nov 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Blinded me with science (AKA: Conferences are back!)

    Sponsor: who would like to share next? Me: Hi, my name is Chelle and I’m a bug geek. Audience: Hi Chelle! I like science. Science is what...
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    Pandemic Pest Problems (AKA: Pests weren't quarantined)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Oct 26, 2021
    • 3 min

    Pandemic Pest Problems (AKA: Pests weren't quarantined)

    How’s your pandemic going? For quite a while many of us were stuck at home, our favorite restaurants were closed, and we couldn’t go to...
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    It's Not MY Fault (AKA: Not my job)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Oct 12, 2021
    • 4 min

    It's Not MY Fault (AKA: Not my job)

    I posted this yesterday and can not get it out of my head. This piece illustrates so well what a challenge pest control can be, and that...
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    Fun with Dick and Chelle (AKA: See Dick run away)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Aug 31, 2021
    • 4 min

    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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    Oh Karst! (AKA: What the phorid?)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    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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    It Happens in the Best of Places (AKA: I see dead things)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Jul 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    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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    What’s Your Favorite? (AKA: You liked that?)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Jul 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    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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    What’s Bugging Me (AKA: Back on my soapbox)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Jun 29, 2021
    • 3 min

    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...
    34 views0 comments
    Moms make pest management hard (AKA: Happy Mother's Day!)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • May 11, 2021
    • 3 min

    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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    Do You Know Cockroaches? (AKA: Nerding out)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Apr 20, 2021
    • 3 min

    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...
    72 views1 comment
    Another National "Holiday" (AKA: Pest management saves the world!)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Apr 13, 2021
    • 3 min

    Another National "Holiday" (AKA: Pest management saves the world!)

    When I started college, I wasn’t really aware of entomology. I switched my major to entomology after my second year. My very first...
    22 views0 comments
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