Chelle Hartzer
Please Sir, May I Have Some Fur? (AKA: Feasting on and on)
Many of our pest species have seasonal trends. Even if you live in southern climates without much of a temperature shift during the year,...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Feb 21
- 6 min
How Much? (AKA: Break into the piggy bank)
I was doing some training last week and we were talking about the risk of rodents. I brought up the Family Dollar saga that hit the news...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jan 24
- 3 min
Can You Feel the Love? (AKA: Go get a room!)
I’ve been seeing a lot of news about cockroaches lately. I can’t quite tell if they are getting a lot of hate, or a lot of love. Either...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Dec 27, 2022
- 6 min
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 6, 2022
- 3 min
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 29, 2022
- 3 min
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 15, 2022
- 3 min
Waving My Magic Wand (AKA: Do you believe in magic?)
Sometimes pest problems are relatively easy to manage. One or two visits, some targeted treatments, sanitation and exclusion...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Nov 1, 2022
- 4 min
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
- Oct 25, 2022
- 3 min
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
- Oct 11, 2022
- 3 min
This Sucks! (AKA: Halloween is awesome)
The smell of fall in the air, the skeletons all over, the spiderwebs covering entire houses (in my case real ones because I don't knock...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Oct 4, 2022
- 3 min
The Invasion has Begun (AKA: Can you smell it?)
As occasionally happens, I have a blog written and ready to go (I typically write my first drafts on Mondays) and something happens and I...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Sep 13, 2022
- 3 min
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
- Sep 6, 2022
- 3 min
Nothing was Stirring, Except for the Mouse (AKA: Driving us crazy)
For all those that regularly follow me, you know that my blogs are often about situations I have been in, articles that have recently hit...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Aug 23, 2022
- 3 min
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 5, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 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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Chelle Hartzer
- Feb 15, 2022
- 3 min
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
- 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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Chelle Hartzer
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
It's Not Easy Being Clean (AKA: Ew.)
I was traveling for family stuff this past week and was at a relative's house. Walking in, there were house flies flying around. My...
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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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