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    A "National Day" for Everything (AKA: I'm making cookies)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Mar 1
    • 4 min

    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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    They Can Feed on What?! (AKA: Procrastinating my talks)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Jan 11
    • 3 min

    They Can Feed on What?! (AKA: Procrastinating my talks)

    I’m headed to the Georgia pest control conference this week and I have two presentations to give on fumigation. So naturally, I’m...
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    Home Invasion (AKA: Did you "pandemic cook"?)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Nov 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    Home Invasion (AKA: Did you "pandemic cook"?)

    I received a picture the other day of a pest to identify. This, by itself, is nothing out of the ordinary: I get many texted and emailed...
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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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    A Decade Later (AKA: Beginning to feel a bit old…)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Nov 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    A Decade Later (AKA: Beginning to feel a bit old…)

    The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed in 2011, ten years ago. Before that, there was the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C)...
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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 Easy Being Clean (AKA: Ew.)
    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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    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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    What Are You Looking At? (AKA: Trap or monitor?)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Sep 28, 2021
    • 3 min

    What Are You Looking At? (AKA: Trap or monitor?)

    I had the privilege last week of being part of a workshop on rodent monitoring. I got to talk about monitoring and was part of an expert...
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    Food Fun (AKA: What's eating at you?)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Aug 10, 2021
    • 4 min

    Food Fun (AKA: What's eating at you?)

    I recently had some discussions on stored product pests. Those pests that are specifically after the food we eat. Not the rodents, flies,...
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    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...
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    A Gnat by any Other Name (AKA: Soapbox time)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Feb 16, 2021
    • 3 min

    A Gnat by any Other Name (AKA: Soapbox time)

    Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, in a damp area not far from here, was a gnat. Let’s call him Gary. What is a gnat, you may...
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    What's Your Sanitation Schedule Look Like? (AKA: Holiday cheer!)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Dec 15, 2020
    • 3 min

    What's Your Sanitation Schedule Look Like? (AKA: Holiday cheer!)

    I don’t have cable at my house, so I don’t watch a lot of television with commercials. However, when I travel, as I did recently, I often...
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    What's New with You? (AKA: Make a change!)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Dec 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    What's New with You? (AKA: Make a change!)

    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...
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    What's in your kitchen? (AKA: I need to clean)
    Chelle Hartzer
    • Sep 22, 2020
    • 4 min

    What's in your kitchen? (AKA: I need to clean)

    Ever had an issue with cockroaches? If you have, I’m guessing it was pretty frustrating and not something you just snapped your fingers...
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