Chelle Hartzer
Are You Going to Eat That? (AKA: Get that out of your mouth)
Buckle up for a deep dive. We have some of the safest food in the US, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t issues. Here’s what’s going on...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jul 30
- 2 min
Show me the light (AKA: Lightbulb!)
House flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, and more can all get inside structures. They are all known to carry food-borne diseases. They can...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jul 9
- 2 min
It Happens Every Year (AKA: Fruits and flowers)
This episode marks the 210th weekly blog post. That’s more than four years of weekly (ranting) writing about all things urban pest...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Apr 23
- 3 min
Flying Off the Handle (AKA: A bug in the system)
I have a small compost bucket I keep under my kitchen counter until it is ready to be taken out. That means it sits there for maybe two...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Apr 16
- 3 min
It Costs That Much (AKA: You get what you pay for)
Buckle up folks, I’ve got a great one for you this week: someone had to pay for pest control services! Oh, the horror! Let’s break this...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Feb 27
- 3 min
Behaving Badly (AKA: What’s in your luggage?)
It’s come up a few times in the last few weeks so it’s definitely sticking in my mind. I’m also about to travel out of state for some...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jan 30
- 3 min
Storytime! (AKA: I don't understand)
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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Chelle Hartzer
- Dec 26, 2023
- 4 min
The 12 Days of Pest-mas (AKA: Stop with the birds)
If you’ve been following along, we posted for the last two weeks on the 12 days of Christmas pest control style. Here’s how it went this...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Nov 28, 2023
- 2 min
Sweating the Small Stuff (AKA: Know what makes me sick?)
Picture this: it’s the holidays and you have friends and relatives over for a party, or maybe it’s the office holiday party. Of course...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Nov 21, 2023
- 2 min
Talking Turkey (AKA: Family pests)
This week is Thanksgiving in the US. For my international friends, it’s a complicated holiday that I won’t get into. It involved a lot of...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Oct 3, 2023
- 1 min
Running the Rat Race (AKA: I give a rat's ass)
I just finished with our first run of the “House Mouse: Exposed” seminar (four hours of in-depth and new house mouse info), I’m headed to...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Sep 19, 2023
- 3 min
A Tail of Two Kitchens (AKA: It may be time to panic)
I was at a state conference last week and had lots of fun talking with folks and giving a presentation on ticks. A tick talk! That led to...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jul 11, 2023
- 3 min
I’m a Mite Peeved (AKA: Sweat the little things)
I always say that entomologists notice the little things. Get it: insects …small…little things? I visit a lot of different facilities,...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jul 4, 2023
- 3 min
Celebrate Good Times! (AKA: Please send gifts)
This episode marks the 158th weekly blog post. That’s officially three years and two weeks of weekly ranting writing about all things...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jun 13, 2023
- 3 min
Be Afraid, Very Afraid (AKA: Looking through the data)
Last week was Bed Bug Awareness Week and I wrote a brilliant post on bed bugs for you. As if bed bugs weren't scary enough, last week was...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jun 6, 2023
- 3 min
I Scream, You Scream (AKA: Not just in the sheets)
It’s Bed Bug Awareness Week. I’ve posted quite a bit about bed bugs and written numerous articles (here, here, and here) and if you are...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Feb 7, 2023
- 4 min
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
- Dec 20, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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
- 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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