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Nit Picking Pest Problems (AKA: I think I itch now)
I travel quite a bit and I consider myself a frequent flier. I know how to get around an airport, where the best food options are in the...

Chelle Hartzer
Sep 20, 20223 min read
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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...

Chelle Hartzer
Sep 13, 20223 min read
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Go 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 Hartzer
Aug 2, 20223 min read
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Rats 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 Hartzer
Jul 19, 20224 min read
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It 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 Hartzer
Jul 13, 20222 min read
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Anniversaries (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 Hartzer
Jun 7, 20223 min read
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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...

Chelle Hartzer
Apr 5, 20223 min read
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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...

Chelle Hartzer
Dec 14, 20213 min read
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In Person Conferences! (AKA: Scary but good)
Charles Darwin once wrote to his friend: I am dying by inches, from not having anybody to talk to about insects. Over the last week, I...

Chelle Hartzer
Nov 9, 20212 min read
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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...

Chelle Hartzer
Nov 2, 20212 min read
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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...

Chelle Hartzer
Oct 26, 20213 min read
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I come to suck your blood (AKA: Halloween is awesome)
The smell of fall in the air, the skeletons all over, the spiderwebs covering entire houses, and goblins and ghosts and vampires all out....

Chelle Hartzer
Oct 20, 20203 min read
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