Chelle Hartzer
Wait…What? (AKA: Is it that time of year already?)
I’m taking my usual morning walk today and since it’s getting lighter out, I can see a bit more. Around my neighborhood, I saw not one,...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jan 31
- 3 min
A Rose by Any Other Name (AKA: Whooo are you?)
Here’s a story. Of a gnat named Gary. Who was living in a residential home. What is a gnat, you ask? Great question, thanks for asking....
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jan 3
- 2 min
Predicting the future (AKA: Pudge controls the weather)
At the beginning of every year, it seems I get a lot of questions on what’s going to be “the thing” this year for pest control. It’s...
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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
- Nov 22, 2022
- 2 min
I Caught a Bug (AKA: Is that a bite?)
I’m sick. I picked up whatever version of the plague is currently making the rounds. (Yes, I did get my flu and covid shot.) My throat...
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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
- 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
- May 10, 2022
- 4 min
How Many Weeks!? (AKA: What do I write about this week?)
I looked today and this is my 100th blog post. I can hardly believe I have been writing every week for 100 weeks and that means in four...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Apr 26, 2022
- 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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Chelle Hartzer
- Apr 5, 2022
- 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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Chelle Hartzer
- Mar 8, 2022
- 3 min
Bring Out Your Dead (AKA: Obsessing on diseases)
Last week I started writing an article for a trade journal on small flies in food processing and wound up talking about all the food...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jan 4, 2022
- 2 min
Predicting the Future (AKA: Pudge controls the weather)
At the beginning of every year, it seems I get a lot of questions on what’s going to be “the thing” this year for pest control. It’s...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Dec 7, 2021
- 3 min
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night (AKA: Holiday cheer)
Actually, it’s just rain, and it’s morning. But it’s cold and I just want to curl up with a good book and a cup of tea. While I do have...
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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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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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Chelle Hartzer
- Jun 22, 2021
- 3 min
What's Bugging You? (AKA: Happy 46 millionth birthday)
Apparently, I was jumping ahead last week because this week just happens to be National Mosquito Control Awareness Week (who comes up...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jun 15, 2021
- 2 min
Taking a Risk on Travel (AKA: Catching flights, not disease)
I’m taking a vacation in a couple of weeks (more to come on that!) and I happen to be going out of the country. As with many people, I’m...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jun 1, 2021
- 3 min
Sucking the Life Out of Me (AKA: I don't feel well)
I got my second dose of the Covid vaccine yesterday, so I’m sort of feeling like the crud on the bottom of the trash can that flies...
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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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Chelle Hartzer
- Sep 8, 2020
- 3 min
Mosquitoes, Misinformation, and Mad Neighbors (AKA: I'm uninvited)
I was over a neighbor’s house this weekend for a get together (yes, socially distanced and masked!). I do a pretty good job of not being...
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