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Double Duty (AKA: Working hard)
I’m on semi-holiday right now. Working is a whole lot better when you can be sitting, watching the ocean, sipping your tea, and eating a...

Chelle Hartzer
Apr 2, 20243 min read


Bite Me (AKA: Just stop already)
You folks know I read a lot of research on all things pests so I can help my clients have the best service possible. I have quite a few...

Chelle Hartzer
Mar 25, 20243 min read


Take that Nostradamus! (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...

Chelle Hartzer
Jan 9, 20242 min read


Seven Swans a’Swimming (WTF with all the birds?)
A couple weeks ago, I’m watching boobies (the bird, get your mind out of the gutter) plunging after flying fish. The fish were flying and...

Chelle Hartzer
Dec 19, 20232 min read


I Was Today Years Old...(AKA: Old dog, new tricks)
A few weeks ago I was at the National Pest Management Association meeting. This week I'm at what I fondly call my "bug geek" conferences....

Chelle Hartzer
Nov 7, 20232 min read


10 Questions with a Pro (AKA:
It's the next episode in our recurring series: ten questions with a pro. Every other month, I’m interviewing a “pro” to find out what...

Chelle Hartzer
Oct 24, 20234 min read


Have Blood to Spare? (AKA: Halloween is the best)
The smell of fall in the air, the skeletons all over, the spiderwebs covering entire houses, and goblins and ghosts and vampires oh my!...

Chelle Hartzer
Oct 10, 20233 min read


You Don’t Know Karst (AKA: Bring out your dead!)
It’s almost October so I’m perfectly okay with starting the Halloween series. Because it is the best holiday of the year. I was doing a...

Chelle Hartzer
Sep 26, 20233 min read


Ten Questions With a Pro! (AKA: Let's do science!)
Introducing the new series of ten questions with a pro. Every other month, I’m interviewing a “pro” to find out what they do, how they do...

Chelle Hartzer
Aug 22, 20235 min read


Making People Flocking Mad (AKA: Ruffling some feathers)
Today is World Penguin Day. So let's talk birds. I’m probably going to get some pushback from this, but I don’t like birds. I admit,...

Chelle Hartzer
Apr 25, 20232 min read


Taking a Break with Pests (AKA: Bugging out on work)
I’m on semi-holiday right now. Working is a whole lot better when you can be sitting, watching the ocean, sipping your tea, and eating a...

Chelle Hartzer
Apr 4, 20233 min read


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,...

Chelle Hartzer
Mar 7, 20232 min read
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