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Weekend Shopping (AKA: Hard hats for headaches)
I needed a few things from one of the big box hardware stores. My hard hat was way past its use-by date , and I needed a newer...

Chelle Hartzer
3 days ago3 min read


It Costs What? (AKA: Tools of the trade)
Someone posted a link to this article , and I kind of laughed it off and went on with my morning. My brain kept going back to it, though,...

Chelle Hartzer
Aug 123 min read


Au Natural (AKA: Put your clothes back on)
I was recently asked to write an article on “natural” pest control. I almost didn’t. It’s like talking about “safe” pesticides or...

Chelle Hartzer
Aug 53 min read


Bring Out Your Dead (AKA: Blame the humans)
The Black Plague ravaged Europe starting in the 1300s, with some estimates of 60% of the population being killed. It’s a great history...

Chelle Hartzer
Jul 294 min read


Running Hot and Cold (AKA: Corn and ice cream)
I heard a new term yesterday, and I figured it was an internet hoax. You know what happens next: I had to investigate and look it up....

Chelle Hartzer
Jul 223 min read


Go Ahead, DIY It (AKA: I dare you)
Because I am constantly researching pest control, I am always looking up information on pesticides. Sometimes I am looking for a specific...

Chelle Hartzer
Jul 153 min read


Resistance is Futile (AKA: I’m in a bad mood)
I slept like crap last night. I overslept this morning (aka hit snooze too much). I’m going to be in the field most of tomorrow so I’m...

Chelle Hartzer
Jul 82 min read


Bring the Heat (AKA: Sounds like summer)
It is summer here in Georgia, and the cicadas are singing away. It’s not the deafening dissonance of the cicadas in Kansas; it’s more the...

Chelle Hartzer
Jul 13 min read


Ten Questions with a Pro (AKA: Where's your cartoon?)
We're back this month with our series of ten questions with a pro. Every other month, I’m interviewing a “pro” to find out what they do,...

Chelle Hartzer
Jun 244 min read


What Have You Done Lately? (AKA: I got bugs!)
This episode marks my five year anniversary. That’s officially five years of weekly (ranting) writing about all things urban pest related...

Chelle Hartzer
Jun 172 min read


Buckle your seat belts (AKA: No snacks!)
I fly a lot for work and for fun. I’ve been flying since I was about three. Aside from being locked in a metal tube with 100 people you...

Chelle Hartzer
Jun 103 min read


Cooties (AKA: Fighting the bite)
The first full week of June is designated as “ Bed Bug Awareness Week ”. Are you excited?!?! Since the re-emergence of bed bugs in the US...

Chelle Hartzer
Jun 33 min read
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