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Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire (AKA: Feel the heat)
Much of the US is under an early heat wave right now. I know where I am, temperatures are much higher than normal for this early in the...

Chelle Hartzer
Jun 21, 20223 min read


What Would You Do for $2K? (AKA: I remember being a poor starving grad student...)
If you saw my post last week, you know I have been doing this for over two years. (If you haven’t, why not?!?!) You would think after...

Chelle Hartzer
Jun 14, 20223 min read


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


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...

Chelle Hartzer
May 31, 20224 min read


Roses are Red, Mites are Too (AKA: What should we do?)
It’s that time of year again when the tiny little red things show up. I’ve been seeing it in facebook posts and in other groups....

Chelle Hartzer
May 24, 20223 min read


And now for something different (AKA: Science!)
For those of you who are regular readers, this week’s post is a little different. If you are new to this blog, welcome (what took you so...

Chelle Hartzer
May 17, 20223 min read


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...

Chelle Hartzer
Apr 26, 20223 min read


A Tail of two Sites (AKA: Flying in the face of danger)
I’m probably going to get some pushback from this, but I don’t like birds. I admit birds of prey like raptors and owls are very...

Chelle Hartzer
Apr 19, 20222 min read


3…2…1… (AKA: I’m still a nerd…or is it geek?)
True story: when I was little, I wanted to be a ballet dancing muppet astronaut. Ballet lasted about six months, I still like the...

Chelle Hartzer
Apr 12, 20223 min read


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


We don’t talk about Bruno (AKA: see no evil)
I’ve posted a couple times on social media about the ongoing saga of the Family Dollar stores and the issues there. If you haven’t heard...

Chelle Hartzer
Mar 29, 20224 min read


Welcome to Spring (AKA: Pollen season has started)
Some people see the signs of spring as daffodils, trees starting to bud and flower, warmer temperatures, or even the cacophony of birds...

Chelle Hartzer
Mar 22, 20222 min read
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