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Rise to the Bait (AKA: Clickbait!)
I’ve got an upcoming presentation on rodents, which means I have more than 40 open tabs on my browser with all kinds of rodent related...

Chelle Hartzer
Sep 7, 20213 min read


Fun with Dick and Chelle (AKA: See Dick run away)
I had a door-to-door salesperson come by the other day. (People still do this?!?!) Normally, I don’t answer the doorbell but I was...

Chelle Hartzer
Aug 31, 20214 min read


This is Not About Sanitation (AKA: Er… oops)
I have one of those robot vacumes that is one of my favorite cleaning tools. It’s great because I can hit the button and walk away and it...

Chelle Hartzer
Aug 24, 20213 min read


Oh Karst! (AKA: What the phorid?)
I once had a situation of phorid flies in a home. Since phorid flies are attracted to wet, decaying material, the first thing to do was...

Chelle Hartzer
Aug 17, 20212 min read


Food Fun (AKA: What's eating at you?)
I recently had some discussions on stored product pests. Those pests that are specifically after the food we eat. Not the rodents, flies,...

Chelle Hartzer
Aug 10, 20214 min read


Waving a Magic Wand (AKA: We need if fixed yesterday!)
I typically start writing my first draft of this blog on Monday, then finish it up and post it on Tuesday. That means I had some kind of...

Chelle Hartzer
Aug 3, 20212 min read


Tails from the field (AKA: Scary stories)
Gather around the campfire and let me tell you a scary story. It’s the story of a terrifying pest problem and the chilling outcome. Let...

Chelle Hartzer
Jul 27, 20212 min read


It Happens in the Best of Places (AKA: I see dead things)
Even on vacation, there’s still a part of my brain that is thinking about pests. Once it gets into your mind, you can’t not see the flies...

Chelle Hartzer
Jul 20, 20212 min read


Meet the Team (AKA: Who does the work around here?)
Our fearless leader is still on vacation (what a slacker) so we, her staff, are taking over the weekly blog to let you know that she does...

Chelle Hartzer
Jul 13, 20211 min read


What’s Your Favorite? (AKA: You liked that?)
It’s been more than a year of blogging and Linked In posts so this is a great time to look back and see what you folks reacted to the...

Chelle Hartzer
Jul 6, 20212 min read


What’s Bugging Me (AKA: Back on my soapbox)
I always say that entomologists notice the little things. Get it: insects are little? I visit a lot of different facilities, particularly...

Chelle Hartzer
Jun 29, 20213 min read


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...

Chelle Hartzer
Jun 22, 20213 min read
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