Chelle Hartzer
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 8, 2021
- 3 min
What Do You Know? (AKA: another bloodsucker post)
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...
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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
- May 25, 2021
- 2 min
Beeing Controversial (AKA: Don’t bee a hater)
It was World Bee Day last week and that’s a great time to talk about bees. Honey bees specifically. Honey bees are an invasive species....
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Chelle Hartzer
- May 18, 2021
- 3 min
Tom and Jerry Reruns (AKA: I really don’t hate cats)
What do the old Tom and Jerry cartoons, Speedy Gonzalas, and Garfield all have in common? The mice were good at what they did and were...
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Chelle Hartzer
- May 11, 2021
- 3 min
Moms make pest management hard (AKA: Happy Mother's Day!)
It was my mom’s birthday yesterday and of course it was Mother’s Day here in the US this past weekend. It was perfect because she lives...
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Chelle Hartzer
- May 4, 2021
- 3 min
Ticks suck! (AKA: Get a taste of these hosts!)
I seem to be doing quite a bit of tick work lately and there is some great research on ticks. We need research to help determine the most...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Apr 20, 2021
- 3 min
Do You Know Cockroaches? (AKA: Nerding out)
My sister asked me for some “fun” cockroach facts for a presentation she needed to do. Of course, I went into full nerd mode and started...
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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
- Apr 6, 2021
- 3 min
Springing into Pest Season (AKA: What's bugging you now?)
Many of our pest species have seasonal trends. Even if you live in southern climates without much of a temperature shift during the year,...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Mar 30, 2021
- 3 min
Clickbait Headlines (AKA: Eau de pest)
I try not to be overly critical of people’s writing. If you have never had to write an article or a fact-based blog, let me tell you, it...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Mar 23, 2021
- 3 min
Hold Your Breath (AKA: What doesn't kill you...)
I remember my first entomology class in college. I was super excited because we had to do an insect collection. This meant I got to be...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Mar 16, 2021
- 3 min
The First Swarm (AKA: It’s only just begun)
It was the first really nice and warm weekend of the spring here in Georgia. The daffodils have been up for about two weeks, the dogwoods...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Mar 9, 2021
- 4 min
They Said To Do What? (AKA: Not a light post)
When I saw it initially, I thought it was just some clickbait article and it really wouldn’t be what the title implied: Then I saw that...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Mar 2, 2021
- 3 min
If You Build It... (AKA: I'm tired of the noise)
My neighbor is doing some home repairs, refinishing their walkout basement. (Am I jealous… yep a little!) There have been different...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Feb 23, 2021
- 3 min
What to do About the Weather (AKA: Weathering the storm)
It’s a bit chilly in many parts of the US. Not just here, even the Mediterranean had snow recently! One of the many challenges of pest...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Feb 16, 2021
- 3 min
A Gnat by any Other Name (AKA: Soapbox time)
Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time, in a damp area not far from here, was a gnat. Let’s call him Gary. What is a gnat, you may...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Feb 9, 2021
- 2 min
Three Blind Mice (AKA: I'm running away)
Three blind mice They aren't blind but mice don’t have great vision, they depend on touch and smell more. See how they run Multiple...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Feb 2, 2021
- 3 min
Don't be Frightened (AKA: Not a dirty word)
Pesticides often get a bad reputation, especially in the media, and can be view as “nasty chemicals”, "dangerous", “harmful” or even just...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jan 26, 2021
- 3 min
Keto diet for pests (AKA: Don’t eat my bacon!)
Since I recently did a presentation on stored product pests, my brain has been stuck on the Dermestid beetles lately. These are a really...
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