Chelle Hartzer
Invasion Season (AKA: Aliens in the air)
I’ve talked about weather, its effect on pests, and the randomness of some insect “explosions” that happen. This is not like the cicada...
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Chelle Hartzer
May 143 min read
What Did You Just Call Me? (AKA: Flamethrowers and dragons)
As I sit here and try to come up with something brilliant for this week’s blog post…the universe is giving me absolutely nothing. So...
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Chelle Hartzer
Apr 233 min read
Flying Off the Handle (AKA: A bug in the system)
I have a small compost bucket I keep under my kitchen counter until it is ready to be taken out. That means it sits there for maybe two...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jan 163 min read
Minor Pot Crimes (AKA: Where there’s smoke…)
It happens. It’s a little embarrassing but to be perfectly honest, I’ve had it happen. Particularly in the winter months or right before...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jan 22 min read
Best of 2023 (AKA: You folks are weird!*)
Let’s take a look back and see what happened last year! Blogs: You folks really like the “Hold your breath” blog talking about some...
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Chelle Hartzer
Dec 19, 20232 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...
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Chelle Hartzer
Sep 26, 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...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jan 31, 20233 min read
A Rose by Any Other Name (AKA: Whooo are you?)
Here’s a story. Of a gnat named Gary. Who was living in a residential home. What is a gnat, you ask? Great question, thanks for asking....
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Chelle Hartzer
Jan 10, 20233 min read
Light Up My Life (AKA: Right tool for the job)
I have a robot-vacuum. I set it to clean my floors the other day and well… it didn’t go so well. Just like the insect light traps (ILT’s)...
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Chelle Hartzer
Sep 27, 20223 min read
This isn't the Deathly Hallows (AKA: Everyone's on a deadline)
I had a death in the extended family recently. It’s always hard to lose someone and be with others who are grieving too. However, it also...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jul 26, 20223 min read
Airing My Dirty Laundry (AKA: This sucks)
I had to run a load of laundry yesterday. I hadn’t done laundry since before I left on vacation so I had all my dirty clothes still in my...
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Chelle Hartzer
May 31, 20224 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...
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Chelle Hartzer
Apr 12, 20223 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...
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Chelle Hartzer
Mar 8, 20223 min read
Bring Out Your Dead (AKA: Obsessing on diseases)
Last week I started writing an article for a trade journal on small flies in food processing and wound up talking about all the food...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jan 18, 20223 min read
Petty Pot Crimes (AKA: Highs and lows)
This happens to a lot of people. It’s a little embarrassing but, to be perfectly honest: I’ve done it. Particularly in the winter months...
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Chelle Hartzer
Nov 9, 20212 min read
In Person Conferences! (AKA: Scary but good)
Charles Darwin once wrote to his friend: I am dying by inches, from not having anybody to talk to about insects. Over the last week, I...
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Chelle Hartzer
Aug 17, 20212 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...
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Chelle Hartzer
Feb 16, 20213 min read
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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