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The 12 Days of Pest-mas (AKA: Stop with the birds)
If you’ve been following along, we posted for the last two weeks on the 12 days of Christmas pest control style. Here’s how it went this...

Chelle Hartzer
Dec 26, 20234 min read


A New Box! (AKA: Presents?)
I received a package the other day. When I saw it on the front stoop, of course I was excited. Who isn’t thrilled these days when...

Chelle Hartzer
Sep 5, 20234 min read


Getting Hungry (AKA: Dirty truths)
I’m not sure if I’ve been sucked into some algorithm or if there really have been more news stories popping up on pests in food...

Chelle Hartzer
Aug 1, 20234 min read


I’m a Mite Peeved (AKA: Sweat the little things)
I always say that entomologists notice the little things. Get it: insects …small…little things? I visit a lot of different facilities,...

Chelle Hartzer
Jul 11, 20233 min read


I Scream, You Scream (AKA: Not just in the sheets)
It’s Bed Bug Awareness Week. I’ve posted quite a bit about bed bugs and written numerous articles (here, here, and here) and if you are...

Chelle Hartzer
Jun 6, 20233 min read


10 Questions with a Pro (AKA: Geeking out!)
Introducing the new series of ten questions with a pro. Every other month, I’m interviewing a “pro” to find out what they do, how they do...

Chelle Hartzer
Feb 28, 20234 min read


How Much? (AKA: Break into the piggy bank)
I was doing some training last week and we were talking about the risk of rodents. I brought up the Family Dollar saga that hit the news...

Chelle Hartzer
Feb 21, 20236 min read


Free Bird! (AKA: Flock off!)
I’m taking my morning walk today and over the podcast I am listening to, I hear a cardinal start up. Now, when I start hearing the...

Chelle Hartzer
Feb 7, 20234 min read


Time's Fun When You're Having Flies (AKA: Tying up competition)
Spiders are one of my favorites. There is such amazing diversity in spiders in appearance, food preferences, habitats, biologies, and...

Chelle Hartzer
Nov 1, 20224 min read


A Bear Walks into a Bar (AKA: How did this happen?)
Quiz time: Yesterday on your weekly grocery shopping trip, you stocked up on five extra-large bags of dark chocolate (hey, they were on...

Chelle Hartzer
Sep 13, 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


It's Not MY Fault (AKA: Not my job)
I posted this yesterday and can not get it out of my head. This piece illustrates so well what a challenge pest control can be, and that...

Chelle Hartzer
Oct 12, 20214 min read
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