Chelle Hartzer
Dungeons and Dragons (AKA: Fighting the good fight)
I saw my first dragon yesterday. It was not in a dungeon though. I think it looks like a dragon, and many folks have no idea what this...
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Chelle Hartzer
- May 16
- 3 min
Pollinators, Pests, and Pastures, Oh My (AKA: Not being lazy)
It’s halfway through May and that means the grass is getting longer and the weeds are coming in. Literally in many cases because May is...
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Chelle Hartzer
- May 2
- 3 min
Crawling Crustaceans (AKA: Supposedly they taste good)
I grew up in New England (I’m a true Yankee) and one thing I really miss from there is heading to a lobster shack for dinner starting in...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Mar 28
- 3 min
Please Sir, May I Have Some Fur? (AKA: Feasting on and on)
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
- Oct 4, 2022
- 3 min
The Invasion has Begun (AKA: Can you smell it?)
As occasionally happens, I have a blog written and ready to go (I typically write my first drafts on Mondays) and something happens and I...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jun 21, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Mar 8, 2022
- 3 min
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
- Dec 7, 2021
- 3 min
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night (AKA: Holiday cheer)
Actually, it’s just rain, and it’s morning. But it’s cold and I just want to curl up with a good book and a cup of tea. While I do have...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Nov 9, 2021
- 2 min
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
- 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 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
- 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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