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Pandemic Pest Problems (AKA: Pests weren't quarantined)
How’s your pandemic going? For quite a while many of us were stuck at home, our favorite restaurants were closed, and we couldn’t go to...

Chelle Hartzer
Oct 26, 20213 min read


It's Not Easy Being Clean (AKA: Ew.)
I was traveling for family stuff this past week and was at a relative's house. Walking in, there were house flies flying around. My...

Chelle Hartzer
Oct 19, 20213 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


The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (AKA: Sweater weather)
It’s October and that means it’s my favorite season of the year: spider season! Living in Georgia (USA), we are under siege from the...

Chelle Hartzer
Oct 5, 20212 min read


What Are You Looking At? (AKA: Trap or monitor?)
I had the privilege last week of being part of a workshop on rodent monitoring. I got to talk about monitoring and was part of an expert...

Chelle Hartzer
Sep 28, 20213 min read


An Elephant Sized Problem (AKA: Is there a size limit?)
What’s bugging you? Seriously, what’s been pestering you? Is it an actual pest? And what defines a pest? I have written about this a few...

Chelle Hartzer
Sep 21, 20213 min read


What is Poison? (AKA: Social media fun times)
I’m not the best gardener. I can grow some plants and I take decent care of my yard, but I certainly get my fair share of nasty notes...

Chelle Hartzer
Sep 14, 20213 min read


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
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