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Resistance is Inevitable (AKA: You won't be assimilated)
The Borg told us that resistance was futile. It’s not, it’s unavoidable. Insect pests (even rodents) are in a constant battle for...

Chelle Hartzer
Dec 29, 20203 min read


Not a Creature was Stirring... (AKA: The holiday edition)
It’s the winter holiday season and I’m taking some time off. So here’s some winter and holiday-related items to carry you through to next...

Chelle Hartzer
Dec 22, 20202 min read


What's Your Sanitation Schedule Look Like? (AKA: Holiday cheer!)
I don’t have cable at my house, so I don’t watch a lot of television with commercials. However, when I travel, as I did recently, I often...

Chelle Hartzer
Dec 15, 20203 min read


What Problem? (AKA: This wasn't here yesterday...)
I often don’t get called into a pest issue until it’s fairly bad. It’s been going on for months, (if not years), it has not been getting...

Chelle Hartzer
Dec 8, 20204 min read


What's New with You? (AKA: Make a change!)
Actual conversation I had with a client the other day: Client: I don’t understand why we still have this problem. Me: How long has it...

Chelle Hartzer
Dec 1, 20203 min read


Holiday Season (AKA: Pests are thankful too!)
It’s almost Thanksgiving here in the US. A day when Americans stuff their stomachs with stacks of sumptuous foods. Pests are also...

Chelle Hartzer
Nov 24, 20203 min read


The Rats are Coming! (AKA: Shut the front door!)
The other day, I was doing a talk on rodenticides. Rodenticides are a hot topic right now, primarily because California has banned the...

Chelle Hartzer
Nov 17, 20203 min read


Falling for pests (AKA: They want warmth too!)
Autumn is my favorite season. The leaves are changing, the temps are cooling off, my favorite holiday happens (Halloween!), and campfires...

Chelle Hartzer
Nov 10, 20203 min read


Now you see me, now you don’t! (AKA: is it a bed bug?)
Now you see me, now you don’t! I travel a lot for work, at least I did before Covid struck. In that time, I found bed bugs in my hotel...

Chelle Hartzer
Nov 3, 20203 min read
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