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Itsy Bitsy (AKA: Crawling past summer)
It’s October and that means it’s my favorite season of the year: spider season! Living in Georgia (USA), we are still under siege from the invasive Joro spider . It is actually a very pretty spider that builds big orb-shaped webs. While these are beneficial (I am pretty sure we had next to no mosquito issues this summer because of all these webspinners), they are very abundant. People don’t like them near their structures, and there is the “ick” factor of walking through one

Chelle Hartzer
Oct 14, 20253 min read


Scrutinizing the Scene (AKA: Searching for food)
I’m inspecting a food facility this week and there’s always something interesting that you find. So this week, let’s talk about...

Chelle Hartzer
Oct 7, 20253 min read


Pucker Up (AKA: Sharing the love)
I’ve had kissing bugs hitting my newsfeed like crazy, so now’s a great time for a primer on bugs. To start with, there are just shy of...

Chelle Hartzer
Sep 30, 20253 min read


Getting Bloody (AKA: Trying to get high)
I travel quite a bit, and I consider myself a frequent flier. I know how to navigate an airport, where to find the best food options, and...

Chelle Hartzer
Sep 23, 20253 min read


10 Questions with a Pro!
We're back this month with our series of ten questions with a pro. Every other month, I’m interviewing a “pro” to find out what they do,...

Chelle Hartzer
Sep 9, 20255 min read


It's Not the Pest (AKA: This isn't working)
A few weeks back, I posted a response to an article that proclaimed that the cost for a pest control job was outrageous. On the surface,...

Chelle Hartzer
Sep 2, 20253 min read


Nightmare in the Meat Department (AKA: Read before eating)
Who cares, it’s not a problem in the US? It’s not a big deal, they mostly affect cattle. It’s not like it will impact us. Except it is....

Chelle Hartzer
Aug 26, 20253 min read


Weekend Shopping (AKA: Hard hats for headaches)
I needed a few things from one of the big box hardware stores. My hard hat was way past its use-by date , and I needed a newer...

Chelle Hartzer
Aug 19, 20253 min read


It Costs What? (AKA: Tools of the trade)
Someone posted a link to this article , and I kind of laughed it off and went on with my morning. My brain kept going back to it, though,...

Chelle Hartzer
Aug 12, 20253 min read
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