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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


Predicting the future (AKA: Pudge controls the weather)
At the beginning of every year, it seems I get a lot of questions on what’s going to be “the thing” this year for pest control. It’s...

Chelle Hartzer
Jan 3, 20232 min read


The 12 Days of Pest-mas (AKA: WTH with all the birds?)
If you followed along on social media for my 12 days of Christmas – Pest Control Edition, this is the expanded version with tons of...

Chelle Hartzer
Dec 27, 20226 min read


I Caught a Bug (AKA: Is that a bite?)
I’m sick. I picked up whatever version of the plague is currently making the rounds. (Yes, I did get my flu and covid shot.) My throat...

Chelle Hartzer
Nov 22, 20222 min read


This Sucks! (AKA: Halloween is awesome)
The smell of fall in the air, the skeletons all over, the spiderwebs covering entire houses (in my case real ones because I don't knock...

Chelle Hartzer
Oct 11, 20223 min read


How Many Weeks!? (AKA: What do I write about this week?)
I looked today and this is my 100th blog post. I can hardly believe I have been writing every week for 100 weeks and that means in four...

Chelle Hartzer
May 10, 20224 min read


Six Degrees of Separation (AKA: EVERYTHING is pest control)
Six degrees of separation is the idea that all people are six or fewer social connections away from each other. Forget six degrees, I can...

Chelle Hartzer
Apr 5, 20223 min read


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...

Chelle Hartzer
Mar 8, 20223 min read


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...

Chelle Hartzer
Dec 7, 20213 min read


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...

Chelle Hartzer
Nov 9, 20212 min read


Blinded me with science (AKA: Conferences are back!)
Sponsor: who would like to share next? Me: Hi, my name is Chelle and I’m a bug geek. Audience: Hi Chelle! I like science. Science is what...

Chelle Hartzer
Nov 2, 20212 min read


What’s Your Favorite? (AKA: You liked that?)
It’s been more than a year of blogging and Linked In posts so this is a great time to look back and see what you folks reacted to the...

Chelle Hartzer
Jul 6, 20212 min read
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