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Chelle Hartzer
Mar 44 min read
What's In Your Oven? (AKA: Is something burning?)
Apparently, March is National Flour Month. It’s also National Invasive Species Week this week. It only makes sense to feature flour...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jan 143 min read
We Didn’t Start the Fire (AKA: Feeling the heat)
I do not live out west where the devastating fires are continuing, and that doesn’t mean I’m not impacted. All of us will be in some way...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jan 21 min read
I Resolve To Be Just as Awesome (AKA: You're welcome)
Let’s take a look back and see what happened last year! Blogs: You folks really like the “ Science is always right ” blog talking about...
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Chelle Hartzer
Dec 10, 20243 min read
What's That in the Chimney*? (AKA: Pests like holidays)
I received a picture the other day of a pest to identify. This, by itself, is nothing out of the ordinary: I get many texts and emailed...
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Chelle Hartzer
Dec 3, 20242 min read
Getting Sick? (AKA: Bring the wine)
As sometimes happens, I have a blog post almost ready to go. Then something happens, or I see an article, or my news feed lights up. What...
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Chelle Hartzer
Nov 19, 20243 min read
Want a Band-aide? (AKA: Tax dollars at work)
Yet again, I bring you something ripped from the headlines. It’s timely, it’s horrifying, it’s appalling… it’s pest control. Some quick...
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Chelle Hartzer
Nov 5, 20242 min read
Your Vote Matters! (AKA: Pick your favorite!
It’s election day here in the US, if you haven’t voted already, please go vote! In honor of election day, you should vote for your...
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Chelle Hartzer
Aug 6, 20242 min read
Are You Going to Eat That? (AKA: Get that out of your mouth)
Buckle up for a deep dive. We have some of the safest food in the US, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t issues. Here’s what’s going on...
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Chelle Hartzer
Apr 16, 20243 min read
It Costs That Much (AKA: You get what you pay for)
Buckle up folks, I’ve got a great one for you this week: someone had to pay for pest control services! Oh, the horror! Let’s break this...
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Chelle Hartzer
Mar 5, 20242 min read
Dollars and Cents (AKA: Making a killing)
I posted a few days ago about a record setting fine leveled against a company due to violating food safety laws. There were numerous...
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Chelle Hartzer
Feb 20, 20244 min read
Angry birds! (AKA: What a bird brain)
I’m taking my morning walk today and over the podcast I am listening to, I hear a cardinal start chirping. Now, when I start hearing the...
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Chelle Hartzer
Feb 6, 20244 min read
Talk Dirty to Me (AKA: More than four letter words)
While I talk about this topic quite a bit within posts, I don’t often focus on it. It makes people uncomfortable, sometimes you can see...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jan 30, 20243 min read
Storytime! (AKA: I don't understand)
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...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jan 16, 20243 min read
Minor Pot Crimes (AKA: Where there’s smoke…)
It happens. It’s a little embarrassing but to be perfectly honest, I’ve had it happen. Particularly in the winter months or right before...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jan 9, 20242 min read
Take that Nostradamus! (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...
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Chelle Hartzer
Dec 26, 20234 min read
The 12 Days of Pest-mas (AKA: Stop with the birds)
If you’ve been following along, we posted for the last two weeks on the 12 days of Christmas pest control style. Here’s how it went this...
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Chelle Hartzer
Nov 28, 20232 min read
Sweating the Small Stuff (AKA: Know what makes me sick?)
Picture this: it’s the holidays and you have friends and relatives over for a party, or maybe it’s the office holiday party. Of course...
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Chelle Hartzer
Nov 21, 20232 min read
Talking Turkey (AKA: Family pests)
This week is Thanksgiving in the US. For my international friends, it’s a complicated holiday that I won’t get into. It involved a lot of...
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Chelle Hartzer
Aug 1, 20234 min read
Getting Hungry (AKA: Dirty truths)
I’m not sure if I’ve been sucked into some algorithm or if there really have been more news stories popping up on pests in food...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jun 13, 20233 min read
Be Afraid, Very Afraid (AKA: Looking through the data)
Last week was Bed Bug Awareness Week and I wrote a brilliant post on bed bugs for you. As if bed bugs weren't scary enough, last week was...
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