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Chelle Hartzer

A Bear Walks into a Bar (AKA: How did this happen?)

Quiz time: Yesterday on your weekly grocery shopping trip, you stocked up on five extra-large bags of dark chocolate (hey, they were on...

Chelle Hartzer

Airing My Dirty Laundry (AKA: This sucks)

I had to run a load of laundry yesterday. I hadn’t done laundry since before I left on vacation so I had all my dirty clothes still in my...

Chelle Hartzer

A "National Day" for Everything (AKA: I'm making cookies)

Apparently, March is National Flour Month. It’s also National Invasive Species Week this week. It only makes sense to feature flour...

Chelle Hartzer

Home Invasion (AKA: Did you "pandemic cook"?)

I received a picture the other day of a pest to identify. This, by itself, is nothing out of the ordinary: I get many texted and emailed...

Chelle Hartzer

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

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

Food Fun (AKA: What's eating at you?)

I recently had some discussions on stored product pests. Those pests that are specifically after the food we eat. Not the rodents, flies,...

Chelle Hartzer

What's in your kitchen? (AKA: I need to clean)

Ever had an issue with cockroaches? If you have, I’m guessing it was pretty frustrating and not something you just snapped your fingers...