Chelle Hartzer
I'm Fine! (AKA: Painful realizations)
What causes you pain? There is physical pain (falling down the stairs after the cat trips you), and there is emotional pain. There is the...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Aug 1
- 4 min
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
- Jul 4
- 3 min
Celebrate Good Times! (AKA: Please send gifts)
This episode marks the 158th weekly blog post. That’s officially three years and two weeks of weekly ranting writing about all things...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jun 13
- 3 min
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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Chelle Hartzer
- Apr 11
- 4 min
Got a Roach? (AKA: I’m in the weeds)
One of the big parts of my job is to keep up with current research, find out what it means on the field level, and share with my clients...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Mar 21
- 3 min
Flours for Everyone (AKA: It's all in the name)
Yesterday was World Flour Day. Apparently, today is National French Bread Day. And we use flour to make bread so, I guess it makes sense....
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Chelle Hartzer
- Feb 28
- 4 min
10 Questions with a Pro (AKA: Geeking out!)
Introducing the new series of ten questions with a pro. Every other month, I’m interviewing a “pro” to find out what they do, how they do...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Feb 21
- 6 min
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...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Feb 7
- 4 min
Free Bird! (AKA: Flock off!)
I’m taking my morning walk today and over the podcast I am listening to, I hear a cardinal start up. Now, when I start hearing the...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Sep 13, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jul 26, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Mar 1, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Nov 30, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Oct 26, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Sep 28, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Aug 10, 2021
- 4 min
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,...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Sep 22, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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