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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...

Chelle Hartzer
Aug 1, 20234 min read


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...

Chelle Hartzer
Jul 4, 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...

Chelle Hartzer
Jun 13, 20233 min read


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...

Chelle Hartzer
Apr 11, 20234 min read


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....

Chelle Hartzer
Mar 21, 20233 min read


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...

Chelle Hartzer
Feb 28, 20234 min read


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


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...

Chelle Hartzer
Feb 7, 20234 min read


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
Sep 13, 20223 min read


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
Jul 26, 20223 min read


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
Mar 1, 20224 min read


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
Nov 30, 20213 min read
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