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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
Oct 26, 20213 min read
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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
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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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
Aug 10, 20214 min read
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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...

Chelle Hartzer
Sep 22, 20204 min read
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