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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


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


Houston, We Have Problems (AKA: Didn’t see that coming)
I usually don’t get called until a pest issue is fairly bad. It’s been going on for months, (if not years), it has not been getting any...

Chelle Hartzer
Dec 13, 20224 min read


We don’t talk about Bruno (AKA: see no evil)
I’ve posted a couple times on social media about the ongoing saga of the Family Dollar stores and the issues there. If you haven’t heard...

Chelle Hartzer
Mar 29, 20224 min read


A Decade Later (AKA: Beginning to feel a bit old…)
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed in 2011, ten years ago. Before that, there was the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C)...

Chelle Hartzer
Nov 16, 20212 min read


Do You Know Cockroaches? (AKA: Nerding out)
My sister asked me for some “fun” cockroach facts for a presentation she needed to do. Of course, I went into full nerd mode and started...

Chelle Hartzer
Apr 20, 20213 min read


Three Blind Mice (AKA: I'm running away)
Three blind mice They aren't blind but mice don’t have great vision, they depend on touch and smell more. See how they run Multiple...

Chelle Hartzer
Feb 9, 20212 min read
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