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Chelle Hartzer
Feb 253 min read
What's Your Problem? (AKA: I'm behind)
I’ve been doing a lot of training recently. It tends to happen this time of year because it’s a bit slower in the field and people are...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jan 143 min read
We Didn’t Start the Fire (AKA: Feeling the heat)
I do not live out west where the devastating fires are continuing, and that doesn’t mean I’m not impacted. All of us will be in some way...
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Chelle Hartzer
Nov 26, 20243 min read
Weird Science (AKA: Blinded by the light)
I’m still hung up about this apparent miracle bed bug technique I posted yesterday. This got me thinking, there’s some weird research...
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Chelle Hartzer
Oct 9, 20243 min read
If You Like Pina Coladas (AKA: Getting caught in the rain)
I’m in FL …. for now*. We’ve got hurricane Milton coming for us and hurricane Helene was just a couple weeks ago. This is a perfect time...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jun 18, 20242 min read
Have You Heard the Buzz? (AKA: What's biting me)
It’s Mosquito Awareness Week. Feel free to send your mosquito related gifts to me. Until they get here, here’s your gift from me: new...
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Chelle Hartzer
May 14, 20243 min read
What Did You Just Call Me? (AKA: Flamethrowers and dragons)
As I sit here and try to come up with something brilliant for this week’s blog post…the universe is giving me absolutely nothing. So...
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Chelle Hartzer
Apr 2, 20243 min read
Double Duty (AKA: Working hard)
I’m on semi-holiday right now. Working is a whole lot better when you can be sitting, watching the ocean, sipping your tea, and eating a...
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Chelle Hartzer
Mar 25, 20243 min read
Bite Me (AKA: Just stop already)
You folks know I read a lot of research on all things pests so I can help my clients have the best service possible. I have quite a few...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jan 9, 20242 min read
Take that Nostradamus! (AKA Pudge controls the weather)
At the beginning of every year, it seems I get a lot of questions on what’s going to be “the thing” this year for pest control. It’s...
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Chelle Hartzer
Nov 7, 20232 min read
I Was Today Years Old...(AKA: Old dog, new tricks)
A few weeks ago I was at the National Pest Management Association meeting. This week I'm at what I fondly call my "bug geek" conferences....
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Chelle Hartzer
Oct 24, 20234 min read
10 Questions with a Pro (AKA:
It's the next episode in our recurring series: ten questions with a pro. Every other month, I’m interviewing a “pro” to find out what...
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Chelle Hartzer
Sep 26, 20233 min read
You Don’t Know Karst (AKA: Bring out your dead!)
It’s almost October so I’m perfectly okay with starting the Halloween series. Because it is the best holiday of the year. I was doing a...
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Chelle Hartzer
Aug 22, 20235 min read
Ten Questions With a Pro! (AKA: Let's do science!)
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
Apr 4, 20233 min read
Taking a Break with Pests (AKA: Bugging out on work)
I’m on semi-holiday right now. Working is a whole lot better when you can be sitting, watching the ocean, sipping your tea, and eating a...
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Chelle Hartzer
Mar 7, 20232 min read
Wait…What? (AKA: Is it that time of year already?)
I’m taking my usual morning walk today and since it’s getting lighter out, I can see a bit more. Around my neighborhood, I saw not one,...
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Chelle Hartzer
Jan 3, 20232 min read
Predicting the future (AKA: Pudge controls the weather)
At the beginning of every year, it seems I get a lot of questions on what’s going to be “the thing” this year for pest control. It’s...
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Chelle Hartzer
Dec 27, 20226 min read
The 12 Days of Pest-mas (AKA: WTH with all the birds?)
If you followed along on social media for my 12 days of Christmas – Pest Control Edition, this is the expanded version with tons of...
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Chelle Hartzer
May 31, 20224 min read
Talk Dirty to Me (AKA: Down in the dumps)
We talk a lot about sanitation when it comes to pest control. It is incredibly important to work on sanitation issues because pests (like...
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Chelle Hartzer
May 10, 20224 min read
How Many Weeks!? (AKA: What do I write about this week?)
I looked today and this is my 100th blog post. I can hardly believe I have been writing every week for 100 weeks and that means in four...
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Chelle Hartzer
Apr 26, 20223 min read
What’s That Called? (AKA: Changing names)
I remember going out to Kansas for graduate school, the first time I had even been in that part of the country. It was the beginning of...
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