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Beeing Contentious (AKA: Don’t bee a hater)
It was World Bee Day last week, and that’s a great time to talk about bees. Honey bees specifically. Honey bees are an invasive species. These are sometimes referred to as the European honey bee, the western honey bee, but ESA states the common name is simply the “honey bee”. If you want to get scientific about it, it’s Apis mellifera*, which comes from the Latin of Apis meaning bee and mellifera meaning honey-bearing. There is still a little controversy, but most science poi

Chelle Hartzer
5 days ago2 min read


Pucker Up (AKA: Sharing the love)
I’ve had kissing bugs hitting my newsfeed like crazy, so now’s a great time for a primer on bugs. To start with, there are just shy of...

Chelle Hartzer
Sep 30, 20253 min read


Rolling in the Dirt (AKA: The invasion begins!)
I grew up in New England (I’m a Yankee), and one thing I really miss from there is heading to a lobster shack for dinner, which starts in...

Chelle Hartzer
Apr 8, 20253 min read


The Invasion has Begun (AKA: Can you smell it?)
As occasionally happens, I have a blog written and ready to go (I typically write my first drafts on Mondays) and something happens and I...

Chelle Hartzer
Oct 4, 20223 min read
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