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What Day Is It? (AKA: Time travel)
I’m back from an amazing trip overseas. That being said, I have lost all sense of time and I’m a bit jetlagged. So I forgot yesterday was Tuesday. I’m now pretending today is yesterday and getting the blog out. Speaking of time travel, do you know how old termites are? (and yes, all the pictures in this week's blog were taken by me on this trip!) While I was in Kenya last week, in between inspections and other work, I had the privilege of going on safari with some absolutely

Chelle Hartzer
Jun 173 min read


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
May 192 min read


The Customer is Always Right (AKA: Sure....)
Sometimes pest problems are relatively easy to manage. One or two visits, some targeted treatments, sanitation, and exclusion recommendations, and presto! Problem solved! Then there are the times it isn’t so easy. Particularly when it seems the customer is working against you. The other day, I was at a location, let’s say it was a bookstore. (It wasn’t, I’m trying to protect the innocent here!) Now, as I was browsing through the bookstore, out of the corner of my eye, I saw

Chelle Hartzer
Nov 4, 20253 min read


Getting Bloody (AKA: Trying to get high)
I travel quite a bit, and I consider myself a frequent flier. I know how to navigate an airport, where to find the best food options, and...

Chelle Hartzer
Sep 23, 20253 min read


Not My Fault! (AKA: Pointing fingers)
I was giving a webinar on rodents last week and someone asked a brilliant question: what can you do when the pest problem is coming from...

Chelle Hartzer
Apr 29, 20253 min read


Just Because They Jumped Off a Bridge...(AKA: Change is hard)
This has come up multiple times in the last two weeks from current clients, potential clients, and friends. From clients, it has been a...

Chelle Hartzer
Feb 18, 20253 min read
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