Chelle Hartzer
Not Okay (AKA: WTF?!?!)
Normally something like this would hit my newsfeed and I would glance at it and move on. It caught my eye this time. I typically don’t...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Mar 7
- 2 min
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 17
- 4 min
Say What??? (AKA: Where do people come up with this?)
I’ve been getting a lot of alerts about bed bugs on my news feed, probably because Orkin is doing their annual bed bug push. On top of...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Nov 29, 2022
- 3 min
Sitting in the Seat of Power (AKA: Government pests)
I don’t think I have ever written about something like this. It is a bit niche, and many people never run across this type of account....
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Chelle Hartzer
- Nov 8, 2022
- 3 min
Houston, We Have a Problem (AKA: Story Time!)
Grab your favorite snacks, find your comfortable chair, and settle in for story time! I was at a conference a couple weeks ago. I really...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Oct 25, 2022
- 3 min
Get it Out! (AKA: being a good daughter)
Actual conversation from yesterday: “Chelle, get over here right now!” “What?” “There’s a bug!” “Yeah…” “Well do something about it!” You...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Aug 23, 2022
- 3 min
How Did I Get Here Again? (AKA: Patience running thin)
I’m not the best gardener. I can grow some plants and I take decent care of my yard, but I certainly get my fair share of nasty notes...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jul 13, 2022
- 2 min
It Was the Best of Times…(AKA: Retrospecting)
I’m on vacation this week so it’s perfect timing to look back and see what you folks liked. Blog posts – After writing these weekly for...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jun 14, 2022
- 3 min
What Would You Do for $2K? (AKA: I remember being a poor starving grad student...)
If you saw my post last week, you know I have been doing this for over two years. (If you haven’t, why not?!?!) You would think after...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Feb 22, 2022
- 3 min
Danger Will Robinson! (AKA: on my soapbox again)
This has come up multiple times in the last two weeks from current clients, potential clients, and friends. From clients, it has been a...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Nov 9, 2021
- 2 min
In Person Conferences! (AKA: Scary but good)
Charles Darwin once wrote to his friend: I am dying by inches, from not having anybody to talk to about insects. Over the last week, I...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Sep 14, 2021
- 3 min
What is Poison? (AKA: Social media fun times)
I’m not the best gardener. I can grow some plants and I take decent care of my yard, but I certainly get my fair share of nasty notes...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Mar 9, 2021
- 4 min
They Said To Do What? (AKA: Not a light post)
When I saw it initially, I thought it was just some clickbait article and it really wouldn’t be what the title implied: Then I saw that...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Feb 2, 2021
- 3 min
Don't be Frightened (AKA: Not a dirty word)
Pesticides often get a bad reputation, especially in the media, and can be view as “nasty chemicals”, "dangerous", “harmful” or even just...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Dec 29, 2020
- 3 min
Resistance is Inevitable (AKA: You won't be assimilated)
The Borg told us that resistance was futile. It’s not, it’s unavoidable. Insect pests (even rodents) are in a constant battle for...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Sep 8, 2020
- 3 min
Mosquitoes, Misinformation, and Mad Neighbors (AKA: I'm uninvited)
I was over a neighbor’s house this weekend for a get together (yes, socially distanced and masked!). I do a pretty good job of not being...
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