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Talk Dirty to Me (AKA: More than four letter words)
While I talk about this topic quite a bit within posts, I don’t often focus on it. It makes people uncomfortable, sometimes you can see...

Chelle Hartzer
Feb 6, 20244 min read


Storytime! (AKA: I don't understand)
Actual conversation I had with a client the other day: Client: I don’t understand why we still have this problem. Me: How long has it...

Chelle Hartzer
Jan 30, 20243 min read


The 12 Days of Pest-mas (AKA: Stop with the birds)
If you’ve been following along, we posted for the last two weeks on the 12 days of Christmas pest control style. Here’s how it went this...

Chelle Hartzer
Dec 26, 20234 min read


We’re saved! (AKA: Magic bullets)
You know with a headline like this I absolutely have to find out what’s going on: And since it is 100% effective, pest control companies...

Chelle Hartzer
Nov 14, 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....

Chelle Hartzer
Nov 7, 20232 min read


Do the Natural Thing (AKA: Feel like a natural)
I was just asked to write an article on “natural” pest control. I almost didn’t. It’s like talking about “safe” pesticides or “harmless”...

Chelle Hartzer
Aug 15, 20232 min read


Like a Moth to a Flame (AKA: Getting drawn in)
It’s National Moth Week! Moths are definitely the underrated stepchild of the Lepidoptera order. The butterflies and skippers get all the...

Chelle Hartzer
Jul 25, 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


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...

Chelle Hartzer
May 9, 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,...

Chelle Hartzer
Mar 7, 20232 min read


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...

Chelle Hartzer
Jan 17, 20234 min read


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....

Chelle Hartzer
Nov 29, 20223 min read
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