Chelle Hartzer
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
- Aug 16, 2022
- 3 min
Sweating the Small Stuff (AKA: No sweat!)
I was outside this past weekend getting some yard work done. It was supposed to be a bit cooler than it had been for the past few months....
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jun 21, 2022
- 3 min
Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire (AKA: Feel the heat)
Much of the US is under an early heat wave right now. I know where I am, temperatures are much higher than normal for this early in the...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Apr 19, 2022
- 2 min
A Tail of two Sites (AKA: Flying in the face of danger)
I’m probably going to get some pushback from this, but I don’t like birds. I admit birds of prey like raptors and owls are very...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Mar 1, 2022
- 4 min
A "National Day" for Everything (AKA: I'm making cookies)
Apparently, March is National Flour Month. It’s also National Invasive Species Week this week. It only makes sense to feature flour...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jan 11, 2022
- 3 min
They Can Feed on What?! (AKA: Procrastinating my talks)
I’m headed to the Georgia pest control conference this week and I have two presentations to give on fumigation. So naturally, I’m...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Nov 23, 2021
- 2 min
Being Thankful (AKA: Everything relates to pests!)
This week is Thanksgiving in the U. For my international friends, it’s a complicated holiday that I won’t get into. However, a mainstay...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Aug 10, 2021
- 4 min
Food Fun (AKA: What's eating at you?)
I recently had some discussions on stored product pests. Those pests that are specifically after the food we eat. Not the rodents, flies,...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jun 29, 2021
- 3 min
What’s Bugging Me (AKA: Back on my soapbox)
I always say that entomologists notice the little things. Get it: insects are little? I visit a lot of different facilities, particularly...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Apr 13, 2021
- 3 min
Another National "Holiday" (AKA: Pest management saves the world!)
When I started college, I wasn’t really aware of entomology. I switched my major to entomology after my second year. My very first...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Mar 23, 2021
- 3 min
Hold Your Breath (AKA: What doesn't kill you...)
I remember my first entomology class in college. I was super excited because we had to do an insect collection. This meant I got to be...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Jan 26, 2021
- 3 min
Keto diet for pests (AKA: Don’t eat my bacon!)
Since I recently did a presentation on stored product pests, my brain has been stuck on the Dermestid beetles lately. These are a really...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Dec 1, 2020
- 3 min
What's New with You? (AKA: Make a change!)
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...
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Chelle Hartzer
- Nov 24, 2020
- 3 min
Holiday Season (AKA: Pests are thankful too!)
It’s almost Thanksgiving here in the US. A day when Americans stuff their stomachs with stacks of sumptuous foods. Pests are also...
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