Killroy Pest Control, based in Campbell, Calif., has announced its Green Pest Services specialist, Laura Hammon, has earned the title of Board Certified Entomologist in Urban and Industrial Entomology from the Entomological Society of America. Hammon has worked in entomology for 12 years, and has been a licensed Branch 2 field representative in California for […]
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