The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) has released its forecast for the fall and winter months. According to the NPMA’s bi-annual Bug Barometer forecast, milder-than-normal temperatures could extend pest activity well into the fall and even winter months across much of the United States. The forecast, developed by NPMA’s team of board-certified entomologists, analyzes long-term […]
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