Tag: National-Pest-Management-Association

After an unseasonably mild winter, here's the National Pest Management Association's list of the 10 U.S. cities most at risk for increased pest populations this spring. 

The NPMA recommends prevention tips to aid businesses in deterring pest infestations at their facility ahead of peak pest season.

The top 10 pest prevention tips regarding bedbugs, roaches, ants, rodents and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs in buildings and facilities.

From the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) here are five actions for facility management as these pests have increased opportunity to gain access to buildings.

Activities in and around buildings help determine where to look, and which pests may be attracted.

Subterranean termites can collapse a building entirely, destroy plastic plumbing pipes, and may cause serious damage.

Aside from being a nuisance, rodents are vectors of a vast array of diseases and can also chew through drywall, insulation, wood, and electrical wiring, with the potential to cause fires.

In April 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a summit to address a developing pest problem—bed bugs in homes and other buildings. In a follow up on this topic, TFM spoke with an expert from Orkin, Inc. who attended the EPA Summit in April.