On The Move: Insects that are pushing their ecological boundaries are telling us yes the world slightly warmer What does this mean for your pest management firm

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Pests are crossing state lines and exploring territory that generations before them considered too cold, too dry, too wet. Invasive pests are hopping a flight to our cities, too, and they're settling in just fine thanks to our warmer winters.Meanwhile, extreme storms blow insects up and away from their balmy territories, carrying them north and every which way. They get a free ride to a higher latitude.What's climate change got to do with it? Some insects are pushing their ecological limits, and they're adapting and hanging in there.The fact is, our world is a warmer place today than it was 30 years ago. Climate change is happening, and we're not talking about isolated weather events like a scorching summer or this winter's Polar Vortex. The gradual warming of the Earth over decades, hundreds of years, is evident in climatology reports, and the effect rodent populations is real.