Tighter restrictions on pesticides, changing weather patterns, the emergence of treatment-resistant insects and regional epidemics have converged, creating a perfect environment for exterminators in many parts of the country to be fabulously successful.

Two issues in particular seem to be driving growth. First, recent temperature increases allow pests to thrive in an ever-extending geographical area as illustrated by fire ants as far north as Virginia. Second, there are the movements and migration of people—travelers can bring new kinds of pests into the country and population shifts have trended toward the Sun Belt states and other areas where insects thrive.

The pesticide industry has come a long way since Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” led to the 1972 ban on DDT, and the industry is creating new products all the time. Problem is, they aren’t cheap. Thanks to strict regulation from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture, it now costs roughly $100 million to develop a new pesticide. And while most exterminators buy and use the right stuff for the job, some have been known to skimp once a contract’s been signed.

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