Photo: Taya - stock.adobe.com We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Home Advice You Can Trust Tips, tricks & ideas for a better home and yard, delivered to your inbox daily. After a winter consisting of cold temperatures, unusual precipitation patterns, and heavy snowfall, experts at the National Pest Management Association ( NPMA ) are warning that pests could emerge sooner and in larger numbers across the country than in recent years. By analyzing weather patterns, long-term forecasts, and pest biology, NPMA experts produced the Spring and Summer 2026 Bug Barometer forecast that helps homeowners and pest professionals prepare for what’s coming in their specific region. Timing is everything in pest control, says Nicole Carpenter, a pest control professional and the president of Black Pest Prevention in Charlotte, North Carolina.…