Feb 17, 2021 | Food Processing and Safety, Integrated Pest Management, Organic
Demand for foods that consumers perceive to be healthier continues to grow. Many food companies have found opportunities to develop or promote products they can market as “organic.” Organic product processing has some implications for pest management, although more...
Feb 17, 2021 | Flying Insects Resources, Flying Pests, Food Processing and Safety, Integrated Pest Management
Flies are an obvious potential detriment in the food manufacturing and processing world. Not only are they annoying—they’re also plain disgusting. With six legs and only two wings, flies land often to take rest breaks, and they can leave behind a great deal of...
Feb 17, 2021 | Integrated Pest Management
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” goes some sage advice from Benjamin Franklin. This is just as relevant to pest management as to other aspects of life. Whether you call them preventative or pro-active, tactics to make the food plant environment...Feb 16, 2021 | Audit, Food Processing and Safety, Integrated Pest Management
Considerable pest management implications are imbedded in compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) although they may not be immediately apparent on the surface. It is helpful to remember that laws speak in generalities, and the subsequent rules and...
Feb 16, 2021 | Integrated Pest Management
UNDERSTANDING AND EXPLOITING THEIR ECOLOGY The most fundamental aspect of pest management is identification of a pest or threat and understanding enough about their biology to bring the right management options to bear to correct or prevent infestations. Each pest...
