Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a comprehensive and proactive approach to pest management, utilizing strategies to prevent and reduce pest pressures. In your potato facility, pests such as insects, rodents, and birds can cause considerable damage to your potato...
Those handling the safe and pest-free transportation of food products are faced with unique challenges. Food safety concerns for food processors include microbial, physical/foreign material and chemical contaminations. FDA’s transportation rules state that all parties...
After being in the pest management industry for over 80 years, there isn’t much our team hasn’t seen or heard. Here are some of the frequently asked questions. What pests are common in the food industry, and why? While there are a variety of pest concerns in the food...
1. GET YOUR MASTER SANITATION SCHEDULE UPDATED AND FUNCTIONAL Master Sanitation Schedules are fundamental components of sanitation programs. From a pest management perspective Master Sanitation Schedules eliminate pest food and harborage, and cleaning schedules...
No matter what kind of food processing or manufacturing your company does, it’s likely that your facility produces fragrant waste. Most often these byproducts are stored in broad areas which, if left unchecked, can serve as heavy attractants to all kinds of pests...
Pest management should always be approached first with recognition of key pests and consideration of aspects of their biology where management options can be brought to bear. Rodents are recognized as a key threat for every kind of facility. It is not uncommon to trap...
