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FACILITY PEST MANAGEMENT ARTICLES
Fogging vs. Fumigation
Fumigation and fogging are often seen as the same type of pest service. While they’re similar in nature, they have key differences that will affect whether a pest expert like IFC would recommend them for your facility. Both involve the use of an insecticide or...
Answering Your Most Asked Questions: Ask the Pest Experts
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...
How Chlorine Dioxide Gas is the Best Choice for Microbial Sterilization of Your Facility
Sometimes, it is those pests that go unseen that can be the true culprit within food processing facilities. Decontamination treatments, especially those like the Chlorine Dioxide Gas Sterilization Service, support an ongoing, cleaner facility. A Chlorine Dioxide Gas...
Top 6 Sanitation Solutions
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...
Tips for Audit Preparedness
There was a time when sanitation managers devoted significant time and effort several weeks in advance to prepare for scheduled audits. Preparation for these important events will continue, but demands will increasingly be for 24/7 readiness for unannounced audits –...
Sanitation Innovation: The Rise of Foaming Probiotic Cleaners
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...
Removing Rodents from the Recipe
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...
Ready or Not, Here They Come: How to Identify and Prevent Stored Product Pests
Pests are good at hide-and-seek. And you may not know they are there until it’s too late. In the food processing and manufacturing industry, certain pests can compromise products without anyone realizing they’re there. High pest pressure abounds in these types of...
Psocids in Food Processing and Distribution
Psocids are becoming increasingly important as pests in food processing and distribution especially as contaminants in or on packaging. They are potential safety hazards causing slippery floors, potential allergens, and can potentially taint infested food ingredients....
