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Keeping Indianmeal Moths out of Your Food Facility
A common control method used for Indianmeal Moth infestations in food facilities is discussed in this white paper.
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Partners in Pest Management
Better Relationship, Better Results, Better Protection. The foundation of this kind of “ultimate” partnership is simple, yet challenging. It’s all about communication.
Pest Management in the Food Facility of the Future
Patricia Hottel, technical director of McCloud Services, reviews hot spots in food facilities and discuss pest management challenges, technologies and changing environments food facilities will need to embrace in the future.
The Devil is in the Details
Copesan President Deni Naumann explains the impact how pest management is impacted by FSMA, which emphasizes strategic, risk-based assessment of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs, supported by thorough, accurate documentation and consistent corrective-action implementation and management.
The Value of a Professional
Using a pest management company for service in and around the processing plant has many advantages. QA interviewed National Pest Management Association (NPMA) Vice President of Public Affairs Cindy Mannes to learn more. From an extensive survey of key NPMA directors and members, Mannes provided the following responses on the value of professional pest management.
5 Valuable Ways Documentation and Data Improve IPM
Pest management needs to be driven by data to be effective and efficient. Too often information is collected but not used to its fullest extent. As USDA ARS Stored Product Insect and Engineering Research Unit Research Leader James Campbell explained, "Since so much of pest management is focused on prevention, data can provide quality control information."
Pest ID App Benefits Technicians and Plants
One example of the technological evolution is that of the new Field Guide App from the National Pest Management Association (NPMA). The app is based on content from NPMA's Field Guide to Structural Pests, an 800-page reference source that includes detailed information on identification, biology, and control of nearly 200 different structural pests with color photos and drawings.
McCloud White Paper: Keeping Pet Food from Becoming Pest Food
Written by Anna Getchell, operations process manager, McCloud Services, this guide describes the journey a bag of dog food takes and the points at which it is susceptible to stored product pests.
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