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Articles Tagged with ''pest management''

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Initial Tests Show Promise for Novel Protein-Based Biopesticide

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Food Safety Magazine Editorial Team
April 8, 2026

In a partnership with Syngenta, early laboratory testing demonstrated the activity of novel bioactive ingredients, developed with Biotalys’ AGROBODY technology, against a specific insect crop pest.


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Summer Pest Pressures: How Businesses Can Prepare

Food facility managers must understand the complexities of pest control and how to mitigate risks with proper planning
Jim Fredericks
June 23, 2025

The key to achieving long-term pest management success is fostering a year-round, collaborative relationship between facility managers and a professional pest control partner to implement an integrated pest management (IPM) plan.


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Seasonal Pest Prevention Tips for Commercial Food Facilities

Cindy Mannes
July 25, 2022

Pest control should always be top-of-mind for facility managers, but spring and summer provide a great opportunity to set up commercial facilities for success year-round. Managers can take several key steps to start off pest season on the right foot, as explained in this exclusive article by the National Pest Management Association.


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Common Pest Hot Spots in Restaurants and How to Eliminate Them

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Dhruv Kishore Bole, M.B.A, PCQI, LSSGB
August 24, 2021

Getting rid of pest hot spots keeps diners in and pests out. All that is required is a methodical and committed approach to pest management principles.


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Are You Prepared for the Upcoming Pest Season?

Chelle Hartzer, M.Sc., BCE
August 17, 2021
Prepare for the upcoming seasons by assessing your facility for pests today. Addressing problems now will help control problems later.
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It’s All about Monitoring

What do you monitor for?
Chelle Hartzer, M.Sc., BCE
June 20, 2021
To control pests, most companies likely use a third-party pest management company, while a few have an in-house team. Regardless, those overseeing pest management have some important things to consider when it comes to monitoring for pests.
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Pest control during the COVID-19 pandemic

April 27, 2020
With businesses closing and foot traffic dwindling, pests are looking for new sources of food, and food and beverage plants are a natural target.
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4 steps to prep for rodent season

January 8, 2020
Pest management is a perennial task in food-processing environments. The pests of concern may vary, but span all food-processing segments, rodents take top billing as a pest of concern.
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Preventing pests in food handling, packing, processing and storage facilities

Preventing pests in food handling, packing, processing and storage facilities

Lis Parker
Liz Parker
December 13, 2019

Pest prevention is an important part of food safety.


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Fumigation: An effective pest control method for food supply chain of custody

Jeff Jones
June 5, 2018
In some cases, fumigation work will be the most linear, effective way of treating a pest problem of great acuity.
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