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In this episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak to Dr. Jim Fredericks, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs at the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), about the risks posed by rodents in food facilities and the importance of integrated pest control to food safety.

On August 4–6 in Dallas Texas, Rentokil Terminix will host the Pest Invasion: Integrated Pest Management Food Safety Seminar, bringing together industry leaders spanning the food supply chain, pest management, and environmental health industries.

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.

An expanded range of jointly developed pest traps from BrightAI and Pelsis bring new artificial intelligence (AI) -powered pest detection devices to a wider range of food facilities.

Sprague Pest Solutions has opened a new branch in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Sprague Pest Solutions is opening its newest branch in Fresno, California, to better serve the agricultural and food processing clients in the area.

In this bonus episode of Food Safety Matters, we speak with Dr. Alissa Welsher, Associate Senior Consultant at Elanco Poultry Food Safety, about the importance of pest management to poultry safety; specifically, for the control of darkling beetles, which can be an important source of Salmonella in poultry production operations.

Sprague Pest Solutions has announced its further expansion into Montana with the acquisition of SOS Pest Control in Billings, Montana.

Sprague Pest Solutions has announced its successful acquisition of Home and Office Pest Control, expanding the company’s footprint in Montana.

Do engaged, informed, and empowered sanitation teams act as a predictor of success for an integrated pest management (IPM) program? With excellent food safety risk management behaviors, a frontline sanitation team can help manage existing risks and identify new ones, dramatically reducing the potential of product contamination due to pest activity in a facility. This article describes an action plan to help achieve these goals.