by FSS Inc. | May 1, 2025 | Pest Management
May 2025 Edition: By: Levi Farrell, A.C.E. The Indian Meal Moth If you have ever bought, sold, or been in the presence of seed, food, spices, starches, feed, grass, nuts, or pet foods…or have been in an establishment that produces any of these. Chances are, you’ve...
by FSS Inc. | Apr 9, 2025 | Pest Management
4/9/2025 Edition: by Theo Davis, ACE So, you have a bird in your facility. The following are practical instructions on how to react when one of these winged squawking monsters enters your peaceful and productive environment. The first thing you should do is isolate...
by FSS Inc. | Apr 9, 2025 | Fumigation
4/9/2025 Edition: Tarpaulin Fumigation by: Cody Marks Tarpaulin Fumigation: A Comprehensive Guide Tarpaulin fumigation is a widely used method for controlling pests, particularly in agricultural settings, warehouses, and shipping containers. This process involves the...
by FSS Inc. | Mar 1, 2025 | Fumigation
March 2025 Issue: By: Levi Farrell, A.C.E. A winter season has come and went that allowed you to cool your grain down to temperatures not conducive to insect activity. Spring is now here, and the headspace begins to warm. The merchandisers tell you it’s time to ship....
by FSS Inc. | Mar 1, 2025 | Pest Management
March 2025 Issue: By: Schuyler Smith When you think of the common pests that customers of FSS typically experience in and around their facilities, bats, birds, opossums, raccoons, and skunks may not come to mind, but they should. Nuisance wildlife must always be...
by FSS Inc. | Feb 1, 2025 | Pest Management
February 2025 Edition: by Brian Beidle, BCE The ants of the Midwest have been largely sleeping the cold days away, and if you have forgotten about them in most of your food accounts, you are not alone. Both pavement ants and odorous house ants will enter into a...
by FSS Inc. | Feb 1, 2025 | Pest Management
February 2025 Edition: Outlook for the Food Safety Pest Management Industry. By: Jeff Waggoner, ACE I feel the need to describe what I call the Food Safety Pest Management Industry. It’s not just about food, but it’s about helping protect a delicate process. One...
by FSS Inc. | Jan 1, 2025 | Pest Management
January 2025 Edition: IPM’s Secret Weapon: Harnessing the Power of People by, Curtis Meyers, Associate Certified Entomologist Integrated pest management uses many tools and techniques to identify, monitor and address pest activity. From basic snap traps to remote...
by FSS Inc. | Jan 1, 2025 | Fumigation
January 2025 Edition: Winter Fumigations by Curtis Lilleoden It's January, you are experiencing intolerable pest levels and one of the control options you are considering is fumigation. As a fumigator, a phone call for a wintertime fumigation is met with positive...
by FSS Inc. | Nov 1, 2024 | Fumigation
November 2024 Edition: Export Logs by: Steve Granzow The primary purpose for the fumigation of logs en route to China, as with many export treatments is to prevent the spread of pests, diseases, and invasive species that could damage agriculture and ecosystems at...
by FSS Inc. | Nov 1, 2024 | Pest Management
November 2024 Edition: By: John Moore, MSc In today's competitive market, businesses are often faced with the dilemma of choosing between a quality-based program and a low-cost, minimally compliant alternative. Unfortunately, many customers and companies do not...
by FSS Inc. | Oct 1, 2024 | Fumigation
October 2024 Edition: By: Joshua A Wilhelm, ACE The fumigation industry has always struggled with options for the organic industry. Organics have gained a large market share, and this has pushed companies to explore organic products in their facilities. With these...
