by FSS Inc. | Sep 1, 2024 | Pest Management
September 2024 Edition: Paul Gough, ACE Corporate IPM Manager FSS, Inc. Threshold action plans. Trend analyses. These are two essential and interrelated parts of a successful food safety pest management program, which are commonly required by food safety audit...
by FSS Inc. | Aug 1, 2024 | Fumigation
August 2024 Edition: by: Curt Lilleodden, Iowa Regional Manager I remember my first structural fumigation. It was the summer of 1992, and I was still pretty green, with only a little over a year of experience in the pest control business under my belt, long before my...
by FSS Inc. | Aug 1, 2024 | Pest Management
August 2024 Edition: by: Curtis Meyers, A.C.E. Introduction Insects are poikilothermic, meaning they do not generate their own body heat, and the temperature of their environment is one of the primary environmental factors that affects their biology and behavior....
by FSS Inc. | Jul 10, 2024 | Pest Management
By: Brian Beidle, BCE July – 2024 Edition Rodents were and are a constant pressure on seed facilities. After service began in earnest, I was asked by the contact of a client “What else can we do”? This question was aimed towards how to further prevent and...
by FSS Inc. | Jul 1, 2024 | Pest Management
July 2024 Edition: Integrated Grain Protection Systems – Paul Adriano Using grain protectant during the flow process is an essential practice in modern agriculture to safeguard harvested grains from pests and spoilage. Grain protectants are chemicals applied to stored...
by FSS Inc. | Jun 1, 2024 | Fumigation
June 2024 edition: by Trevor Bowling When thinking about low-range monitoring, there could be many reasons why we do it. One could be clearing a building after running aeration post-treatment. It could also be you are within the buffer zone of a treatment that...
by FSS Inc. | Jun 1, 2024 | Pest Management
June 2024 edition: by Mitchell Johnson Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a sustainable approach to pest control that aims to minimize the use of chemical pesticides while effectively managing pests. It emphasizes the use of biological and mechanical control methods....
by FSS Inc. | May 1, 2024 | Pest Management
May 2024 Issue: Dynamic IPM Update by John Moore, MSc Pest control as an industry has been and still is largely viewed as a cost of doing business for food manufacturers and production. Something that manufacturers and processors were required to have to be compliant...
by FSS Inc. | Apr 1, 2024 | Fumigation
April 2024 Edition – by Lance Grey Cleaning a flour bin for pest control is essential to prevent contamination and infestations. Here’s how you can dry clean a flour bin effectively: Empty the Bin: Start by emptying...
by FSS Inc. | Apr 1, 2024 | Pest Management
April 2024 Edition – Paul Gough ACE – Corporate IPM Manager Ants are popular! A quick internet search for ant videos returns 112,000,000 results. They’re the subject of school science projects, university entomology labs, documentaries, movies, and TV...
by FSS Inc. | Mar 1, 2024 | Products
March 2024 Edition By: Jeff Waggoner, ACE Phosphine gas is the most widely used fumigant in the world. $Billions of commerce, commodities and structures globally are protected by the proper use of this valuable gas. It is generally considered an environmentally...
by FSS Inc. | Mar 1, 2024 | Pest Management
March 2024 Edition by Brian Beidle, BCE Dealing with structural rodents can certainly be a challenge, particularly after they’ve become established. As warmer temperatures push their way to the north, the threat of acquiring roof rats at your facility will increase....
