Arkansas
IPM, Fumigation & Stored-Product Pest Control in Arkansas
Arkansas is the #1 rice state in the country — the national leader since 1973, growing close to half of all U.S. rice — and home to Stuttgart, the ‘Rice Capital of the World,’ and Riceland Foods, the world’s largest rice miller. It’s also #3 in broilers and a major soybean and cotton state. Roughly 80% of Arkansas’s stored rice sits in commercial mills, elevators, and terminals — the audit-driven environments FSS exists to protect. From the rice mill and feed plant to the elevator and farm bin, FSS keeps Arkansas product clean, compliant, and inspection-ready — and that is the only thing we do.
45+ years of stored-product expertise. Founded in 1981, FSS specializes in stored-product protection, not general pest control. We hold one of the highest concentrations of certified entomologists in the industry: 3 Board Certified Entomologists (BCE), 11 Associate Certified Entomologists (ACE), a Ph.D. entomologist, research scientists, and OSHA-authorized trainers. Our team helped pioneer practical alternatives to methyl bromide during the global Montreal Protocol phaseout — work that took our founder around the world as a United Nations methyl-bromide phase-out advisor and earned recognition from the U.S. EPA for leadership in ozone protection — and has trained thousands of grain and food-industry professionals worldwide. That depth shows up in your mill, your bins, and your audit file.
The Pests That Threaten Arkansas Rice, Grain & Food Plants
University of Arkansas Extension names the rice weevil and maize weevil as the state’s most destructive stored-grain pests — internal feeders that develop inside whole kernels, so the damage is done before adults appear. In rice mills, feed mills, and processed product, the red and confused flour beetles and sawtoothed grain beetle work dust, fines, and broken kernels, while the lesser grain borer and Indianmeal moth add pressure — and both have developed resistance to Malathion. A rice-specific catch matters here: Malathion is not labeled for rice storage, which is exactly why professional fumigation and a documented IPM program are essential for Arkansas rice operations.
IPM & Fumigation Services for Arkansas Operations
FSS protects Arkansas operations through three integrated tiers:
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM) — documented, monitoring-based programs for rice mills, food and feed facilities: remote rodent and insect monitoring, pheromone trapping, sanitation and exclusion guidance, and root-cause analysis that keep plants inspection-ready and reduce reliance on broad-spectrum chemicals.
- Structural fumigation — ProFume® (sulfuryl fluoride) for rice mills, food and pet food plants, feed mills, and warehouses on coordinated shutdown schedules, eliminating every life stage of stored-product insects throughout the structure.
- Grain & rice fumigation — commercial and terminal-elevator phosphine fumigation (aluminum phosphide and cylinderized VaporPhos®, Eco2Fume®) with recirculation (J-System), verified with gas-concentration monitoring across the grain mass.
All three tiers are backed by gas monitoring and equipment calibration so results are verified, not assumed.
Built for audit readiness in Arkansas. Grain warehouses and dealers are licensed by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture (State Plant Board), which certifies fumigation as a specialized applicator category, with a written Fumigation Management Plan on every aluminum/magnesium phosphide job and support for FDA FSMA preventive controls and GFSI audits (SQF, BRC). We serve food, feed, and grain operations across the state of Arkansas.
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Serving Arkansas & Beyond
FSS provides stored product fumigation, grain protection, and Dynamic IPM™ across Arkansas and throughout the Midwest — with nationwide fumigation capability. Explore our full coverage area and connect with the FSS team nearest you.