Nebraska
Grain Fumigation & Stored-Product Pest Control in Nebraska
Nebraska is #3 in the nation for corn — about 1.73 billion bushels a year — and a powerhouse for ethanol (#2) and cattle on feed (#2), the kind of demand that keeps corn and distillers grains moving year-round. The state ranks #4 for both on-farm and commercial grain storage (~2.2 billion bushels combined). From the farm bin to the country elevator to the feed mill and ethanol plant, that grain has to stay sound, insect-free, and audit-ready — and that is the only thing FSS does.
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 bins, your feed mill, and your audit file.
The Pests That Threaten Nebraska Grain
Nebraska grain comes off the field essentially clean — infestations almost always start in the bin or in dirty handling equipment (combines, augers, carts), which is why sanitation and timing matter as much as treatment. The most damaging pests are internal feeders: the rice weevil, maize weevil, granary weevil, and lesser grain borer develop inside the kernel, hollowing out stored corn and wheat before adults are ever seen. In feed, flour, and broken/processed grain, the red flour beetle dominates, while the Indianmeal moth works the grain surface and the sawtoothed grain beetle and Angoumois grain moth add to the pressure.
Fumigation & IPM Services for Nebraska Operations
Our service work is built on three tiers that protect large-scale Nebraska storage and processing:
- Grain fumigation — commercial and terminal-elevator phosphine fumigation using aluminum phosphide and cylinderized phosphine (VaporPhos®, Eco2Fume®), with recirculation (J-System), targeting ~800–1,000 ppm over ~5–7 days and gas-concentration monitoring to verify exposure across the entire grain mass.
- Structural fumigation — ProFume® (sulfuryl fluoride) for flour mills, feed mills, food and pet food plants, ethanol facilities, and warehouses on coordinated shutdown schedules, eliminating every life stage of stored-product insects throughout the structure.
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM) — documented, monitoring-based programs with remote rodent and insect monitoring, pheromone trapping, sanitation and exclusion guidance, and root-cause analysis that keep elevators, feed mills, and food plants inspection-ready and reduce reliance on broad-spectrum chemicals.
All three tiers are backed by gas monitoring and equipment calibration so results are verified, not assumed.
Built for audit readiness in Nebraska. Public grain warehouses and dealers are licensed by the Nebraska Public Service Commission, and fumigation is performed only by applicators certified through the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, 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 Nebraska.
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Serving Nebraska & Beyond
FSS provides stored product fumigation, grain protection, and Dynamic IPM™ across Nebraska and throughout the Midwest — with nationwide fumigation capability. Explore our full coverage area and connect with the FSS team nearest you.