Structural integrity is key to preventing wildlife from entering a building. Any damage and decay that allow openings into a structure need to be remedied.
Tips and Tricks
Understand how SPP infest
PMPs need to understand the food production chain in order to determine how or why a stored product pest decides...
6 tips to help customers better control SPP
When your customers ask how to control stored product pests, which can can be responsible for enormous losses, provide them...
2 ways to prevent damage from SPP
You can expect SPP to be in whole or processed grains or processed food. Here are two ways to prevent...
Set monitors for consistent IMM observation
For Indianmeal moths, one of the most common stored product pest species, install glue monitors to help pinpoint infestations early.
Mating disruption technology for SPP
Mating disruption is a relatively new technology for the professional pest management industry, offering the control and prevention of stored...
Learn to pinpoint IMM infestations
Indianmeal moths (IMM) can be pervasive in our homes and office spaces. But it is often very difficult to pinpoint...
Start with sanitation for SPP infestations
In homes, stored product pest (SPP) are usually introduced via infested cereal, bags of flour, etc. Immediate sanitation is mandatory...
Set customer expectations with SPP treatment
It’s important to instruct the customer that complete eradication of an stored product pest infestation may take as long as...
Eliminate SPP problems
Stored product pest (SPP) encompasses not only food-infesting “pantry” beetles and moths, but also textile-infesting species.
Detect SPP with a solid IPM program
Having a solid integrated pest management (IPM) program in place is crucial for early detection and successful treatment for SPP.
Consider other kitchen areas for SPP
While the kitchen is the most common room for treating stored product pests, it’s important to remember other areas that...
Learn to identify SPP sources
There are various and unique inspection practices that can help identify stored product pest (SPP) sources.
Use trap data to determine when, where to treat for SPP
From homes to warehouses, stored product pests (SPP) are widespread nuisances that can cause significant damage to the products they...
Educate customers on how to alleviate SPP problems
Even though I’m an entomologist, my mother calls every pantry pest a “weevil.” A couple years ago, she called me...
Recognize the importance of IPM
Recognizing the importance of integrated pest management (IPM) is critical to making effective decisions that solve the toughest infestations.