McCloud offers tips for IMM food accounts
McCloud Services, a South Elgin, Ill.-based firm serving Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Ohio and Wisconsin, is generating awareness on ways food facilities can prevent Indianmeal moths (Plodia interpunctella), or IMM, from invading food facilities. IMM is a... Read more»Web Exclusive: Stored product pest research continues
In our January issue, we turned our Pest Spotlight onto stored product pests, noting that we’d round up research on this category of pests online. Not wanting to disappoint, we now present: Waxworms chow down on polyethylene: As found online... Read more»
Trece: CIDETRAK IMM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has updated the product label of CIDETRAK IMM, a mating disruptant for Indianmeal moths, to confirm its 180-day longevity. The label change is under the “Timing of Application” section on the label. The new label... Read more»
Trece: CIDETRAK IMM label update
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has updated the product label of CIDETRAK IMM to confirm its 180-day longevity. The label change is under the “Timing of Application” section on the label. The new label is available from Trece.com or from... Read more»
Trécé Inc.: CIDETRAK IMM Dispenser
Trécé introduces the MESO, an extended-size dispenser for its organic-certified Indianmeal moth (IMM) mating disruptant, CIDETRAK IMM. The new size features the same U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) number as the original, with an addendum label. Ideal for large application... Read more»
Tips & Tricks: Keys to Indianmeal Moth Mating Disruption
Four key steps to a successful Indianmeal moth (IMM) mating disruption program include: 1. Implementing pheromone monitoring — This critical component should take place before and during the program. 2. Selecting the size of the treatment site, not only in square feet,... Read more»
Time is Money: IPM for IMM
A client with a large warehouse facility calls complaining of moths fluttering around. When asked to describe them, he says they’re small, about 0.5- to 0.75-in. long. Some looked like they had two colors on their wings. Once you arrive at... Read more»Tips & Tricks: The Benefits of IMM Mating Disruption
For male Indianmeal moths (IMM), the scent of a female is the ultimate aphrodisiac. To get male IMM in the mood, females need only to release sex pheromones. Males follow these chemical secretions and ultimately mate with the female, creating... Read more»