The sight of flies buzzing around your business can turn customers away and put your brand’s reputation at risk. In addition to being unsightly, flies pose a serious health risk. Flies often feed or land on garbage, animal carcasses, and animal waste, and then travel to food or food preparation surfaces, potentially contaminating everything they [...]
By Madison Grimm Integrated pest management (IPM) is the industry best practice-driven approach that exhausts all non-chemical methods of control prior to considering the use of chemical pest management materials. The practice of IPM is rooted in inspection, the key to identifying the source of an issue, which may be corrected with exclusion and other [...]
By: Bennett Jordan, Ph.D., BCE, PCQI, and Madison Grimm “Murder hornets,” more commonly known as Asian giant hornets (Vespa mandarinia), have been generating lots of buzz (pardon the pun) on social media and in the news, following a reported finding of two hornets in Washington State. With countless pieces of information circulating through these channels, it [...]
By: Madison Grimm Springtime often means increased pressure from pest birds. The best defense is prevention, through consistent maintenance of your facility. Birds are in search of food, shelter and a place to breed, and if your business provides even one of those three things, they may stick around and cause problems for your operations. [...]
By: Madison Grimm Pest management has long been characterized as a male-dominant field, yet we continue to see more women take on field-based and office roles in the industry. To close out Women’s History Month, women at Copesan discuss their experiences, what they enjoy about working in pest management and their advice for industry newcomers. [...]
By: Madison Grimm Exclusion is not a new concept within pest management. However, as the industry keeps evolving in favor of reduced-risk pesticides and non-chemical pest control strategies, the practice of exclusion continues to gain traction. At Copesan, we strive to be an industry leader in understanding and embracing the principles of integrated pest management, [...]
By Madison Grimm Each year, we strive to enhance our expertise to make a positive impact both on the pest management industry, the industries we serve and our direct clients, and 2019 was no exception. As the year comes to a close, we reflect on the enhanced education and training experiences, exciting changes in leadership, [...]
By Madison Grimm When a patient goes to a hospital with an allergic reaction, the doctor will likely attempt to look at all the factors around the reaction in order to determine the cause. By looking at the allergic reaction from a three-dimensional perspective, the doctor is able to consider all possible causes and provide [...]
By Madison Grimm Editor’s Note – Fresh eyes are a gift! Check out the following blog post written by a brand new team member at Copesan, experiencing the pest management industry for the first time. It really puts it all in perspective and reminds us that a great pest management program requires strategic thinking and [...]
By Pat Hottel It is estimated that in the U.S., about 40 percent of all food produced is wasted. It makes both environmental and economic sense to find alternative uses for our food wastes to reduce this high percentage. For commercial food facilities, this can include repurposing of certain types of food. Food that is [...]
