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25 03, 2020

Tech Talk: Spiders – Unappreciated Superpowers!

By: Mark VanderWerp, B.C.E. I recently put together a presentation about spiders for a training conference. Not being an arachnologist, I did a fair amount of research for this and realized I had a number of beliefs that weren’t quite accurate about spiders! Guess what? I know I’m not the only one! Spiders are a [...]

13 02, 2020

Tech Talk: Tips for Using Monitors Properly

By: David Moore, B.C.E. Monitors can be an invaluable tool whether you are battling a current issue or proactively watching a location. These devices work 24/7 and will be your eyes when you are not present in your account. You can use insect monitors for multiple purposes. First, if they are installed properly, you can [...]

13 02, 2020

Tech Talk: Looking Back: What Can I Pass Along?

By: Jay Bruesch, B.C.E. After 50 years in the workforce and 37 years as a pest management professional, I retired in December. As such, there are a few things I’d like to share with you that I’ve learned during those many years. I’m tempted to reminisce about the good old days of stinky emulsifiable concentrates [...]

22 01, 2020

Tech Talk: Indicator Species in Food Environments

By: Bennett Jordan, Ph.D., B.C.E. Nothing operates independently. It’s as true in pest management as it is in the rest of the world. We are clear about this in our documentation and communication with our clients. Every organism has basic needs that must be met to sustain life. For pests to successfully infest a structure, [...]

25 11, 2019

Tech Talk: Making Sure Pet Food is Not Pest Food

By Anna Berry, B.C.E. Unlike many of the pests we protect food from, stored product pests (SPP) live in the food they are consuming. They do not travel from a safe harborage to a food source and then return back to their harborage — the harborage is the food source. The living preferences of species [...]

21 10, 2019

Tech Talk: The Timing of Deploying IGR Applications

By Christian Wilcox, ACE Although the subject of this article is the use of Insect Growth Regulators (IGRs), its true purpose is to highlight the importance of knowing your target pest’s biology, particularly its reproductive cycles. This is a much different way of looking at pest situations. Most products we use have applications based on [...]

28 08, 2019

Tech Talk: Controlling Filth Flies Indoors

By Mark D. Sheperdigian, B.C.E. Filth flies are among the most frustrating pests of food-handling establishments. It’s not hard to understand why when you consider a single fly can grab the attention of everyone in the room and constitute a health concern in the process. To make matters worse, they can find a way in [...]

28 06, 2019

Tech Talk: Education on Pest Prevention When Repurposing Food

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 [...]

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