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“Quality Protection for the Food & Commodity Industries” TM

IFCTechnical Training Series


“ A food processing company would go broke if they just followed government standards.”Bob Richardson, General Mills

Industry standards for quality and sanitation mostly exceed government requirements and a much more rigorous self-enforcement infrastructure has evolved.


Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is:

Effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management Relies on a combination of common-sense practices Based on our unique needs; NOT a "one size fits all" approach

IPM combines:

Current & historical comprehensive information on life cycles of pests Understanding pest interaction with the environment Available pest control methods deployed with the least possible hazard

to people, food, property & the environment IPM follows a multi-tiered approach:

Establish appropriate expectations based on your data for pest management in the environment

Identify pests – determine which pests require monitoring, prevention & control

Importance:

Proactive, not reactive Recognized standard industry model for food safety


Pesticides are a relatively small part of the big picture

Sanitation, inspection, and exclusion are more fundamental

Anticipating pests is the trend

Pesti-

cides

Phys. Controls

Design/ exclusion

Trapping/Monitor

Inspections

Sanitation

ID & Understand Pest


Must understand the types of pests attacking your plant

Bait station placement: by exterior doors instead of exterior multi-catch traps

Pesticide applications-organic foods

Data is less valuable if the IPM program is flawed

Rodents, roaches, ants, spiders, flying insects & occasional invaders in a dairy plant

Red/Confused flour-beetles, Warehouse beetles & Indian-meal moths in Bakery

Pheromone traps: dome traps vs tent traps, not by exterior doors, etc.


Keep the doors closed! Contribute to the general sanitation effort :

Respect sanitation lines. Keep locker and lunch area clean. Clean up your messes! Clean up spillage and remove damaged product promptly.

Report pest activity. Respect pest control devices. Do not encourage birds or wildlife!

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Trailers inspected incoming and outbound.

Ingredients and supplies inspected.

Facility inspection. Open your eyes!

Other inspectors.

Certain pests are trapped & counted for trending and other useful purposes


Data on pest activity has been noted on service reports for years…. “snapshot”

Software has enabled easier data management, mapping and communication….“Photo albums?”

Still requires a person with skill and insight to analyze!


Technology/Data allows Plant Teams & Pest Management Professionals the ability to analyze information from a variety of sources: History of pest activity & evidence

Time of the year it traditionally occurs

Other contributing factors

Joint evaluation of data & action plan


Former placement schemes are likely to persist

With qualifications, appropriate placement could be much different!

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Trends help us to determine the best time to apply

IGR’s work to incomplete an insect’s life cycle & reproduction

Residual effect after treatment

Crack & Crevice


Highly regulated to assure safety as long as they are used correctly…label!

Professional knowledge, skill, and equipment contribute to safety and results

Never bring pesticides from home Approved Pesticide List Residual insecticide treatment…crack &

crevice Heat treatment Fogging/Fumigation


Crack & Crevice treatments on the interior & exterior

“Power Sprays”

Residual IGR treatments

Label is the law!

Discussion: Should a pesticide be applied during production if in compliance with the label?


Fogging is Defined as a Space Treatment by the EPA: “the dispersal of insecticides into the air by foggers, misters, aerosol devices or vapor dispensers for control of flying insects and exposed crawling insects” (Federal Register, Vol 38, No. 154, 10/10/73)


How do Particles Move inside a Solid, Liquid and Gas?

Solid Liquid Gas

It’s a State of Matter!

Source: gcsescience.com

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Spread apart to distribute themselves throughout any container

Widely separate from one another

Weak intermolecular bond

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Each kind of aerosol device produces a characteristic range of particle sizes

Particle sizes are usually expressed in terms of microns


SPRAY PATTERN MICRON SIZE RANGE

Coarse Fan Spray 400 and largerFine Fan Spray 100 to 400Mist 50 to 100Aerosols and Fogs 0.1 to 50

Fumes and Smokes 0.001 to 0.1

CLASSIFICATION OF DISPERSED INSECTICIDES

Source: Snell (1997)


4 – 9 micron size

Within 6 hours:- 15% on floor

- 10% or less still suspended in air

- 75% on walls, equipment and other surfaces

Microclimate, surface temperatures & air movement can affect deposition


Pyrethrin- Bulk liquids

- CO2 formulations

Vapona

IGRs, or IGRs in combination with other ingredients


Successes

space foggings

Reduced down time compared to conventional fumigation

Weak fumigant activity, can move into some harborage areas

Limitations

No residual activity

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Successes

Space treatments

Reduced down time compared to conventional fumigation

Well adopted by food industry

Limitations

Slight delay in pest reduction over time


Pro-active Pest Management combines several key components to protect a given food production facility

Sanitation, Maintenance & Exclusion are the primary elements

IPM Expertise in a Food Plant Environment by your Pest Company is very important


ANY QUESTIONS???

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