By MICHAEL BENTLEY, Director of Training and Education, National Pest Management Association (NPMA) With the challenges food processors face each day, insect and rodent infestations have the potential to be one of the costliest. Unsanitary conditions coupled with disease-carrying pests in food facilities can cause widespread disease outbreaks, making FSMA and current good manufacturing practices compliance imperative. To help address …
Pest Control 101: How to Get Pests Under Control
By JIM FREDERICKS, Chief Entomologist and Vice President of Technical and Regulatory Affairs, National Pest Management Association (NPMA) Due to the rise in demand for pure, wholesome goods, food processors and packagers must be more vigilant than ever before when it comes to pest management and safety. In order to quickly adapt to the continuously evolving world of pest management, …
Ensure a Pest Free Year
The end of the year is fast approaching. Many pest control companies, facility managers, and maintenance technicians are hard at work preparing for the coming winter months. This morning, it seems there is already that fall bitterness in the air. While there were resolutions at the beginning of this year for most to uphold and maintain buildings all over, 2020 has …
The Importance of Disinfection and Pest Control Service in Our Social Service Sectors
Hearing horror stories about infestations of rodents, insects, and all kinds of pests is not a foreign thing among our offices here at Eco Systems Pest Control. More often that not, we receive frantic calls from executive directors of facilities about a rodent sighting or two. Come to find out after the initial inspection, the buildings were entirely infested with …
Save the Honey Bees!
Eco Systems Loves Honey Bees and So Should You! Not all stinging insects are equal. Beneficial species such as honey bees, plasterer bees and even parasitic wasps play an essential role in our ecosystem, and should be identified properly so as to avoid unnecessary harm (unless honeybees are nesting in …