On the fly: glue boards, light traps and multi-catch traps are your first line of defense in minimizing flies and other pests in plant environments.(integrated pest management)

From: Food Processing | Date: March 1, 2003| Author: Meek, Frank | Copyright information

The gold standard for pest control in food and beverage plants is Integrated Pest Management (IPM), an ongoing, preventive control system that reduces pesticide use through sanitation, exclusion and other techniques. IPM employs the use of several control measures: inspection, exclusion, sanitation and, when necessary, minimal use of pesticides. Pesticides are the treatment of last resort and should only be used to target particular pest species at particular locations within the pl...

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