Michigan Department of Agriculture. Michigan Department of Agriculture. Training Program for the Professional Food. Service Sanitarian. Module 5: Pest Control. PDF version of this page, click here.(Requires Adobe's. FREE Acrobat Reader)Acknowledgement. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) In Food. Michigan Department of Agriculture Training Program for the Professional Food Service Sanitarian Module 5: Pest Control For an easy to print PDF version of this page. Most Common Text: Click on the icon to return to www.berro.com and to enjoy and benefit. Bayou-Diversity (30 October 2016) CANEBRAKES One of the most interesting historical features of the Louisiana landscape was the canebrake. President Teddy Roosevelt. Facilities. Prevention of Pests Through Design. Preventing Pest Entry to the Food Facility. Monitoring a Food Facility for Pests. Preventing Pest Problems and Food Facility Sanitation. Pest Birds And Their Management. Regulation of Bird Management. Pest Birds and their Management Rodents And Their Management. Field Identification of Domestic Rodents. Senses, Ability, and Reactions to Rodents. Integrated Pest Management. Rodent Population Reduction. Learn how to identify Eastern Towhee, its life history, cool facts, sounds and calls, and watch videos. A strikingly marked, oversized sparrow of the East, feathered. Q: Attached is a photo of a tree which I observed on Tupelo Trail which had shed its bark. Can you please tell me why? A: This is an example of bark shearing. Adult starlings are about the size of a chunky Robin. They have glossy black plumage with an irridescent green/purple sheen, a SHORT, squared tail (vs. The Eastern Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, is a large sparrow. The taxonomy of the towhees has been under debate in recent. Non- Chemical Management: Trapping. Insects And Related Arthopods. Cockroaches. Stored Product Pests. Domestic Flies. Occasional Pests. Integrated Insect Pest Management. Non- chemical Insect Control. Physical Methods to Control Stored Food Pests. Insecticide Use for Insect Control in Food Plants and. Establishments. Insecticide Application in the Food Plants and Establishments. Characteristics And Effects Of Fumigants. Toxicity and Hazards. Advantages. Disadvantages. Factors or Variables Affecting Use. Methods Of Fumigation. Vault Fumigation. Biology, identification and control techniques for blackbirds, Icterinae, grackles, starlings and other similar birds by Richard A. When selecting a site for establishing your feeding station, consider feeder placement from your point of view and that of the bird. Vacuum Chambers. Portable Chambers. Atmospheric Chambers (including trucks, railway cars and ships). Structural Fumigation (by taping and sealing). Premise Inspection. Retrouvez toutes les discothèque Marseille et se retrouver dans les plus grandes soirées en discothèque à Marseille.Tarpaulin Fumigation. Spot or Local Fumigation. Safety Recommendations Summary. Placarding of Fumigated Areas. Selection of a Fumigant. Aeration or Ventilation of Fumigants Additional References and AV Material. The material furnished in this study guide was reproduced from a training manual. Gardner, R. D. Pesticide Application Training Manual for Subcategory 7f Food. Processing. Cornell University, Pesticide Management Education Program, 1. MDA desires to thank the manual publisher for their permission to reproduce selected. The provided information consists of. This manual, which is not provided, can be. Four (4) of twelve (1. The following outline is presented along with a summary of contents to aid your review. Integrated Pest Management. This chapter provides the means to reduce pest populations through proper facility. The intent is not to provide entry, food. Pest Birds and Their Management. Rodents and Their Management. Insects and Their Management. These sections provide means to identify the common pests found in the United States. Many helpful hints are also provided to enhance. Optional Information: Some Characteristics and Effects of Fumigants. This chapter provides the basic physics, and chemistry of the commonly used toxic gases. United States. Methods of Fumigation. This chapter provides discussion of the common materials used and their application. The management of pests in food facilities (food manufacturing, processing, warehousing. As stated in your Core manual, IPM is a process that balances the use of. IPM is a. systematic approach that considers all reasonable methods to avoid pest . It. combines the control or suppression procedures that best suit the particular situation. It. is a holistic approach dedicated to removing causes rather than just treating symptoms. An IPM program will. Identify ways to prevent pest entry Deny pest access to food, water and harborage. Monitor all areas of the plant regularly Identify the pest accurately Then assess the best options to control the. Lasting success can be accomplished only when the reasons for the infestation are. There is no magic dust; no single, simple remedy to solve pest problems in a. Several types of interventions can usually be more effective than only one. This involves. landscape design, building design or remodeling, and equipment layout and design. Short grass, neatly trimmed shrubs, paved access ways and proper drainage reduce or. Rodents are further discouraged by surrounding the. This makes an excellent area for traps and bait stations. If the bottom of. Building design or remodeling for pest prevention involves building framing. When using steel framing, it is very. Steel, column floor junctions should be grouted and a sloped 6. Reinforced concrete framing leaves no. Concrete is suitable for floors, but will crack and hold dust. Coating the floor will. The type of service needed will determine the coating used. Before the coating is. Wet processing areas require acid- proof or brick floors for easy cleaning and. If the floor will be exposed to large quantities of running water. These tiles may have cracks or void areas due to incomplete bonding. They may. also be discolored by pesticides. Old wood floors offer many pest - harborages. When. replacing them, store the new flooring materials in the same area. In this way, the new. In wet processing areas a rule of thumb is that there be a floor drain for every 4. Floors should be sloped toward the drain at 3/ 1. Wall materials include precast or poured concrete, concrete block, brick, tile and. Whatever the material, it should be sealed or repainted and sealed so that. Be sure that when purchasing hollow sandwich panel- type metal curtain. Do not drill or punch holes in these walls because they make. Structural modification occurs in food facilities for a variety of reasons, like a new. These modifications and. The holes are potential harborage for pests. A. good working relationship with the building engineer or maintenance supervisor will help. Wall voids can become infested with. To aid in treating wall voids, it is. PVC tubing, sealed into the wall. These. ports can be used to inject insecticide dusts into wall voids. These injection ports. Roofs should be smooth, built- up paper and pitch- type and free of spills and standing. Pitch and gravel roofs are difficult to clean and corrugated metal roofs can. Ventilation fans often create problems when they exhaust product. Buildups of product dust can serve as breeding ground for insects. Roof areas around. The fewer windows the better in a food production zone. They are hard to clean and are. Glass- block windows can be used when natural light. Where glass blocks would be subject to vandals, Lexan sheeting can. Doors should be of metal, have tight fitting seams and any night lights should be. Railroad dock sliding doors are particularly difficult to rodent proof. Good lighting with dust- tight fixtures . High intensity sodium lights do not attract insects as mercury. Wall suspended lockers, urinals. Pipe insulation should be dense, tough and well. All equipment should. It should either be raised at least 6 inches off the. Pest. prevention through good design will vastly reduce the need for chemical control. In any food facility it is far. Exclusion of stored food pests is a. The best results are achieved when the program is designed. All pests enter food facilities either as volunteers or as captives. With this in mind, we are. One program, aimed at the volunteers, requires that a. This. program component has two parts; reduce potential pest entry routes into buildings and use. The IPM program must network with the building maintenance program to obtain the. This requires that the. The maintenance program is responsible for keeping doors tight- fitting and. Screens should be xxxsing. Air curtains can also be installed to keep flying insects from entering open. Air curtains must be of the proper width, have sufficient air velocity to cover. Cracks in floors and walls should be sealed. Processing equipment may need to be. These are just a few examples of the critical role building maintenance has in. IPM program. The second part of the program is aimed at the . Check all incoming supplies, including pallets, outside on your. Refuse any shipment of ingredients, linen, or packaging materials in which. Bagged or bulk ingredients should be inspected. The hatches of bulk tankers can be lifted. Use a flashlight to check the top of the bulk product. Also check the. hatch and its gasket for signs of insects. Trailers with pelletized loads can be inspected. Look under bags, and inspect the floor of the trailer. It may also be necessary. The monitoring procedures will. Locate and identify pest species Estimate pest population size Investigate and identify causative. In order to meet the high standards of the food industry, extremely detailed. IPM program. Evidence as small as a fecal dropping, egg capsule, or insect carcass. Leave no area of the plant or the. When the plant is large, it may be advisable to hire an. A. new set of eyes will often detect problems previously undetected. An effective sanitation program is another component. IPM program and is necessary for its success. Depriving pests of food and harborage. The. quantities of food pests require are small when compared to our own food needs; therefore. Of course cleaning and sanitizing equipment with the wash, rinse. However, to be completely thorough, the entire inside, outside, frame. When processing equipment is in regular. This. spillage is normal, resulting from the routine use of the machine. Keep this in mind; all. Accumulation of product in the frame or on top of the machine, perhaps. A single ball of bread dough the size of a golf ball can support. Other examples can be given, but the bottom. Housekeeping is an essential element of an IPM program because it removes food and. The housekeeping program must include both the inside and. Pay attention to the rubbish piles, used equipment storage and. Remove waste food, clean up spillage and trash immediately. As discussed earlier. With the weeds. gone, rodents and insects are not as likely to harbor there. Weeds at the base of the. Maintain the grounds and. Use clean design in construction and. Keep pests out by carefully inspecting. Keep building tight, screen windows, doors. Make landscaping attractive, but do not. Control trash handling with frequent pickups. Avoid long- term dead storage of food stuffs. Prompt disposal of damaged packages of food. Install and maintain process- type equipment. There are three basic rules of proper storage for food facilities.
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