The global pest control products and services market is projected to be valued at US$ 28.6 Bn by 2026, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.4% over the next 10 years.

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New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/06/2017 -- The global pest control products and services market is segmented on the basis of Product Type (Insecticides, Rodenticides, Other Chemical, Mechanical, Others); Application Type (Ants Control, Bedbug Control, Beetle Control, Bird Control, Mosquito & Flies Control, Cockroaches Control, Rat & Rodent Control, Termites Control, Others); Service Type (Chemical Control Services, Organic Control Services, Synthetic Control Services, Mechanical Control Services, Other Pest Control Services); End User (Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial, Residential); and Region (North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and MEA).

The Insecticides product type segment is expected to gain significant market share by 2026 and is estimated to increase 1.7X in terms of value between 2016 and 2026. The Cockroaches Control application type segment is expected to be valued at US$ 5,747.6 Mn by 2026, registering a CAGR of 5.1% between 2016 and 2026. The Chemical Control Services service type segment was valued at US$ 10.93 Bn in 2015 and is estimated to reach US$ 11.56 Bn by the end of 2016, reflecting a Y-o-Y growth rate of 5.8%.

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The Chemical Control Services service type segment is expected to continue to remain the most dominant segment in the market till the end of 2026. The Residential end user segment is expected to be valued at US$ 9,956.6 Mn by 2026.

Among regions, North America is expected to remain the most dominant regional market in the global pest control products and services market. The North America pest control products and services market was valued at US$ 7,538.5 Mn in 2015 and is estimated to reach US$ 7,952.4 Mn by the end of 2016, reflecting a Y-o-Y growth rate of 5.5%. The Asia Pacific pest control products and services market is expected to be valued at US$ 5,964.2 Mn by 2026, registering a CAGR of 6.1% during 2016 2026.

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The prime factors powering the demand for pest control products and services are a rapid expansion of urban population across the globe, growing consumer awareness concerning health and hygiene, prevalent weather conditions supporting insect growth, a rapid increase in lifestyle expenditures, and rising international tourism.

Increase in economic activities across the globe is also a positive factor favoring the growth of the global pest control products and services market. The implementation of stringent government regulations to limit levels of chemical toxicity and restrict the use of highly toxic pesticides to reduce their hazardous impact on public health and environment is one of the major restraints for the growth of the global pest control products and services market.

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The global pest control products and services market report profiles some of the leading companies functional in the global pest control products and services market. Ecolab, Inc., Rollins, Inc., Rentokil Initial Plc., Service Master Global Holdings, Inc.

(Terminix), Massey Services Inc., Arrow Exterminators Inc., Sanix Incorporated, Asante Inc., Dodson Brothers Exterminating Company Incorporated, Target Specialty Products, Pelsis Ltd., Killgerm Ltd., WinField Solutions LLC, and Univer Inc. are the top market players featured in the global pest control products and services market report. Some of these companies are focusing on expanding their geographical presence through operational expansion and strategic mergers and acquisitions.

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Pest control refers to the regulation or management of a species defined as a pest, and can be perceived to be detrimental to a person's health, the ecology or the economy. A practitioner of pest control is called an exterminator.

Pest control is at least as old as agriculture, as there has always been a need to keep crops free from pests. In order to maximize food production, it is advantageous to protect crops from competing species of plants, as well as from herbivores competing with humans.

The conventional approach was probably the first to be employed, since it is comparatively easy to destroy weeds by burning them or plowing them under, and to kill larger competing herbivores, such as crows and other birds eating seeds. Techniques such as crop rotation, companion planting (also known as intercropping or mixed cropping), and the selective breeding of pest-resistant cultivars have a long history.

In the UK, following concern about animal welfare, humane pest control and deterrence is gaining ground through the use of animal psychology rather than destruction. For instance, with the urban red fox which territorial behaviour is used against the animal, usually in conjunction with non-injurious chemical repellents. In rural areas of Britain, the use of firearms for pest control is quite common. Airguns are particularly popular for control of small pests such as rats, rabbits and grey squirrels, because of their lower power they can be used in more restrictive spaces such as gardens, where using a firearm would be unsafe.

Chemical pesticides date back 4,500 years, when the Sumerians used sulfur compounds as insecticides. The Rig Veda, which is about 4,000 years old, also mentions the use of poisonous plants for pest control. It was only with the industrialization and mechanization of agriculture in the 18th and 19th century, and the introduction of the insecticides pyrethrum and derris that chemical pest control became widespread. In the 20th century, the discovery of several synthetic insecticides, such as DDT, and herbicides boosted this development. Chemical pest control is still the predominant type of pest control today, although its long-term effects led to a renewed interest in traditional and biological pest control towards the end of the 20th century.

Many pests have only become a problem as a result of the direct actions by humans. Modifying these actions can often substantially reduce the pest problem. In the United States, raccoons caused a nuisance by tearing open refuse sacks. Many householders introduced bins with locking lids, which deterred the raccoons from visiting. House flies tend to accumulate wherever there is human activity and live in close association with people all over the world[1][2] especially where food or food waste is exposed. Similarly, seagulls have become pests at many seaside resorts. Tourists would often feed the birds with scraps of fish and chips, and before long, the birds would rely on this food source and act aggressively towards humans.

Living organisms evolve and increase their resistance to biological, chemical, physical or any other form of control. Unless the target population is completely exterminated or is rendered incapable of reproduction, the surviving population will inevitably acquire a tolerance of whatever pressures are brought to bear - this results in an evolutionary arms race.

Perhaps as far ago as 3000BC in Egypt, cats were being used to control pests of grain stores such as rodents. In 1939/40 a survey discovered that cats could keep a farm's population of rats down to a low level, but could not eliminate them completely. However, if the rats were cleared by trapping or poisoning, farm cats could stop them returning - at least from an area of 50 yards around a barn.[3][4]

Ferrets were domesticated at least by 500 AD in Europe, being used as mousers. Mongooses have been introduced into homes to control rodents and snakes, probably at first by the ancient Egyptians.[5]

Biological pest control is the control of one through the control and management of natural predators and parasites. For example: mosquitoes are often controlled by putting Bt Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. israelensis, a bacterium that infects and kills mosquito larvae, in local water sources. The treatment has no known negative consequences on the remaining ecology and is safe for humans to drink. The point of biological pest control, or any natural pest control, is to eliminate a pest with minimal harm to the ecological balance of the environment in its present form.[6]

Mechanical pest control is the use of hands-on techniques as well as simple equipment and devices, that provides a protective barrier between plants and insects. For example: weeds can be controlled by being physically removed from the ground. This is referred to as tillage and is one of the oldest methods of weed control.

Physical pest control is a method of getting rid of insects and small rodents by removing, attacking, setting up barriers that will prevent further destruction of one's plants, or forcing insect infestations to become visual.

Proper waste management and drainage of still water, eliminates the breeding ground of many pests.

Garbage provides food and shelter for many unwanted organisms, as well as an area where still water might collect and be used as a breeding ground by mosquitoes. Communities that have proper garbage collection and disposal, have far less of a problem with rats, cockroaches, mosquitoes, flies and other pests than those that don't.

Open air sewers are ample breeding ground for various pests as well. By building and maintaining a proper sewer system, this problem is eliminated.

Certain spectrums of LED light can "disrupt insects breeding".[7]

Poisoned bait is a common method for controlling rat populations, however is not as effective when there are other food sources around, such as garbage. Poisoned meats have been used for centuries for killing off wolves, birds that were seen to threaten crops, and against other creatures. This can be a problem, since a carcass which has been poisoned will kill not only the targeted animal, but also every other animal which feeds on the carcass. Humans have also been killed by coming in contact with poisoned meat, or by eating an animal which had fed on a poisoned carcass. This tool is also used to manage several caterpillars e.g. Spodoptera litura, fruit flies, snails and slugs, crabs etc.

Traditionally, after a sugar cane harvest, the fields are all burned, to kill off any rodents, insects or eggs that might be in the fields.[8]

Historically, in some European countries, when stray dogs and cats became too numerous, local populations gathered together to round up all animals that did not appear to have an owner and kill them.[9] In some nations, teams of rat-catchers work at chasing rats from the field, and killing them with dogs and simple hand tools. Some communities have in the past employed a bounty system, where a town clerk will pay a set fee for every rat head brought in as proof of a rat killing.

In Texas, the Wild Hog population has grown out of control and hunting is the most commonly used way to remove them.

A trap crop is a plant that attracts pests, diverting them from other crops in an agricultural field.[10] This leads to pest aggregation on the trap crop, where they can be more easily and cost effectively controlled using pesticides or control methods.[11] However, trap-cropping, on its own, has often failed to cost effectively reduce pest densities on large commercial scales, without the use of pesticides, possibly due to the pests ability to disperse back into the main field.[11]

Unlike trap crops, most traps used to control pests are man made, and used by rat catchers. A variety of mouse traps and rat traps are available for mice and rats, including snap traps, glue traps and live catch traps. Sticky traps, which often include pheromones to attract the pest, are also a common way of controlling many moth pests, such as Indian mealmoths.

Spraying pesticides by planes, trucks or by hand is a common method of pest control. Crop dusters commonly fly over farmland and spray pesticides to kill off pests that would threaten the crops. However, some pesticides may cause cancer and other health problems, as well as harming wildlife.[12]

A project that involves a structure be covered or sealed airtight followed by the introduction of a penetrating, deadly gas at a killing concentration a long period of time (24-72hrs.). Although expensive, space fumigation targets all life stages of pests.[13]

A long term project involving fogging or misting type applicators. Liquid insecticide is dispersed in the atmosphere within a structure. Treatments do not require the evacuation or airtight sealing of a building, allowing most work within the building to continue but at the cost of the penetrating effects. Contact insecticides are generally used, minimizing the long lasting residual effects. On August 10, 1973, the Federal Register printed the definition of Space treatment as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):[13]

Laboratory studies conducted with U-5897 (3-chloro-1,2-propanediol) were attempted in the early 1970s although these proved unsuccessful.[14] Research into sterilization bait is ongoing.

In 2013, New York City tested sterilization traps in a $1.1 million study.[15] The result was a 43% reduction in rat populations.[15] The Chicago Transit Authority plans to test sterilization control in spring 2015.[15] The sterilization method doesn't poison the rats or humans.[15] The product ContraPest was approved for the sterilization of rodents by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in August 2016.[16]

Forest services sometimes destroy all the trees in an area where some are infected with insects, if seen as necessary to prevent the insect species from spreading. Farms infested with certain insects, have been burned entirely, to prevent the pest from spreading elsewhere.

Several wildlife rehabilitation organizations encourage natural form of rodent control through exclusion and predator support and preventing secondary poisoning altogether.[17]

The United States Environmental Protection Agency agrees, noting in its Proposed Risk Mitigation Decision for Nine Rodenticides that without habitat modification to make areas less attractive to commensal rodents, even eradication will not prevent new populations from recolonizing the habitat.[18]

Nowadays pest control companies[19] has emerged all over the world with some of them causing more damage to the environment than it is caused by the actual pests.

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PCOs must devise site-specific protocols for bed bug control in commercial accounts.

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Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) have gone from relative obscurity to becoming a leading pest in America and a number of other countries. In a curious mimicry of their individual behavior, the U.S. population of bed bugs once fed upon their human hosts as common pests. Then they went and hid from public view for a long period of time, recently returning to feed on their preferred host again.

The first few years of their return to prominence as a pest in the U.S. were tumultuous, accompanied by a frenzy of media attention. Pest management companies were scrambling to devise controls for a cryptic and unfamiliar insect. Customers were demanding answers and sometimes even threatening to sue for relief. A federal work group was organized to find answers, professional associations assembled guidelines and best practices. University studies of biology, controls, medical impacts and DNA ensued.

Due in large part to these efforts, we should be much more familiar today with the biology and control of bed bugs as an industry. As a whole, we also better understand some of the limitations that we must operate under, such as the lack of new actives on the horizon and the legendary resistance to pesticides that bed bugs demonstrate. Does this improved understanding equate to improved controls for our commercial customers? Does the continued spread of the bed bug population to new areas and commercial industry segments signal a missing link in our control efforts?

If we take a look at the elements of infestation human traffic; a distracted host that stays in proximity long enough for feeding; and a place of harborage nearby a wider range of commercial accounts may come into view. This means that commercial accounts previously considered non typical for bed bug infestation are finding themselves devising protocols to deal with these parasites.

CASE STUDY: COFFEE SHOPS. A good example of an account with site-specific needs is a coffee shop, where free Wi-Fi areas also provide comfortable furniture with plenty of hiding spaces and distracted hosts that sit for long periods of time. They have electronics for warmth, and plenty of cracks and crevices to hide in. While markets vary for individual pest management professionals, other growing commercial segments may include office spaces with large cubicle areas, healthcare facilities, movie theaters and child care facilities.

Because it is not typically feasible (or sometimes even possible) to prevent the introduction of new bed bugs in most commercial accounts, it is important for commercial customers to partner with pest management professionals in establishing a sustainable control program. Unlike most residential accounts, commercial accounts do not typically have a single source of introduction. Customers, vendors, merchandise movement and sometimes even employees can contribute to the problem.

Commercial control efforts should include multiple control methodologies to be consistently successful, such as education, behavioral changes, physical removal, desiccants, excluding harborage access and the implementation of temperature-based controls. When pesticides are applied, wisdom may indicate using existing technology to determine which product that particular strain of bed bug is susceptible to, when current controls dont seem to be working. And we cant assume that every customer location has the same strain of bed bugs, even in the same city. Sometimes, even in the same building.

CUSTOMER CONSIDERATIONS. Thanks in part to the Internet, our customers also have a better understanding of bed bug behavior and control. Due to the risk of litigation and negative publicity that can be associated with the presence of bed bugs, commercial customers may also seek out other credible resources to educate their staff. They even employ the same consultants that the pest management industry uses for information and often attend industry events to learn more about bed bug behavior and control.

Thus, many commercial customers understand that the application of pesticides alone can provide limited benefit, and are looking for the methodologies, education and assistance in building effective bed bug protocols that the experts say they should expect from us. This in turn challenges us to be more informed and professional in order to meet those expectations.

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While expanding commercial segments and expectations can keep us on our toes, finding the harborage used by bed bugs in any type of account is critical to control. Due to their cryptic nature and small size, that can be easier said than done. Areas where bed bugs are commonly found may include bed components, electrical sockets and switches, crown molding and the void behind baseboards, but are we also investing in our customers by taking the necessary time to expand our search to less typical areas?

After exhaustively searching an area where repetitive bed bug appearances were trying the patience of both the customer and service technician, I once found 50 or so bed bugs in the hollow rod that is used to close the blinds. That hollow rod was as far away from a host as you could get in that room and it was hidden inside the curtain.

Was heat from sunlight on the window a factor? I dont know, but I do know that we must be at least as creative and determined in our search for areas of harborage as the bed bug is, in order to be successful in providing control.

I have also discovered them in such unlikely places as HVAC systems, under refrigerators and in prosthetics. After education, a comprehensive inspection is one of the most important elements of providing effective control for bed bugs in commercial accounts.

CASE STUDY: HOTELS. In another example, an Ohio-based hotel, performing its own pest control, recently asked for assistance with control of bed bugs. Though they had a good bed bug protocol and regular training with housekeeping and maintenance, they continued to find new bed bugs randomly distributed throughout the hotel and received complaints from customers of bed bugs in luggage. They treated room after room, the housekeeping carts and the laundry area, but continued to have new sightings.

By taking the pest service note entries and transferring them to a simple graph of the structure, a pattern emerged and the culprit was identified the luggage cart. Most of these are constructed of hollow tubing and a carpet base on wood or metal. The hollow tubes and the wood under the carpet were full of bed bugs and eggs.

They traveled throughout the hotel stacked with luggage and out to guests vehicles. Though they had a great protocol and treatment program, it took some simple documentation to find out that the luggage cart was the source of infestation for the rooms and the luggage. The carts were taken apart and sanitized, and added to the maintenance list for regular inspection. The property also decided that there was great value to be found in the experience and perspective offered by a professional pest management company.

BETTER DAYS AHEAD. As an industry, I do believe we are doing a better job controlling bed bugs for our commercial customers. And since humans are assisting bed bugs with their entrance to commercial accounts and are providing their meals, it seems only fair that we humans also do all we can to assist with their exit. By investing time, educating customers, and assisting them to develop or improve a meaningful protocol to address the challenges that bed bugs pose in commercial accounts, I believe we will be successful in doing just that.

The author is a board certified entomologist with two decades of experience in the pest control industry. In his role at as the technical lead at Terminix, he works with leaders in the entomological, medical, pest control, legal, and educational fields focused on minimizing the negative impacts of arthropod activity on businesses and homes.

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Build more value into your business by offering services that are preventive instead of reactionary.

Integrated pest management (IPM) is a preventive, long-term strategy to control pests of every kind in every setting, with a focus on limiting the use of chemicals. There are several guiding principles to IPM, the most crucial of which is exclusion. Unfortunately, its also one of the most commonly overlooked and under-performed pest control services.

Exclusion services shift the focus of pest control from reactionary to preventative. It allows more time for inspection and observation instead of moving directly to treatment. Its also a green solution, as most of the products used are environmentally safe and cause no harm to people or pets.

Exclusion services allow pest management professionals are demonstrate their knowledge and professionalism. It improves the image of the industry. Were not spray jockeys. Were problem-solving professionals. Were experts. Customers like the option of having a PMP perform exclusion services rather than a general contractor. PMPs understand pests and their behaviors.

The principles of exclusion are essentially the same for residential and commercial structures. Exclusion methods are dependent on the design of the structure from homes and condos, to retail stores and warehouses. They differ only in the types of building materials and extent of exclusion needed; commercial buildings having more access points.

Commercial buildings have unique access points homes dont: dock levelers; trash compactor transition points where it meets the building; astragal seals, especially primary customer entrances; under and around doors; overhead doors; and, loading dock pedestrian doors. There are more opportunities for pests to invade commercial structures.

EXCLUSION SERVICES INCREASE REVENUE. Pest management professionals (PMP) have an opportunity to increase revenue by providing exclusion services and, if priced correctly, theyll also see increased profits. Consider using time and materials to price jobs. PMPs may expect to invoice residential customers $4001,200, depending on the structure and landscape. Exclusion services also reduce the likelihood of call-backs and, since little trapping or treating may be necessary, expenses are reduced. In addition to increased revenue and reduced costs, exclusion services can increase customer satisfaction and retention.

Revenue from commercial pest exclusion services can vary greatly. A PMP may invoice commercial customers anywhere from thousands of dollars up to six figures, depending on the structure. One PMP shared that there really is no limit to the revenue potential working with commercial customers. It depends on the time, effort, planning, and follow-up necessary to perform a flawless exclusion. Consider a multi-story building and the time it takes for planning, access to elevated areas, hidden voids, dismantling equipment, and deconstruction to perform a thorough inspection and exclusion. Time and materials invoicing, again, seems to be the best option.

THERES NO AREA THAT CANT BE PROOFED. Any area that can allow pest entry or harborage can be pest proofed, from cracks in a homes foundation, to roof voids in food processing plants where insects and vertebrates can take up residence. The goal of exclusion is to block every possible access point. Not just most of them, all of them. Denied access to one access point, pests will move on to find another.

LET THEM LEAD THE WAY. Use your detective skills and let the pests show you their access points. Look for signs such as runways, rub marks, and gnawing to identify active paths. Start there. Then scour the structure for every other access point.

THINK SMALL, REALLY SMALL. If a mouse or rat can fit their heads into a hole or crack, the remainder of their body will most certainly fit through. These vertebrates dont have bones that are soft or the ability to disjointand they havent gone through circus contortionist training. Their bodies are simply long, flexible, and cylindrical. Mice can fit into a hole as small as 1/4 thats only slightly smaller than the diameter of a pencil. Rats can fit through holes as small as the diameter of a quarter.

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Communication and collaboration were the key takeaways from a global pest management summit hosted by CEPA and NPMA.

What do pest management professionals and their commercial clients from Bangkok to Boston need to do to ensure that the food consumers eat at home or in restaurants is safe and free of pests and the bacteria they can transfer? Its simple communicate and collaborate.

That was the takeaway message for the nearly 170 attendees of the recent Global Summit for Pest Management Services, jointly sponsored by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) and Brussels-based Confederation of European Pest Management Associations (CEPA).

Attendees from every continent except Antarctica left New York City with a sharper focus on what skills their companies and employees will need to adequately service commercial clients engaged in food processing, distribution and storage.

DOCUMENTATION. Virtually every presenter who took the dais emphasized the need for thorough and accurate documentation. Mandates brought on by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and third-party auditors and inspectors place a premium on documentation.

The documentation needs to be more than just a spreadsheet, it needs to provide clients with information that will help them meet and exceed regulatory requirements, improve operational efficiencies and safeguard food.

We were a reaction company but have shifted our mindset to prevention when it comes to food safety, says Dr. Randal Giroux, vice president of food safety and regulatory affairs for Cargill. There is a need for our pest management partners to be more than box checkers and to be critical thinkers who bring science to process.

Giroux says Cargill has more than 500 facilities worldwide that are impacted by expanded FSMA mandates and that documentation and data provided by their pest management partner is critical to helping them justify their pest management decisions.

John Carter, vice president of quality dairy for global food giant Danone, says commercial clients are looking to PMPs to collaborate for success. We look to the pest management professionals for expert answers, solutions and to not only protect our facilities but our brands as well, says Carter. We need PMPs to make sure we are doing the right things from an environmental and legal standpoint.

Establishing dual partnerships with both the local facility and corporate staffs is another strategy Carter sees working. The local plant manager or QA person understands the holistic approach and a pest professional can give them competence while keeping the corporate staff in the loop, says Carter. FSMA is changing the framework, encouraging steps to avoid problems and closer collaboration will help that.

Cargills Giroux added that they seek out expertise and value-add from their pest control partners and look for recommendations that deliver an impact. Our QA managers have so much on their plates and need pest professionals to be solution providers that make recommendations that will benefit our business, says Giroux. A significant food safety issue could bring us to our knees and we want to make sure we have the correct information to get ahead of it.

FSMA IMPACT. The impact FSMA mandates have had on the food processing industry are, in a word, significant. The manner in which food processors, transporters and warehouse facilities develop protocols to protect the products they make, ship and store have forever been changed.

Hank Hirsch, president of RK Environmental Services, a pest management and food safety consulting firm, aptly summed up FSMAs impact telling attendees that at the corporate level the FUD effect is taking place fear, uncertainty and doubt. The old way of thinking when it comes to food safety and the role pest management plays is being revisited, says Hirsch. The true value of the PMPs service is shifting to inspections, documentation and creating preventive pest management strategies.

Dr. Cornelius Hugo, global manager food safety services innovation for AIB, says FSMA has delivered the most sweeping reforms in food safety in more than 70 years and has shifted the focus from reacting to contamination issues to preventing them. More than 80 percent of food contamination issues are avoidable and FSMA puts the onus on the food industry to answer the question, What are you doing to prevent an unsanitary environment in your facility? he says.

The teeth FSMA has given U.S. Food & Drug Administration inspectors to enforce the mandates is leading to longer, deeper and more narrow inspections. The bar on what conditions will land a facility in hot water also has been lowered in an effort to achieve more strenuous enforcement.

There has been a shift from needing credible, viable information to take action to simply a reason to believe that the facility did not provide a safe environment to issue a recall or take other actions, says Hugo.

The new mandates allow FDA investigators to review any link in the food chain from farm to fork including processing, manufacturing and storage. The agency can retain products suspected of a violation for up to 30 days, deny imported food products, issue a product recall even if the manufacturer chooses not to, issue injunctions and prosecute owners and plant managers.

FSMAs reach not only lands on the 85,000 food processing and storage facilities in the United States but to more than 300,000 facilities around the world.

How prepared is the industry for FSMA? According to AIB research conducted of several thousand facilities globally, nearly 20 percent of food processing plants were unsatisfactory when it came to integrated pest management and nearly 11 percent needed improvement. What were the leading pest-related issues that generated these numbers? According to the AIB research, 35 percent centered on pest habitats and 26 percent on pesticide control.

Pest management professionals are not a static tool in the process of helping protect food, says Hugo. Closer collaboration between clients and PMPs is needed to ensure the programs in place are not just effective after the fact but preventive from the start.

Corporate sponsors of the Global Summit of Pest Management Services included BASF, Bayer, Syngenta, Babolna Bio, Edialux Products Professionals, Liphatech, Lodi Group and ServicePro.

The author is a frequent editorial contributor to PCT magazine and partner with B Communications. He can be reached at http://www.b-communications.com.

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Whether theres too much or not enough water in your customers pipes, both have pest consequences that can be prevented.

Of course, where there are plumbing problems there is potential for pest problems. Leaks offer standing water to rodents, and clogged, scummy drains are breeding sites for flies. On the other hand, drains and pipes without water can also lead to pest problems when those spaces are used for movement and harborage. Recognizing and addressing these conditions can help you to eliminate pest problems at the source and avoid expensive callbacks.

FINDING THE SOURCE. With limited service time at an account, rapid inspection techniques can help to quickly locate areas of actual or potential pest activity, leading to quicker treatment and resolution of the problem. Efficient inspections include simultaneous targeted and generalized evaluation of the site.

Targeted inspections can be thought of as a top-down approach and involve interpretation of monitoring information. What pests are present on glueboards, insect light traps and pheromone traps during your visit? Many pests are predictable in their food source, and thus their breeding sites. By accurately identifying the pest and knowing a little about its biology (or reading about it in one of the many industry manuals), we can form a hypothesis about the type of breeding conditions that must be present for that pest to be found. I think of this like a mental matching game, connecting a pest to its preferred habitat.

Generalized inspections are the opposite: working bottom-up to identify conducive conditions and thinking about what pests could breed there. This is a way of viewing accounts that can be easily improved through training, and does not require the same sort of biological memorization needed for targeted inspections. An easy way to find standing water under equipment is to use your flashlight at a low angle to the floor. Relative to our topic, Pests of the Pipes, lets break this down into two categories:

TOO MUCH WATER. Water is one of the three key items that a pest needs to survive. For many pests, water is what puts food sources into a form that is accessible for pest feeding. For instance, dry crumbs on the floor are not attractive to fly larvae. However, add water and time for decomposition, and that is now a suitable food source for flies. Despite the importance of water, many sources are easily overlooked during inspections. By thinking about where water comes from and where it can collect, we can speed up our inspection time. Here are some common places to find pest-breeding water:

TOO LITTLE WATER. In contrast to excess water facilitating pest development, a lack of water in some pipes can provide harborage for pests and requires the addition of water. To understand why, lets take a quick look at plumbing traps.

If you have ever looked under the sink, you are familiar with a plumbing trap; that U-shaped pipe that (typically) changes the flow of water from vertical to horizontal. The main function of the trap is to create a water seal that prevents odors and harmful sewer gasses from escaping into the structure. Each time the drain is used, fresh water replaces standing water in the trap, maintaining a permanent seal.

A benefit of this design is that it deters pests from using pipes to move within or between buildings. Yes, cockroaches and rodents (especially rats) can overcome plumbing traps by crawling through a small amount of water, but regularly-used drains are less likely to harbor pests.

Problems with trap seals occur when drains are infrequently used and water evaporates over time, or if drains are clogged with debris. Floor drains in locations that do not wet mop floors, in production areas with lots of small spilled items, or drains near a deep fryer are susceptible to drying out.

ELIMINATING THE SOURCE. For every problem identified above, there is a solution to eliminate conducive conditions. While the responsibility for addressing any particular issue may belong to the building manager, pest professionals can provide add-on services that remove breeding sites and can halt pest activity.

A targeted inspection near a source with adult and nymph roaches and a cockroach egg parasitoid (ensign wasp).YOUR SAFETY. The most alarming response I see to pests of the pipes is the off-label use of pest strips. These products, which slowly release vapor from a resin plastic block, can be used in confined spaces where people will not be present for more than four hours. Most pest strips come in two sizes (16 grams or 65 grams), and are designed to treat 100 to 1,200 cubic feet for up to four months (1,200 cubic feet is equivalent to a room that measures 10 by 15 by 8 feet). Yet these devices have been placed near the drain in an open area where people are working all day, sometimes in numbers that far exceed the designated application rate. Because these devices are easily available at Big Box stores, site managers are often the ones responsible for this misapplication. Effort is needed to educate personnel that this type of treatment is illegal [off-label], dangerous, and ineffective.

A second, and similar educational opportunity for pest professionals is to inform site management that pouring bleach and/or hot water down the drain will not eliminate pest activity. These treatments do not remove the organic debris that sustains pest populations in drains.

SUMMARY. Pest problems in commercial settings can arise for several reasons, but the close link between preferred sites and water can increase inspection and treatment times to identify and address a problem. Technicians should be familiar with common water sources, and identify these as part of the generalized inspection. When dealing with a particular pest, targeted inspections that aim to identify the breeding site should be undertaken. In most cases, conducive conditions can be addressed or eliminated through sanitation, leading to long-term control and reduced callbacks.

The author is a pest management specialist in the New York State IPM Program at Cornell University. Contact him at mfrye@gie.net.

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CASTLE ROCK A pest control company has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Town of Castle Rock because of a 7 p.m. curfew for door-to-door sales.

I was just cleaning up from dinner, said Kristen Gerstner, a Castle Rock mother who was about to put her daughter to bed when the doorbell rang, despite the no soliciting sign on her front porch. Its hard to say no to them most of the time.

Utah-based pest control company Aptive Environmental is suing the Town of Castle Rock for adopting a 7 p.m. curfew for commercial solicitors, while not applying the same curfew to other groups such as charities or religious institutions.

There has to be a balancing test between what the government wants and what the business wants, said David Beller, a legal analyst for Denver7. In any case like this, its a very close call.

Beller said businesses do have First Amendment protections, but they are different from individuals, and the government also has a right to protect its citizens from harassment.

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California citrus growerswill soon get help from the State to stop a devastating plant disease threatening residential and commercial citrus trees.

Governor Brown signed the 2017 Budget Act this week and authorized $10 million in general funding to prevent the spread of the invasive insect Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) and the deadly and incurable plant disease it can carry, Huanglongbing (HLB).

California Citrus Mutual applauds Governor Brown and members of the California Legislature for recognizing the severity of this issue to not only the states citrus growers, but to the California economy and the many homeowners who enjoy citrus trees in their backyards, says Joel Nelsen, president of the citrus growers trade association California Citrus Mutual (CCM).

We know from what has happened in Florida that there are real and lasting economic consequences if HLB is allowed to take hold, continues Nelsen. California citrus is a $3.6 billion industry and supports over 22,000 jobs all of which could be lost if HLB is not stopped.

California is the largest fresh-market citrus producing region in the world and one of few areas that have not been affected by HLB, but that could change if HLB is allowed to spread. To-date, the disease has been found in 73 backyard citrus trees in the Los Angeles Basin, triggering quarantines in Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

HLB is spreading at an alarming rate, and the addition of state funds will provide critically needed resources to help protect all citrus trees and prevent HLB from devastating the states vibrant citrus industry, concludes Nelsen.

The state funds will augment the nearly $25 million currently spent each year by commercial citrus growers for pest detection and eradication, including the release of beneficial insects for biological control of ACP, in residential areas and ongoing public outreach and education.

In 2009, the citrus industry created the Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program and authorized a mandatory assessment paid by growers that raises $15-18 million per year on average. All funds are directed toward urban areas, where an estimated 6 in every 10 residents has at least one citrus tree in their yard.

CCM would like to thank the following legislators for their support of the California citrus industry and acknowledge their efforts to secure state funding to address this critical issue: Senators Richard Roth (D-Riverside), Cathleen Galgiani (D-Stockton), Andy Vidak (R-Hanford), and Jean Fuller (R-Visalia) and Assembly Members Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica), Devon Mathis (R-Visalia), Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield), Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno), Marc Levine (D-Marin), and Bill Quirk (D-Hayward).

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