Proper flour storage has taken center stage in food safety discussions, thanks to recent viral social media posts revealing alarming discoveries of pests in sealed containers. These incidents have ...

Is making your healthcare facility pest free in 2014 one of your New Year’s resolutions? Last year, I wrote several columns on different pests that can target your facility. (Editor’s note: You can ...

Penn State Extension’s Department of Pesticide Education recently released some startling numbers on exposure to common kinds of pesticides. “In 2013, the Pennsylvania Poison Center received 1,125 ...

They may be barely visible but grain storage pests have the potential to cause significant damage. Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth ...

Tobacco. These are some of the plants that can be used to control storage pests and are more available and easy-to-use than insecticides. For long, farmers have been grappling to double food ...

It is estimated that 90% of grain stores harbour at least one insect species known to infest grain, underlining the critical importance of good store hygiene in the run-up to harvest. Cleaning out ...