The Food Plant > Pest control

Is the food industry ready for El Niño?

23 October, 2023 by Matt Jones, Service innovation and Development Manager at Rentokil

A pest behavioural expert explains some details about how El Niño could affect insect populations and what the food industry can do to prevent pests.


Rentokil Initial PestConnect AI pest control system

14 August, 2023

Rentokil Initial, a pest control company, is introducing machine learning and AI automation to its pest monitoring units through the use of camera technology.


New Zealand fruit fly operation ends

04 February, 2020

After a year-long operation, Auckland has been declared free of the Queensland fruit fly, with restrictions lifted on the movement of fruit and vegetables.


Adams Pest Control Electronic Monitoring Service proactive pest control

06 November, 2019

Adams Pest Control Electronic Monitoring Service provides a proactive data-based approach to pest control that reduces reliance on rodenticide and poisons.


Could African swine fever kill Australia's pork industry?

05 September, 2019

As African swine fever devastates China's pork industry, the Liberal National Government is fighting to prevent the disease from entering Australia.


BOGE BLUEprotect pest protection

11 April, 2019

BOGE's BLUEprotect is a container solution to protect against pests in grain storage.


Minimising the fruit fly menace

18 October, 2018

Protecting crops from fruit flies and minimising insecticide use are on the horizon thanks to a CSIRO spin-off.


Adams Pest Control electronic monitoring device

10 August, 2018

Adams Pest Control has technology that allows rapid response to pests via a free mobile app.


AEPMA launches pest management handbook for food service operators

23 September, 2014

The Australian Environmental Pest Managers Association (AEPMA) has compiled a pest management handbook for food service business operators.


Flick-Anticimex Envirosol automated pest management solution

14 March, 2014

Envirosol is an automated misting and integrated pest management solution that uses liquid carbon dioxide under high pressure to dissolve and propel active ingredients of pesticides as aerosols in enclosed spaces.


Hello ladies

28 February, 2014

Food crop yields and profitability soar when non-fertile flies are dropped over growing areas where they mate with the females but do not father a next generation of pests. But male pests sterilised by radiation tend not to be as attractive to the females - so what is needed is a way to "George Clooney-ise" the sterile flies.


Don't let your business go to the rats

03 September, 2013

Food manufacturers need to be vigilant of rodent infestations to prevent reputation backlash and physical damage to their businesses.


Adams Pest Control Alert24+ remote rodent monitoring system

14 June, 2013

Alert24+ rodent traps are a pesticide-free system for remote monitoring and control of rodent pests. The traps communicate via an on-site base station to Adams’ secure Alert24+ servers.


BaitSafe baiting station for controlling rodents and crawling insects

13 February, 2013

BaitSafe offers a HACCP-certified alternative to conventional methods of traditional surface baiting. BaitSafe is certified throughout the food industry for use in controlling rodents and crawling insects.


Insect-O-Matic Nectar fruit fly control unit

26 August, 2011 by

Insect-O-Matic has introduced the Nectar unit which can be used to discreetly control fruit flies as well as other flying insect pests. This insect control device specifically targets fungal gnats (commonly known as fruits flies, vinegar flies or bar flies).


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