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ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PEST CONTROL

Zero % Pesticide Residues in Stored Product Moth Control

Part of Pestproof’s commitment to Environmentally Friendly Pest Control is the Exosect® System. Last year we installed this system into one of our customer’s sites as part of the integrated Pest Management (IPM).

Exosex SP Tab System is an active MD System using the male moth to distribute the pheromone impregnated Entostat Powder.

Male moths are attracted to the Exosex SP which contains Entostat powder formulated in synthetic female pheromone.

Male moths pick up Entostat Powder and female pheromone.

The males pheromone receptors become overloaded and so the male in unable to locate females.

This causes “Auto Confusion” males following males, and dramatically reduces the chances of the female moth to mate.

Flour Moths (Ephestia Kuehniella)

Flour Moth are difficult to control mainly because of the way they breed within food material. Identification of the breeding sites is key. However this is not as easy as it may sound, the food source in which they breed is usually found in dead spaces or inaccessible ledges/flanges of Bakery, Flour Milling or Flour packing machinery. There are more obvious areas such as high level surfaces and girders but with a bit of thought these can be dealt with. The problem with machinery is the need to access the more difficult locations and this will probably involve the Site Engineers and Hygiene. Guess  what the site Production Managers do not like to shut down machinery if at all possible because Production comes first. This is why programmed inspection and cleaning schedules are imperative for integrated pest management.

The life cycle of a Flour Moth also makes it difficult to control  moth infestations. The female moth lays eggs that then pupate within the food material producing “moth Frass” and webbing. A feature of the Flour moth Larvae is the ability to diapauses, this is a term used to describe shutting down or resting if the temperature drops below ideal breeding conditions or if there is a lack of food source for the larvae to feed. Remember the key is identification of breeding sites. Inspection and cleaning has replaced the method of the general use of insecticides as a treatment. The use of insecticides in sensitive areas is not considered best practice.