McCloud Services, a leading pest management company headquartered in South Elgin, Ill., hosted its annual Pest Invasion premier food industry pest management seminar on June 27, 2019 at the Oak Brook Hilton Conference Center in Oak Brook, Ill. The seminar was attended by more than 150 pest management, environmental health, and food safety professionals, and featured a variety of top speakers. This year’s agenda was designed to include all the elements required in building and maintaining a successful integrated pest management (IPM) program. As one of the few pest management seminars with a focus entirely on the food industry, McCloud Services announced some key takeaways from the event.
The central theme of Pest Invasion 2019 revolved around food safety and developing and auditing an IPM program. Industry experts presented information on building an IPM program as well as auditing and measuring the program’s results. Speakers also shared the pest threats food facilities are most likely to encounter along with inspection and exclusion tips. At the end of the seminar, attendees learned about the newest pest control technologies in order to more efficiently manage pests throughout their facilities.