Controlling Pests in Food Processing
Pest control, although usually commonly seen in agricultural settings, is not just limited to crop growing and harvesting applications. Pest control can be applied by food processing plants to ensure they are manufacturing only the best food products, for instance canned goods and dried fruits.
For owners of food processing plants, birds can be a great nuisance. If not deterred right away, birds that usually land, roost and nest on certain facility areas can create several serious health-related problems through their droppings. Birds are carriers of certain diseases like psittacosis and histoplasmosis. To keep pest birds off, owners should employ integrated pest management (IPM). IPM refers to a pest control procedure using different complementary strategies including physical devices, including sonic and ultrasonic devices.