Jeff Weier, B.C.E., is a Board-Certified Entomologist with nearly 50 years of experience in the pest control industry. He currently works as an independent consultant, and is also a mentor to the technical services team of the pest solutions company from which he retired in 2020. Jeff is known in the industry for his innovative approach to designing and implementing pest control programs, as well as his extensive client and institutional knowledge.
Do engaged, informed, and empowered sanitation teams act as a predictor of success for an integrated pest management (IPM) program? With excellent food safety risk management behaviors, a frontline sanitation team can help manage existing risks and identify new ones, dramatically reducing the potential of product contamination due to pest activity in a facility. This article describes an action plan to help achieve these goals.
