This site was updated
on 8/25/2006

For Personnel in Food Service and Retail

NEW Workshop in September

Protect Your Bottom Line:

Pests and Pest Management Training for
 Retail & Food Service Establishments

Wednesday, September 20, 2006
8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Click Here for Location, Registration,
and Other Information

This course is sponsored by the: MN Food Safety and Defense Task Force; Mn Dept. of Agriculture; Mn Dept. of Health; North Central Association of Food & Drug Officials (NCAFDO); and the University of Minnesota. Funding was provided by through grant from the US Food and Drug Administration.

For any questions, please contact:
   David Read at (651) 201-6596, david.read@state.mn.us, or
   Leah Moreland at (651-201-6426), leah.moreland@state.mn.us

Course Agenda

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

8:30 Welcome and Introduction

8:45 Typical Insect and Rodent Pests in Food Service and Retail:
     Part 1: Insect Identification, their behavior and the opportunities they seek

9:45 Break

10:00 Typical Insect and Rodent Pests in Food Service and Retail:
      Part 2: Rodent identification, behavior, and control practices

11:00 Typical Prevention and Control Methods Against Key Insect Pests

12:00 Lunch

1:00 The Food Service and Retail Habitat: Sanitary & facility design/degradation

2:00 Challenge time! Identify the pest or evidence and give a key feature important to infestation

2:45 Break 

3:00 Pest Control Documentation: Is the Technician trying to tell you something?

4:00 Questions, Discussion and Adjournment