Our Most Recent Comparison Study in Preventing Insect Infestation in Packaged Foods
Evaluation of ProvisionGard® Rice Packaging Against the Indian Meal Moth – Kansas State University
Objectives In this present study, the rice packaging with ProvisionGard® (PG) adhesive additive was evaluated against the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella (Hübner), a common stored-product insect pest that infests packaged products in warehouses and retail environments. Materials and Methods Rice was packaged in 0.45 kg (1 lb) and 9.1 kg (20 lb) film bags. […]
Warehouse Storage Field Study
ProvisionGard® Test Results-90 Day Field Study- SOS Bag Location: Fort Worth Texas Distribution Center PG treated and untreated 5 lb paper bags of pet food in corrugate shippers were stored under normal conditions using IPM strategies. Total # of Shippers Total # of Insects Average # of Insects/Shipper Range of Insect Count/Shipper Control 41 58 […]
Independent Paper Multiwall Bag Study
Summary Chart of Average Number Insects Observed by Species Between Treated and Control Paper Multiwall Bags The following is a comparison of ProvisionGard® coated and untreated control bags. Blue indicates the Red Flour Beetle, red represents the Sawtooth Grain Beetle, and green stands for the Indian Meal Moth. There were two products used: Whole Wheat […]
USDA 12 Month Efficacy Study
Conducted by Dr. Frank Arthur % Emergence-Red Flour Beetle Month 0 Month 2 Month 4 Month 6 Month 8 Month 10 Month 12 0.0 ± 0.0 1.6 ± 1.6 5.0 ± 3.4 6.7 ± 3.3 0.0 ± 0.0 0.0 ± 0.0 1.7 ± 1.7 Conclusions of Year Long Study The Outer layer of the bag […]
ProvisionGard® the Science
Prevent flour bugs and meal moths with ProvisionGard®’s food packaging coating. ProvisionGard® supplies your packaging manufacturer’s with the products to incorporate the IGR active into your IGR package design. Once in the IGR packaging, stored product insects invading or residing in the contents will not advance to the next life stage. IGR packages do not […]
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School (Chapel Hill) Consumer Perception Study
Food packaging is constantly exposed to the risk of insect infestation, a possibility not all consumers are aware of until they encounter pest-ridden food. In a custom online research project conducted by a BSBA class at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School (Chapel Hill), the majority of consumers confirmed that they prefer purchasing a brand with insect-resistant […]
Kansas State University ProvisionGard® Study Results
Kansas State University’s Department of Grain Science and Industry has released video footage of a sawtoothed grain beetle study conducted using ProvisionGard®. Introduction: Ten bags, each holding 200 g of pasta, were placed in 11.4 L Sterilite brand plastic containers on May 30, 2017. Fifty unsexed adults of mixed ages of sawtoothed grain beetle were […]
MIT Report: ProvisionGard® chosen by USAID for food packaging shipments
The Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation (CITE) at MIT is a program dedicated to developing methods for product evaluation in global development. CITE draws upon diverse expertise across MIT and globally to evaluate products and develop an understanding of what makes products successful in emerging markets. In 2015, USAID initiated a study with researchers at […]