FAOPMA Pest Summit 2025 – Penang, Malaysia – From Reactive to Proactive – The Evolution of Pest Management
At Giridhar Pai Associates (GPA), we have always chosen an unconventional path.
Instead of focusing on reactive chemical treatments, we specialise in pest prevention and monitoring to create sustainable, long-lasting, and environmentally conscious solutions.
As pioneers in this space, we know that going against the industry grain is not an easy journey.
That’s why attending the FAOPMA Pest Summit 25 in Penang, Malaysia, was so vital for us.
The three-day event provided a global platform to validate our core philosophy through powerful interactions with industry leaders and colleagues from over 25 countries.
We returned to India with a renewed vigour for our approach, with three key takeaways reinforcing our beliefs:
1. Fewer New Pesticides Mean Prevention is Key
Leading academic researchers at the summit highlighted a significant shift: the era of blockbuster chemical pesticides is coming to an end.
The high cost of new product development is no longer enticing for global manufacturers, slowing down the structural pesticide pipeline.
The above global trend highlights the growing limitations of conventional chemical-based approaches, especially as pest species continue to evolve and develop resistance to new formulations.
For us at GPA, the increasing likelihood of fewer chemical pesticide choices solidifies our belief that proactive, non-chemical solutions are not just an option—they are the future of effective pest management.
2. A Hotter World Demands Sustainable Solutions
Multiple speakers at the summit discussed how global warming is creating new challenges and opportunities for our industry.
A hotter world is creating larger areas and longer periods for pest proliferation, and customers are now demanding to see proof of environmental commitment from their service providers.
As pest control involves materials and logistics, companies must innovate to minimise their carbon emissions and ecological footprints.
The global consumer push towards greater environmental accountability perfectly aligns with our low-impact, preventive solutions.
By reducing the need for repeated chemical treatments and product disposal, our methods inherently minimise the carbon footprint of pest management.
3. Customers Are Seeking Alternatives to Chemicals
The culmination of the above two challenges is a growing consumer demand for alternative pest management approaches.
The global pest control industry can no longer afford to “shoot in the dark” by applying pesticides without first understanding the presence and extent of a pest problem.
Our focus on pest prevention and monitoring offers a clear alternative, providing a smarter, more targeted solution that meets the needs of a modern, environmentally conscious market.
The FAOPMA Pest Summit 25’s theme, “From Reactive to Proactive – The Evolution of Pest Management,” perfectly captured our philosophy.
It was an honour to see our core mission affirmed by industry leaders from around the world.
We are more confident than ever that our path of focusing on proactive monitoring and prevention is not just unconventional, but a necessary evolution for the entire industry.
We also commend the Malaysian Pest Management Association (MPMA) for its excellent arrangements, which made the FAOPMA Pest Summit 25 a resounding success.
How GPA Helps Customers Evolve from Reactive to Proactive
As a leading distributor of high-quality pest management products, GPA has curated solutions that help sustainably prevent and monitor pests. Our products enable a data-driven approach, eliminating guesswork and optimising costs.
Pest Monitoring:
Monitoring is the essential first step. Without knowing whether a pest is present and to what extent, any pest management program becomes a matter of guesswork.
- FLYght UV LED Insect Light Traps: These invaluable tools use the positive phototactic behaviour of flies to attract and trap them. We promote our FLYght Traps as monitoring tools, not control devices. Their high-quality UV LEDs last for 50,000 hours, making them a highly sustainable solution that generates minimal waste.
- Pheromone Traps for Stored Product Insects (SPIs): Our New Serrico Traps and Storgard Insect Monitoring Systems are effective monitoring tools for a range of pests like cigarette beetles and confused flour beetles. These systems enable weekly population counts, providing the data necessary to plan targeted interventions, such as heat treatments or fumigation, only when needed.
Pest Prevention:
Preventing pests reduces the need for chemical pesticides, which in turn optimises pest management costs.
- Aedes-X Smart Gravitrap: This unique Aedes mosquito management tool relies on the negative phototactic behaviour of larvae to control their population. By consistently preventing larvae from developing into adults, it effectively reduces the overall mosquito population.
- RodeXit: An elegant pest prevention solution, RodeXit is a durable barrier that eliminates rodent entry into buildings through gaps below doors and shutters. As a sustainable solution with a 10-year lifespan, it prevents the need for rodent traps or baits inside a structure.
We hope you enjoyed learning about GPA’s range of pest monitoring and prevention products. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or to learn how we can help you evolve your pest management from reactive to proactive.