Month: October 2019

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Roof rats in your farm

Rats can make a home almost anywhere. They infest homes, agriculture, and foodstuffs, and they easily adapt to their surroundings.

They are sometimes found living in rice fields or around poultry or other farm buildings as well as in industrial sites where food and shelter are available.

The Norway rat, roof rat, and house mouse are destructive rodent pests in and around farm facilities. This can be especially true during the winter months, as they seek food and refuge indoors.

Rats and mice consume and contaminate feed, gnaw on structural, mechanical, and electrical components, and weaken concrete slabs and walkways with their burrowing activities. They can also potentially carry diseases such as bubonic plague, leptospirosis, rabies, and bacterial food poisoning.

Recent news reported is as below:

Roof Rat Damage Causing Concern for Growers

March 16, 2018

 Typically more of a problem in urban areas, roof rat damage is causing significant concern for farmers. According to University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) scientists, roof rats are appearing in considerable numbers this year.  Researchers suggest monitoring fields for rodent activity and using bait stations before the growing season to prevent problems from developing further.

The amount of rain California experienced last year created ideal conditions for the rodent populations to thrive.  The wet weather produced a substantial food source for the rats in weeds and weed seeds.  The food supply attracted roof rats away from urban environments out to farms where they were able to quickly reproduce.

Roof rat damage is being reported in several different commodities including citrus, avocados, pomegranates and nut crops.  Aside from feeding on the crop directly, rendering it unmarketable, the rodents are also chewing on tree limbs and causing branch dieback.  Growers are also reporting damage to irrigation lines.

Roof rats wreak havoc around Valley: Exterminator tips to get rid of critters

 By Lexi Sutter │ March 04, 2018

Norway rats, pack rats, and roof rats are living in the Valley, and where you live could determine which type you’ll see. Regardless, you’ll likely have a rat run-in at one point.

“I have no fruit and no trash and there is no end to it,” explained Irina Grebenshchikova, who is dealing with a rat problem at her condo in Arcadia. “I don’t have any citrus trees, I don’t have much of a garden, so for me to remove so many animals is just kind of unexpected.”

Buying traps is part of her weekly routine, and she’s consistently catching rats.

It’s not surprising news for Valley exterminator James Esquibel, who owns Jiminey Kricket Exterminating. He’s seen a large rise in the need for critter control.

“I’ve seen over the last two years about a 1,000 percent increase,” he said.

Esquibel believes the new and constant construction in the Valley is to blame.

You can use products that repel these rodents instead of killing them thus balancing the eco-system.

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Our product works on the mechanism of repellency. The product triggers a fear response in rodents thus protecting the application. It causes severe temporary distress to the mucous membrane of the rodents due to which the pest stays away from the application. The product triggers an unpleasant reaction in case if the pest tries to gnaw away the application. After encountering the above-mentioned emotions, the animal instinctively perceives it with something it should stay away from and stores this information for future reference. The fact that certain rodents are repelled is mimicked by other rodents as well. Thus, the other rodents too stay away from the applications. The unpleasant experience is imprinted within the animal’s memory and passed on to its progeny.

Our product is RoHS, RoHS2, RoHS3, EU BPR, APVMA, NEA compliant and FIFRA exempted. Our product does not cause harm to target as well as non-targeted species. It just repels them from the applied product. It works on the mechanism of repellency.

RodrepelTM is available in the forms of masterbatch, liquid concentrate, and lacquer.

Masterbatch can be incorporated into polymeric applications like fencing, water pipes, agricultural films, polymeric tree guards, wires, cables, etc. This would result in the final application being rodent repellent.

The liquid concentrate can be mixed in paints in a pre-determined ratio and be applied to the interior and exterior of houses, ceilings, gardens, farms, outhouses, etc. to repel roof rats from the area required.

Lacquer form can be directly applied to the already installed application such as attics, wooden fences, guards, pipes, wires, cables, etc. The lacquer is compatible with most of the surfaces like metal, wood, concrete, polymer, ceramic, etc.

We have developed our product in the form of a spray, the RodrepelTM rodent repellent spray which is an easy to use product. The product can be sprayed on components from warehouses, storage areas, attics, homes, etc. after clearing the dust and waste from components.

Hence by using RodrepelTM, homes, farms, and gardens can be prevented from roof rat damage effectively and considerably.

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Rodents in schools!

Have you ever heard the rats and the mice taking admission to school??
 
Shocking right? But yes, rats and mice do take admission in schools, not for getting educated but to spread nuisance.
 
The schools have the responsibilities when it comes to the education of students but the schools are also responsible for protecting the health and safety of their students.
 
Rats and mice seek food, warmth, water, shelter, and safety which they get in abundance from school.
 
Rodents can find many numbers of places to hide and to breed; it is always easy for rodents like rats and mice to infiltrate a school because even a small hole can make them enter.
 
Rats and mice can transmit a number of diseases through contact with them or consumption if the food that rodents have partially eaten, skin contact with rodent’s urine and their droppings can also cause diseases.
 
Schools should take the possibility of rodent infestation very seriously, especially in the month of winter. Rodents will be much more aggressive in colder seasons about seeking shelter.
 
The rodents can chew on anything that they see as useful in building their nests. This could be wood, paper, books, electrical appliances, etc. They can even make holes in furniture to stay to make a place to stay.
 
According to the news articles,
 

Rat infestation closes Congdon Park school

 
Updated: Jun 13, 2018, at 5:15 p.m. From the Duluth News Tribune.
 
A rat infestation has closed the eastern Duluth Congdon Park Elementary School and its grounds for the summer.
 
The rodents have been spotted entering the drainage system under the gym addition of the school. Hillside burrow entrances have also been found at the back of the building, according to the Duluth school district.
 
The closure will allow pest control and district staff to clear the area where the rats have been living and eating for some time, including inside the school’s composting bin.
 
“They enter into — I don’t want to call it a rat buffet — but they had plenty of food, shelter, and water and took up residence,” district facilities manager Dave Spooner said of the composting bin and the burrows.
 
No rats were found inside the school, he said, but the closure of the building and its grounds make it easier to solve the problem.
 
The infestation was discovered toward the end of the school year, and pest control workers began addressing it with traps inside lockboxes. So far, about five rats per day have been trapped. Pesticide bait boxes will be set near the drainage system and burrow entrances Friday. The method is compliant with Environmental Protection Agency and Minnesota Department of Health guidelines, district officials said.
 

Rat infestation forces closure of Duluth elementary school

 
Updated: June 14, 2018 — 5:00 AM. From Star Tribune
 
A colony of rats is wreaking havoc at Duluth’s Congdon Park Elementary, prompting district officials to close the school and its playground for the summer.
 
Since the unwelcome discovery, pest control workers have trapped about five rodents per day near the foundation and drainage system underneath the school gym, said district facilities manager Dave Spooner.
 
“We’re working to remove them before they can get into the building itself,” Spooner said in a prepared statement. “Having the building and grounds unoccupied will allow us the flexibility to take steps necessary to make that happen.”
 
The school is located at 3116 E. Superior St., not far from Glensheen mansion.
 
Food sources that might attract the vermin have been removed.
 
The school’s composting bin likely played a role. “They enter into — I don’t want to call it a rat buffet — but they had plenty of food, shelter, and water and took up residence,” Spooner told the Duluth News Tribune.
 
Pesticide bait boxes — called the “least toxic method” — have been laid near burrow entrances located in the hillside at the back of the building to help eradicate the infestation. District officials said those efforts are compliant with state Department of Health and Environmental Protection Agency guidelines.
 
Signs will be posted around the property to inform neighbors the traps are being used.
 
Students were released for summer vacation last week, but administrators had remained on the grounds. Scheduled enrichment activities will move to Ordean-East Middle School.
 

Students complain of rat infestation in high school

 
Updated: March 27, 2017, 12:39 AM
 
School officials in Fayette County say they have been trying to exterminate rodents at Sandy Creek High School, but they’re still a problem after more than a month.
 
One student told Channel 2 Action News that she saw about 40 rats at one time in the field house where student-athletes work out.
 
A dead rat was found by a student in the weight training room, the news station reported.
 
The athletes told Channel 2 they are still being forced to work out in the field house, despite all of the rats running around.
 
Often using pest control services by the school is not very much effective and it can be dangerous to health, thus we need a solution which can be effective and eco-friendly
 
The usage of pesticides is dangerous for students. The use of pesticides has hampered the neurological development of children. There is evidence for children and others who have been poisoned accidentally consuming pesticides.
 
We at C Tech Corporation are in a unique position to provide solutions to the problems caused by these creatures.
 
At C Tech Corporation we make use of Mother Nature’s gift of senses given to these rodents in developing extremely low toxicity and extremely low hazard formulation products!
 
Rodrepel™  is an extremely low-toxic, non-hazardous rodent aversive. Rodrepel™is a perfect blend of smart technology and green chemistry. This product acts through a series of a highly developed intricate mechanism ensuring that the rodents are kept away from the application.
 
The product triggers a fear response in rodents thus protecting the application. It causes severe temporary distress to the mucous membrane of the rodents due to which the pest stays away from the application. The product triggers an unpleasant reaction in case if the pest tries to gnaw away the application. After encountering the above-mentioned emotions, the animal instinctively perceives it with something it should stay away from and stores this information for future reference. The fact that certain rodents are repelled is mimicked by other rodents as well. Thus, the other rodents too stay away from the applications. The unpleasant experience is imprinted within the animal’s memory and passed on to its progeny.
 
The product is compliant with RoHS, RoHS2, RoHS3, and REACH, APVM, NEA, BPR and is FIFRA exempted. Our eco-friendly products do not kill the target species but only repel them.
 
The Rodrepel™ liquid concentrate, when diluted in paints, can be used to paint the interior and exterior of the walls of the schools. It can be applied in the canteen and food storage areas in schools.
 
Rodrepel™ lacquer can be coated topically over the applications which need protection. It can be applied to a variety of surfaces like wood, furniture, concrete, metal, polymer, ceramic. The desks, benches, furniture from the schools can be applied with our lacquer to protect these applications from the pest attack.
 
Our product available in the form of wood polish additive can be applied as a topical application by mixing it with wood polish. It can also be applied to racks, pallets, furniture, etc.
 
The product available in the form of a masterbatch can be incorporated in pipes, wires, cables, polymeric material, instruments, etc.
 
Our newly developed product is in the form of a spray that can be sprayed on the bench, chairs, racks, wooden furniture, etc.
 
Our products provide a safe and environmentally friendly solution to avoid rodent infestation.
 
If you are facing problems from the sneaky pests that contact us on:
 
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