Month: August 2020

Squirrels of the order ‘Rodentia’ have 200 species and are categorized into three types: ground squirrel, tree squirrel and flying squirrel. Squirrels can be cute and amusing to watch in their natural environment. However, when they invade residential homes, destroy landscaping, eat vegetation, or scare away desirable birds, their antics quickly become less entertaining or cute. They are arboreal in nature. That means they live in trees. But they often choose to live in attics, chimneys, garage, vents etc. Any place that people live we also find them.

Squirrels can be found everywhere except Antarctica. They breed once or twice a year and give birth to a varying number of young ones after three to six weeks, depending on species. They have a high mortality rate during their first year and in captivity, they can live up to 15 years. Squirrels in urban areas may become so abundant and overpopulated that they begin to cause damage to trees, shrubs, ornamental plantings, gardens, crops, wires and cables etc.

Below is the table that shows the reproduction of various species of a squirrel:

Species	Mating season   First                Second		Gestation days	Litter size Range│Average
Grey Squirrel	Jan/Feb	May/July	44-45	2-5	3
Fox Squirrel	Jan/Feb	May/July	44-45	1-6	3
Flying Squirrel	Feb/March	May/July	44-45	2-7	3

Source: Urban Wildlife Damage Control Kansas City.

Like all rodents, squirrels also have incisors which grow throughout their life. Hence to keep them in check, they chew anything they find or smell attractive. Because of their constant chewing habit, they cause many accidents, power outages and loss to the economy. According to Level 3 Communications, squirrels do 17% of damage to fiber optic network. These ubiquitous, furry buzz incisors are most likely damaging aerial cable plant in worldwide settings, increasing maintenance expenses and reducing the productivity of technical operations groups.

Squirrels have been causing damage to wires and cables since the time Alexander Graham Bell uttered the famous words, “Mr. Watson, come here…”. Industry humorists might even postulate that Bell was calling Watson to dispatch a rodent gnawing on that first telephone cable.

Here are some news that shows how squirrels are affecting our lives:

Weather, squirrel cause power outages in Frederick

Weather, squirrel cause power outages in Frederick

By Kyle Payne | September 2, 2020

FREDERICK, Okla. (TNN) – Many people in Frederick experienced a few power outages over the weekend — and officials said the cause was a more serious problem than they originally thought.

In total, power was out for almost half a day.

Frederick’s City Manager attributes the first outage with the storms.

But the second issue, which included a damaged power switch and other damaged fuses was actually caused by a squirrel.

The replacement switch was hours away in Fairview… making this a lengthy project.

CMP: Squirrels causing power outages in Maine

By WGME│September 28, 2018

PORTLAND (WGME) – Central Maine Power is reporting that squirrels are causing a rash of power outages in southern and central Maine.

CMP says their line workers are working to restore power as quickly as possible.

Officials say rodent interference is common and cannot be avoided.

Even if these squirrels damage our wires and cables they play a vital role in our ecosystem. They are great at planting trees. They bury their acorns, but forget where they put them. The forgotten acorns become oak trees. Hence to use toxic rodenticides to prevent damage caused by squirrels will not be an ideal solution. Also, rodenticides can harm target as well as non targeted species. They are extremely unstable and can react with the base polymer of wires and cable.

C Tech Corporation can offer a solution to overcome the damage caused by squirrels. Rodrepel^TM  is an anti-rodent, and animal aversive which is extremely low in toxicity and extremely low hazard, environmentally safe solution. It does not kill target species but only repels them. It is engineered using a unique set of complex compounds. It follows 6 pronged strategy which is extremely effective on rodents like the squirrel, rat, beaver, gopher, paca, marmot, etc.

Rodrepel^TM is available in the form of a masterbatch, liquid concentrate, lacquer, and sprays.

The masterbatch can be incorporated in cable sheathing. The product in the form of liquid concentrate can be diluted in Paints and organic solvents and applied to cables. The lacquer which is a topical application can be directly applied on the already installed wires and cables.

Our newly developed products,  Rodrepel™ Rodent Repellent Spray is an easy to use product which can be sprayed on wires and cables, electronic appliances, cabinets, so as to as avoid the rodents from entering them.

Rodrepel^TM  is cost-effective, inert, thermally stable and does not degrade on exposure to heat and sunlight. It does not volatilize and does not degrade in the soil. It is RoHS, RoHS2, REACH, NEA, EU BPR, APVMA compliant and FIFRA exempted.

Contact us at technical.marketing@ctechcorporation.com if you’re facing problems with rodents and get best remedies to combat the pest menace.

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What is rat’s favorite coffee? They might be a fan of the mocha iced Frappuccino or they might like espresso. Well unlike us it’s not the coffee that attracts the rats but it’s the warm temperature, shelter, and safety to multiply and thrive.

Rats love to set up a camp inside the café because they get protected from the rain and other harsh weather conditions and continuous source of food that’s easy to find.

There are many coffee lovers who spend most of their time in the café, it’s the best and the perfect place to have coffee and have meetings. When you are in stress then just one cup of coffee makes you relax. Coffee is the lifeblood of virtually every workforce in the world.

In our generation today, more people love to spend their time in a café to relax, unwind, enjoy, and a lot more reasons. Hence, we cannot deny the fact that all people eat and drink, as these two are needed in order to sustain life.

Pests are carriers of food-borne diseases. Pest poses a particular threat to hygiene standards in food preparation and storage areas because of their disease risk and the contamination they cause.

Cafés are the one where the pest can easily get attracted. Every café has the potential to attract pest. Although the bad publicity from a roach infestation could easily be enough to shut down a café for good.

Let us have a look at some of the evidence,

Starbucks fined £12,000 for mice infestation in cafe visited by Blair

Coffee giant Starbucks was fined £12,000 after one of its cafes, once visited by Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, was infested with mice.

An environment health officer with 17 years’ experience was hit by a “strong smell of mice” and recurring scenes of filth and mice droppings and staining’s during an inspection at a Starbucks in the heart of London’s West End in November last year.

Mouse droppings were found next to spoons, knives, cups, Clingfilm and boxes of biscuits and coffee that were about to be used, London’s City of Westminster magistrates heard.

Westminster Council decided to prosecute after the state of two storerooms and a serving area at the Villiers Street cafe in the arches of Charing Cross station raised alarm.

One mousetrap in a storeroom “appeared to be weighty and may have had a mouse in it” and the rodent had left “greasy smears”, Felicia Davy for Westminster Council told the court.

Starbucks, which has more than 530 stores and 8,000 partners in the UK, pleaded guilty to four counts of food safety and hygiene breaches.

Rodent droppings, improper temperatures result in state closing Urban Cafe

Urban Cafe in Wilmington was temporarily closed by the health department after an inspector found rodent droppings throughout the eatery and several foods at an improper temperature, including eggs, cheese and butter.

We, at C Tech Corporation, have a unique, effective, and efficient way to tackle these nuisances.

The unique product Rodrepel™  manufactured by C Tech Corporation is a rodent and animal aversive repellent which repels the rodents.

Rodrepel™ works on the mechanism of repellency. It is an extremely low concern, low toxic, low hazard, non-carcinogenic and non-mutagenic rodent aversive repellent. It does not kill or cause harm to the pests as well as to the environment which indirectly helps to maintain the ecological balance.

The products are available in the form of a masterbatch which can be incorporated in pipes, polymeric equipment, cables etc. while manufacturing. This would result in the final cable or wire being rodent repellent. This would be an efficient way of deterring the rodents from chewing the cables and wires and thus negate the possibility of a short circuit.

While the Rodrepel™ liquid concentrate, when diluted in paints, can be used to paint the interior and exterior of the café. It can be applied in the kitchen and food storage areas in the cafeteria.

Rodrepel™ lacquer can be coated topically over the applications which need protection. It can be applied to a variety of surfaces like wood, concrete, metal, polymer, ceramic, etc.

Our newly developed product in the form of a spray can be sprayed anywhere to repel the rodents. The product is compatible with all types of surfaces and can be used by anyone.

Our products provide a safe and environmentally friendly solution to avoid rodent infestation.

Rodrepel^TM is thermally stable and does not degrade on exposure to heat and sunlight. It does not kill or harm the insect but repels them. It does not volatilize and does not degrade the soil.

Contact us at technical.marketing@ctechcorporation.com to keep the pests away and decrease the use of pesticides.

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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 food, 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.

Usually, the first signs of rodent infestation are droppings or urine stains in and around buildings, because rats and mice are most active at night. If rodents are seen repeatedly during the day, it is an indication of an established population. It is estimated that for every rodent seen during the day around barns and poultry houses, there are likely 20 to 50 that are unseen.

Effective rodent control involves a three-step process. The first step is to “rodent-proof” the structure. This is very difficult because rats and mice can squeeze through holes just large enough to pass their heads through, as small as ¼ for mice and ½ inch for rats. They can climb through pipes; jump vertically three feet, horizontally four feet, and climb wires, cables, vines, and trees to enter a building.

Rats and mice have long been a problem on farms where food and nesting sites are plentiful. They are carriers of some 45 diseases and are capable of contaminating farm feed and water supplies helping to spread disease from contaminated to uncontaminated areas and from animal to animal. Many of these diseases are harmful to livestock and humans.

Evidence for pest menace,

Food bank warehouse infested with rats, state inspector finds

By Jeff Ostrowski

Posted Feb 3, 2020

The Palm Beach County Food Bank could face the loss of its food permit after a state inspector found “a heavy accumulation of rat excreta” at the nonprofit’s facility in Lantana in late January. In September 2019, an inspector found mouse droppings.

The Palm Beach County Food Bank could face the loss of its food permit after a state inspector found overwhelming evidence of a rat infestation at the nonprofit’s facility in Lantana.

An inspector from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services visited the Palm Beach County Food Bank on Jan. 24 and reported the facility was overrun by rodents.

“A heavy accumulation of rat excreta too numerous to count were observed on the floor, pallets, chairs, metal lifts and metal shelves in the main dry good storage warehouse,” the report said.

The inspector also saw rat feces in a walk-in refrigerator. During the Jan. 24 visit, rat droppings littered the staff kitchen.

SLO Food Bank: Health inspectors found rodent droppings at the warehouse

By KSBY

The Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County released more information Monday related to the unsanitary conditions health inspectors say were found at the organization’s warehouse last month.

Food Bank CEO Kevin Drabinski says after staff failed to renew its processed food registration license at its new San Luis Obispo warehouse, state health inspectors came out November 27 to check out the facility.

It was at that time Drabinski says evidence of rodent droppings were discovered at various locations throughout the warehouse. The food bank was then told no products could be moved in or out of the facility until further notice.

Using of pesticides, rat baits, fumigation, glue board can be harmful to human’s health so instead of using an outdated control measure like the pesticides, we can make use of our products which repels.

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 to these rodents in developing non- toxic & non-hazardous formulation!

Rodrepel^TM is a low-toxic, non-hazardous rodent aversive. Rodrepel^TM is a perfect blend of smart technology and green chemistry. This product acts through a series of highly developed intricate mechanism ensuring that the rodents are kept away from the application.

Our eco-friendly products do not kill the target species but only repel them.

Our products are available in the form of a liquid concentrate, lacquer, wood polish additives, masterbatch, and spray.

Rodrepel^TM liquid concentrate, when diluted in paints, can be used to paint the interior and exterior of the walls of the warehouse, storage areas, ceiling, panels, mechanical equipment, vehicles used for transportation.

Rodrepel^TM 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, polymeric utility pipes, and ceramic. It can be applied to the wooden accessories in the warehouse, already installed wires and cables

Rodrepel^TM wood polish additives can be applied as a topical application by mixing it with wood polish. It can also be applied to racks, pallets, furniture, etc.

Rodrepel^TM masterbatch can be incorporated in pipes, films, wires, cables, polymeric material, instruments, racks, pallets, grain bags, etc.

Our newly developed product in the form of a spray can be applied to the racks, pallets, already installed cables and wires, 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:
technical.marketing@ctechcorporation.com

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Grey squirrel is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus.  As the name suggests, the grey squirrel has predominantly grey fur, but it can have a brownish color. It has a usual white underside as compared to the typical brownish-orange underside of the fox squirrel. It has a large bushy tail. Particularly in urban situations where the risk of predation is reduced, both white and black-colored individuals are quite often found. Grey squirrels are mainly herbivorous, eating acorns and hazelnuts, berries, fungi and even bark, buds, and shoots.

Squirrels sometimes gnaw on trees as well. They are blessed with a pair of continuously growing incisors. In order to avoid their overgrowth which could cause injuries to them, they need to constantly gnaw on something hard. They strip off the bark which causes unsightly damage to the tree. Grey squirrels damage trees by gnawing at the stem to get to the sweet, sap-filled layers (phloem tissue) just beneath the bark. This tissue is responsible for the movement of sugars around the plant and the process is known as translocation. If this gnawing extends around the stem, the tree is ‘ringed’ i.e. if a complete circle of bark and underlying tissue is removed, then the movement of sugars around the plant will come to a halt and the tree will eventually die. Some of the damaged trees will die; some will succumb to fungal infection. Where the fungus enters, the wood becomes stained and may rot. Callusing commonly found in trees disguises the damage or staining present in the timber at felling age.

The bark stripping usually occurs between late April and the end of July. Very young trees or saplings are generally not attacked as they cannot support the weight of a squirrel, the main stem of older trees are usually safe as the bark is too thick for the squirrels to strip. The most vulnerable trees are sycamore, beech, oak, sweet chestnut, pine, larch, and Norway spruce. Bark stripping is a problem in woodland where the squirrel numbers are greater than 5 squirrels per hectare. The risk of damage may be greatest where there are vulnerable trees next to mature woodland that produces a good seed crop, which in turn supports a high density of squirrels.

In many cases, the stems are deformed which reduces the value of the timber. Oak, poplar, Scots pine and Norway spruce are particularly vulnerable to stem breakage.

Such damage caused by these grey squirrels acts as a major disincentive to the planting of broadleaved and coniferous trees for timber as it reduces the value of the final crop. Increasingly wider impacts are being recognized as potentially of major significance to woodland conservation, biodiversity, and sustainability. T is also predicted that the damage may lead to a loss of particularly vulnerable species (e.g. beech) within the mature canopy of woodlands and this may be accompanied by loss of associated fungal and invertebrate fauna and their predators. In addition, there may be indirect competition, e.g. for food, between grey squirrels and native fauna. Grey squirrels also carry squirrel pox virus, an infection fatal to red squirrels.

Theories as to why the squirrels go after the bark range from them simply seeking some sweet, sugary sap during summer heat and drought, to the need to continually sharpen their ever-growing teeth, or possibly to obtain the calcium in the sap of the tree phloem tissue needed to satisfy their own calcium deficiencies. Trees growing most vigorously are at increased risk of damage, possibly because they contain more calcium in their sap. It is likely gray squirrels have a requirement for additional calcium during the bark stripping season when adult females are under pressures such as lactation, and juvenile squirrels are going through their main period of bone growth, both of which likely represent a requirement for calcium.

Let us look at the following news article pertaining to the damage caused by grey squirrels.

Grey squirrels are damaging Britain’s native trees, warns Prince of Wales

The invasive grey squirrel is damaging Britain’s native trees, the Prince of Wales will warn today as he launches a new charity to protect their red cousins.

The Prince will speak of his sadness at the decline of the “most utterly charming and irresistible of British native mammals” – the red squirrel – because of the spread of greys from North America.

Recently he has also experienced the problems grey squirrels can cause to native wildlife after trees and plants were damaged at his home in Highgrove, Gloucestershire.

As patron of a new charity, The Red Squirrel Survival Trust (RSST), the Prince has spoken out about the damage greys can cause. Grey squirrels strip the bark from native broadleaved trees like beech, oak, and sweet chestnut and can even kill the trees as well as eating bulbs and seeds in large quantities.

There is an urgent need for an effective solution against this little four-legged mammal which continues to destroy the trees, fruits, and vegetables without any sign of repentance.

C Tech Corporation can offer a solution to overcome this problem. Our product Rodrepel™ is a non-toxic, non-hazardous rodent aversive. Rodrepel^TM is available in the form of solid masterbatches, liquid concentrate, and in lacquer form. The product is compliant with RoHS, RoHS2, RoHS3, and REACH and is FIFRA exempted. This product acts through a series of highly developed intricate mechanisms ensuring that rodents are kept away from the target application.

The fencing and tree guards can be coated with Rodrepel^TM to protect the trees, shrubs, etc. from the damage caused by the grey squirrels. The product can also be incorporated into agricultural films, greenhouse films, plastic mulches used on a large scale in agriculture as well as the horticulture sector in order to avoid damages caused by these squirrels to fruits and vegetables. Also, the products can be directly incorporated in the polymer matrix during the processing of pipes and tubing. Rodrepel^TM does not leach out, thus there is no soil pollution. Groundwater reserves are also not polluted. Also, the non-target beneficial species like earthworms, bees, etc are not affected.

Food hygiene ratings have a greater impact over a diner’s choice of venue than customer service.

Shiny cooker hoods, stain-free carpets, clean kitchen areas, eating and dining areas, washrooms, and beautiful exteriors – a lot goes into maintaining a hygienic restaurant that’s always busy with customers and staff.

An abundant amount of food availability, improper sanitation, leftover food, are the reasons why the pests enter a restaurant.

It’s the duty of the restaurant manager to ensure the health and wellbeing of both customers and staff. Without proper hygiene and cleanliness policy in place, a restaurant runs the risk of failing health and safety inspections, contravening compliance laws and falling out of favor with its patrons.

There are numerous instances where restaurants have been closed due to pest infestations and failure to health and safety inspections..

Let us have a look at the news reported for same.

MICE PUDDING 

Inside disgusting takeaway restaurants infested with rotting rats, mouse poo and mouldy food

• Alice Fuller
• 6 Aug 2020

HEALTH inspectors were shocked to find rotting rats, mouse poo and mouldy food inside a string of takeaways.

Revolting images show the grim discoveries at a chippy, a Chinese and two caterers – which were so filthy they had to be shut down.

15The London outlets were also fined thousands of pounds for “serious food hygiene breaches”.

Waltham Forest Council shared the shocking images from its various food hygiene inspections last month.

Disgusting images show the corpse of a heavily decomposed rat found at the back of Sea Breeze fish and chip shop in Woodford Green, North East London.

Other photos show mouldy bread rolls for sale, animal droppings, and gnawed cables inside the freezer.

During the inspection on July 17, council staff also found an inadequate supply of soap by the kitchen basin meaning “staff were not cleaning their hands properly when serving customers”.

The company was fined £845 at Thames Magistrate Court on July 24 and ordered to close immediately.

Rat in hotpot shocks pregnant woman, shuts down restaurant in eastern China

South China Mornig Post │September 10, 2018

The woman said she was halfway through her dinner when she found quite a few white worms in the soup. She immediately called restaurant staff who told her they were high protein and swallowed a worm to show her. There were no reports on whether authorities had intervened.

Use of mechanical traps and glue boards is common. But are they effective? The mechanical trap no longer works after an occurrence of mechanical error, while the glue boards are more dangerous when humans and pets are around. Pest control is absolutely dangerous due to their side effects. The toxic chemicals are extremely hazardous to be used near food preparation areas.

So what can be an effective remedy to keep the rodents and other pests away from the restaurants?

At C Tech Corporation we provide you with an effective solution. Our product Rodrepel^TM is developed by using green technology. It is an extremely low concern, low toxic, low hazard and non-mutagenic animal aversive. It is durable under extreme climatic conditions.

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.

Rodrepel^TM is available in the form of a spray, liquid concentrate, lacquer, wood polish additive, masterbatch.

The Rodrepel^TM rodent repellent spray is an easy to use product and compatible with most of the surfaces. It can be used by anyone and since it is based on green technology, it is safe to be used around food products.

Liquid concentrate can be mixed in paints in a pre-determined ratio and be applied to the interior and exterior of restaurants, ceilings, storage rooms, washrooms, etc. to repel rodents from the area required.

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

Masterbatch can be incorporated into polymeric applications like water pipes, wires, cables, polymeric equipment from restaurants, etc. This would result in the final application being rodent repellent.

Hence by using Rodrepel^TM in the restaurants, rodent damage can be prevented effectively and considerably.

Contact us at technical.marketing@ctechcorporation.com if you’re facing problems with rodents and get best remedies to combat the pest menace.

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When the Internet goes dark, it’s hard for us to think about much past Oh god, what am I going to do now? But, behind every outage, there’s a cause.

A wide variety of animals have an affinity for fiber optic cables. In the US, 18% power outages are an outcome of squirrels damaging major fiber optic cable networks.

One such recent incident is as below:

FRD responds to 22 emergency calls in 24 hours

August 5, 2020

James Kon

The Fire and Rescue Department (FRD) received and responded to 22 emergency calls last Sunday, which included three vehicle fires, two electrical fires and one house fire.

The first report of a vehicle fire was received at 2.30am from the Lamunin area involving a hatchback which struck a lamp post. Five personnel led by DSO Roberd from the Lamunin Fire Station were dispatched to the scene and extinguished the fire within two minutes. The driver and passenger escaped unhurt.

Five personnel from the Tutong Fire Station led by ASO Haji Kamaruzaman responded to the second occurrence of a burning vehicle in the Tutong area at 5.07am. Two cars were engulfed in flames, which spread to a nearby semi-detached bungalow built from concrete and with spandex roofing.

The firefighters used a two kg dry powder fire extinguisher to put out the flames issuing from an electrical outlet in the hallway on the upper floor of a two-storey house.

The cause of the fire is being investigated, but it is believed that the sub-main wire was eaten by termites. No one was hurt in the incident.

Similar incident was reported earlier:

Hungry monkeys hindering fiber build out in India

 By Sean Kinney, Editor in Chief on April 6, 2015

Fiber apparently is a tasty treat for monkeys, squirrels and other critters

As the global explosion of data demand continues to pick up speed, network operators are racing to extend fiber backbone to keep up with customer demand. Large-scale fiber deployments are costly and subject to regulatory hurdles, which can slow down deployments. But network engineers in India are running into a fairly unique problem: hungry macaque monkeys.

You read that right. Monkeys living in the ancient Indian holy city of Varanasi are steadily chewing through fiber optic cables that are part of an $18 billion national plan to lay more than 430,000 miles of fiber.

The crowded city, home to some 2 million people, cannot accommodate installation of underground cables so installers have had to place the cables essentially in plain sight, along the banks of the Ganges River for instance, according to reports.

We at C Tech Corporation are in a unique position to provide solutions to the problems caused by these creatures. Instead of killing our products repels the rodents.

At C Tech Corporation we make use of mother nature’s gift of senses to these rodents in developing a non- toxic & non-hazardous formula.

Rodrepel™ is a low-toxic, non-hazardous rodent aversive repellent.

Rodrepel™ is a perfect blend of smart technology and green chemistry.

Our eco-friendly products do not kill the target species but only repel them triggering a fight and flight response within them.

The products are available in the form of a masterbatch which can be incorporated in wires, cables, etc. while manufacturing. This would result in the final cable or wire being rodent and animal repellent. This would be an efficient way of deterring the rodents and animals from chewing the cables and wires and thus negate the possibility of a short circuit.

While the Rodrepel™ liquid concentrate, when diluted in paints, can be used to paint the interior and exterior of the restaurants.

Rodrepel™ lacquer can be coated topically over the cables which need protection.

Our newly developed product in the form of a spray can be applied to the already installed cables and wires.

By using our products, you can get an effective and long-lasting solution against pest nuisance.

You could thus contribute to us in using products that are eco-friendly thus causing no damage to the environment.

Contact us at technical.marketing@ctechcorporation.com if you’re facing problems with rodents and get the best remedies to combat the pest menace.

Also, visit our websites:

http://www.ctechcorporation.com/
http://www.rodrepel.com/
http://www.termirepel.com/
http://www.combirepel.com/

Follow our Facebook pages at:

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