Rodents belong to the family of Rodentia, the single largest group of rodents. About 40% of all mammals’ species are rodents. These rodents are found worldwide. The distinguishing feature of the rodents is their pairs of continuously growing, razor-sharp incisors. In order to avoid the overgrowth of these incisors, they gnaw objects around them. Rodents are prone to invading different places for nesting. They prefer places which provide them with food and protection from their natural predators.
Rodents use their sense of smell to find food. Though herbivorous, they can eat a wide variety of stuff. They eat fruits, vegetables, cereal grains; scavenge for scraps left by a larger predator. Supermarkets provide with a wide variety of food and household products. The main purpose of rodents entering the supermarkets is the food availability there. Here they find a variety of foodstuff to munch, along with a safe place to nest.
Rodents that seem very big can slide in like a jelly into the tightest of gaps and holes. They can enter supermarkets in many ways like roof joints, electrical cable entry holes, AC chases etc.
To ensure the presence of rodents, one can look for chewed wires, droppings, rat nest, chewed wood, and chewed insulation on pipes.
Rats are potent of spreading diseases like Salmonellosis, caused by consuming food or water that is contaminated by rat feces. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is another deadly disease. HPS is transmitted by infected rodents through their urine, droppings, or saliva. Leptospirosis and rat-bite fever are caused by eating food or drinking water contaminated with urine from infected rodents.
Common insects that sneak into food supplies are ants, flour beetles, saw-toothed grain beetles, and carpet beetles. At times the food packets at supermarkets are found holed. Ants readily get attracted to such food. There are chances that the same foodstuff is being purchased by customers and later consumed. Cockroaches find easy access to the stored food. They eat rotten canned food and thus carry the same with them all over the places they travel. Such circumstances may give rise to the spread of diseases.
Grains are stored in a lot at supermarkets. These grains become a great treat for the rodents, and insects as well. Grains are mainly stored in burlap or plastic bags, metal or plastic container. Rodents are capable of chewing burlap bags easily, but if given enough time they can chew metal and plastic cans as well.
The conditions which encourage these insects getting into the grains are high grain temperature and moisture. Availability of such appropriate conditions increases the chances of insect survival and reproduction. To find bugs in breakfast cereals is too common because even bugs like to eat what we eat. Indian meal moths are very commonly found in grocery shops and supermarkets. Nuts are their favorite food.
These insects are the primary or intermediate hosts or carrier of human diseases. There are many bacterial diseases that are transmitted in some form of fecal contamination of food or water; either directly or indirectly. House flies are the primary agent in the spread of these diseases.
Mice likely cause of holes in baby food packaging at Countdown supermarkets after ‘infestation’ at two distribution centres
Donna-Lee Biddle and Georgia-May Gilbertson22:00, Aug 30 2020
Mice are believed to have nibbled on baby food packaging that was found on several supermarket shelves.
Holes in dozens of squeezable pouches of baby food found on supermarket shelves were likely caused by a “mice infestation”.
Damaged pouches were found in about 30 packages of baby food at six supermarkets in Auckland – five Countdowns and a SuperValue – and a Countdown in Napier, in recent days.
The discovery sparked a police investigation but Countdown determined it was actually caused by mice.
Supermarket giant Asda has been fined £300,000 after a home delivery depot Inspection found dead mice and flies near the food
Inspectors found dead mice and flies in the bread section while mouse droppings littered the shelves.
Baking ingredients were found gnawed by rodents, with fly pupae shells under shelves, spilt food and rotting coriander were also discovered in a catalogue of disgusting finds.
From the above mentioned interesting news articles, it is clear that the damage due to rodents and insects is not only limited to food but also to humans. Killing them won’t be a good way of getting rid of them as there is a possibility that the killed rodents and insects spread foul smell around the supermarket. It can be hazardous even if one of these creatures dies in the supermarket. Using pesticides would not only kill the target species but will also cause harm to the humans as well as to other animals. So the mechanism of repelling would be more effective here.
A unique and environmentally friendly solution would be just appropriate for overcoming this problem.
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It is a broad-spectrum animal aversive majorly designed to repel rodents and insects but is highly effective against other animals like rabbits and bears. It works by the action of repellence due to which it drives the rodents and insects away from the application. It has been designed for polymeric applications and natural materials like wood.
Our product is available in the forms of masterbatch, liquid concentrate and lacquer form. Supermarkets can bring in use these products to shield the food racks and other accessible points from wherein rodents and insects try getting in the supermarket. Thus our products will help to safeguard food.
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