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With supply chains spanning the globe, the shipping industry faces many challenges — especially when it comes to pest control. Because many locations around the world store large inventories, the risk of a pest infestation can affect all legs of the supply chain process. If products and supplies become infested, companies can suffer lasting blows to their reputation and bottom line. 

Thoroughly inspecting shipments for signs of pest activity is particularly important in preventing non-native, invasive pests from infesting commercial facilities. Not only will inspection practices help to prevent the threat of contamination, but also help keep exotic species from traveling with shipments.

The transportation leg of the supply chain process is vulnerable to pest activity because shipping vehicles offer ideal conditions for pests: food, water, and shelter. 

Why are invasive pests a huge threat? Often, these pests do not have natural predators in the United States, which allows them to multiply quickly. Additionally, factors such as favorable weather conditions and near unlimited resources allow these pests to thrive. While doing so, they may damage products and could pose serious dangers to commercial facilities.

Given below is an interesting article from the American Journal of Transportation on what impact can the pests cause on freight.

What is the real impact of pests on freight?

By: AJOT | Aug 08 2022 at 08:39 AM | Maritime  

The international freight transport insurer TT Club has highlighted the many ways in which heightened cleanliness is required to reduce the movement of pests via cargo and containers. Pests are not only being introduced to the US via cargo but also via conveyances and commercial shipments and passenger vehicles—as reported by the US Customs and Border Protection. TT highlights the fact that various parties need to do their share to build effective measures to mitigate the transfer of pests. What are the main impacts of failing to do so?

Damage to Native Ecosystems, Plants, and Animals

Every year, invasive species cost the US economy over $1 billion. An example of a costly pest to combat is the emerald ash borer—a destructive wood-boring beetle located in China and eastern Asia. The insect is believed to have made its way to the US via contaminated wood packaging material transported in airplanes or cargo ship from Asia. The emerald ash was first found in the US in 2022, though it is known to have affected ecosystems in 22 states. The insect searches for crevices or gaps beneath the outdoor bark of ash trees, where it deposits its eggs. The larvae that hatch immediately feed on the outer bark through to inner tissue that provides nutrition to the tree. These larvae form galleries in the phloem of the tree, eventually killing the trees and reducing the value of their wood.

Rats, Mice, and Vermin in Cargo Ships

Rats consume their own weight in about a week’s time, rendering any edible goods they attack unfit for consumption. They also destroy packaging, textile, leather, and other materials in their search for nest-building materials. Finally, they can cause damage to electrical goods owing to their affinity for wires. Small, round wires are particularly favored by these rodents, owing to the ease with which they can be held during the chewing process. Gnawed wires can wreak havoc and cause electric fires, which is why companies and homeowners alike take so many measures to prevent rodents from chewing on cables and wires.

Spreading Dangerous Viruses

Invasive species that can be brought into a country during the transportation of goods not only damage plant species, but can also spread disease to animals. For instance, foot and mouth disease can spread very easily and animals can become infected after being exposed to just 10 or more viral particles. These viruses can survive in the soil for over thirty days, and they can be carried for 170 miles through the air. Another harmful disease is Newcastle disease, which kills birds. In one Southern Californian outbreak, this virus spread to poultry operations in California and other states. The cost of depopulating millions of birds amounted to a whopping $181 million.

Snails and Slugs

Snails, slugs, and other gastropods can sometimes hitchhike their way into containers. When they work together, they can cause big disruptions to agricultural operations. In addition to reducing crop quality, they can transmit pathogens to animals and human beings who feed on the produce they have contaminated. They can also affect livestock pastures, since animals may refuse to feed on pastures that have been overtaken by slime trails.

It is vital to take a multifaceted approach to the issue of pests being imported and exported in cargo and containers. Pests can impact ecosystems and prove fatal for many plant and animal species. They can also result in the destruction of goods and the spread of viruses to animals and human beings.

The most effective way to combat these pest problems is to implement an integrated pest management (IPM) program that involves shippers, distributors, maintenance crews, and pest management professionals.

The right way of doing that is not by killing them as it offers a short-term solution to the problem. The right and only effective way of combating the rat menace is to find a way to keep them out of our homes and away from our loved ones.

Our products Rodrepel™, Termirepel™, and Combirepel^TMare one of a kind. Rodrepel™ can be described as a rodent aversive, while Termirepel™ is a termite and insect aversive, while Combirepel^TM works on the combined mechanism of Rodrepel™ and Termirepel™ and acts like a rat, insect, animal, and bird aversive.

The product is available in the form of masterbatches and can be incorporated into various base polymers. This product also has a very good shelf life and does not leach out in the environment, thus being totally safe for usage. Last but definitely not least this product is also stable at high temperatures.

We also have topical applications like liquid concentrate, lacquer, and sprays.

The paint additives can be mixed in paints and then used for painting application while the lacquer is a direct application product, it can be applied on storage boxes, containers, racks, trolleys, etc.

The wood polish additive can be mixed with wood polish and can be used for coating wooden articles and objects to prevent them from pest attacks.

The spray product is an easy-to-use and very handy product. It can be sprayed around boxes, storage racks, trolleys, ships, vehicles, airplanes, etc.

In addition, follow these tips as a general best practice: 

• Inspect incoming shipments for signs of pest activity.
• Be sure packages are properly sealed before transport and not damaged.  
• Place supplies on open-backed shelving to remove pest hiding spots.
• Implement proper stock-rotation practices so older products are always used first.
• Check cleanliness and orderliness of all shelving.
• Clean regularly, including hard-to-reach areas and equipment.
• Clean up or dispose of any spilled or damaged products immediately.
• Don’t bring a pallet of goods directly from the transport vehicle into storage areas until it has been inspected. Instead, break it down at the loading dock. If there are pests on the pallets, do not bring them into the facility; segregate them to prevent contaminating other goods. 

Remember, maintaining utmost hygiene in warehouses, and cargo is the primary step to keeping the pests at bay.

Our products are REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals), RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances), RoHS2 and RoHS3, APVMA, NEA – Singapore compliant, and are also FIFRA (Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act) exempted. Ours are the first and only products in the world that are compliant with European Union’s Biocidal Product Regulation (EU BPR).

Contact us at technical.marketing@ctechcorporation.com if you’re facing problems with rodents, insects, or other pests 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/

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The beaver is a large, primarily nocturnal, semiaquatic rodent. They are the second-largest rodent in the world. They have a number of adaptations that make them adept swimmers including webbed feet and a broad, flat tail that is covered with scales. They also have an extra set of eyelids that are transparent and close over their eyes which enable them to see underwater. Beavers also seem to use their tails to regulate their body temperature. The tail is not well insulated, so when a beaver is too hot it can offload excess body heat through its tail.

Beavers have very large teeth in proportion to their skull. The incisors have a structure that means they are self-sharpening. Their tooth grew at an angle towards the beaver’s left eye. The outer surface is coated in enamel and the inner surface is coated in dentine. This enamel is orange to chestnut brown in color. The softer dentine erodes faster than the hard enamel, maintaining a sharp cutting edge as the beaver gnaws. Beaver’s incisors grow at the fairly nifty speed of almost 0.5 cm a month. The top and bottom teeth keep each other sharp. This is in large part down to its powerful jaw muscles, which give it a far larger bite force for its body size than most other rodents. Beavers’ teeth grow continuously throughout their lives. As beavers chew through tree trunks and bark, their teeth get worn down, so the continuous growth of their teeth ensures they always have a sharp set of teeth available to them. To further assist them in their chewing endeavors, beavers have strong jaw muscles and significant biting strength. Beavers can unleash nearly 180 pounds of biting force per square inch, compared to the human’s 88 pounds.

Beavers are well known for the thunderous warning slaps or splashes of their tails that alert other family members to the presence of intruders. A beaver colony marks an area by building mounds of mud near the lodge and dam near trails. On these mounds, which usually vary from 2-7 in number and are 5.0-7.5 cm (in height and 30 cm in diameter, colony members place secretions from the castor sacs and anal glands.

For the second year in a row, a beaver is to blame for phone and internet outages in northern B.C.

There were no indications that the beaver had been harmed, B.C. Hydro said

CBC News · Posted: Jun 09, 2022 8:45 PM PT

For the second time in just over a year, a beaver has been blamed for causing service outages in northern B.C. 

B.C. Hydro says one of the large rodents chewed through a tree that fell and damaged several telephone poles and fibre cables near Houston, B.C., on Tuesday, causing intermittent internet, TV, home phone and wireless service outages in several communities across the province’s northwest. 

Telus reported that services were affected in Burns Lake, Topley, Terrace, Prince George, Kitimat, Smithers, Granisle and Hazelton. Outages were also reported in Prince Rupert.

The company said it worked with B.C. Hydro to repair the damage and restore service as soon as possible. 

Hydro spokesperson Simi Heer said Thursday that after repairs were made, workers had a gnawing suspicion that a beaver had something to do with the felled tree, which went down close to Highway 16 between Houston and Topley, 14 kilometers east of Houston.

Beavers causing problems for Wake County drivers

Robert Richardson │February 22, 2019

CARY, N.C. (WNCN) – Some critters are causing problems for drivers on Green Level Church Road.

Mayor Harold Weinbrecht announced in his weekly Town of Cary blog that beavers are to blame for the bump in the road. The rodents built a dam in storm pipes near the intersection of Green Level Church Road and O’Kelly Chapel Road, and the rerouted water caused the pavement to settle.

There is a significant dip in the road on the far right northbound lane. It filled with rain water this week, and vehicles that hit the dip caused big splashes Friday.

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission biologist Falyn Owens said it is illegal to live trap and relocate beavers in North Carolina. 

“Beavers are territorial and do not tolerate new beavers that have been relocated into their territory, leading to aggressive encounters,” Owens said by email.

Beaver knocks out power to thousands after chewing down pole near Prince Albert

Oct 30, 2017

The city of Prince Albert, Sask., and a large chunk of northern Saskatchewan lost power for about an hour after a beaver partially chewed through a power pole southeast of the city on Sunday.

SaskPower is calling this a very Canadian problem.

“This was one of our larger wooden power poles and there was ample evidence of beaver damage at the base of it, so beavers had been chewing away at it,” said spokesperson Jonathan Tremblay.

Animals account for roughly one-third of the power outages experienced by SaskPower customers.

“Usually, it’s birds flying into substations, or squirrels chewing at things they shouldn’t,” he said.

In May, the Crown utility had to repair another line after beavers gnawed through a pole in the southwest.

Beavers are more active this time of year, as young beaver kits are pushed out of lodges.

While SaskPower was able to reroute power around the area, people near the village of Weldon were without power for nearly five hours.

C Tech Corporation can offer a solution to overcome the damage caused by beavers. Rodrepel™ is a low toxic, low hazard, non-carcinogenic, and environmentally safe, anti-rodent additive. This product acts through a series of highly developed intricate mechanisms ensuring that rodents are kept away from the target application. The masterbatch of Rodrepel™ can be incorporated into polymer pipes, silage bags, agriculture films, mulches, etc.

Rodrepel™ liquid concentrate can be added to paints which can be applied to the fencing of trees, houses, croplands, etc.

Rodrepel™ lacquer can be directly applied to the fences, installed pipes, wires, cables, etc. 

Rodrepel™ does not kill but repel. It is engineered using a unique set of complex compounds. It follows 6 pronged strategy which is extremely effective on rodents like a squirrel, rats, beavers, gophers, pacas, marmots, etc.

Combirepel™ 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, RoHS3, EU BPR, REACH, NEA compliant and FIFRA exempted.

You can thus contribute to the environment by using our products.

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:

1] http://www.ctechcorporation.com/
2] http://www.rodrepel.com/
3] http://www.termirepel.com/
4] http://www.combirepel.com/

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Growing your own vegetables is both fun and rewarding. Fresh, luscious vegetables nurtured with care in gardens, backyards, nurseries, vineyards undoubtedly beat the frozen stuff, adding both tastes as well as nutritive value to your food. However, it is an absolute nightmare when trees grown with so much care are damaged by some pesky little rodents.

Rodents damage the fruits, vegetables, and other products in many ways. The first type includes damage to seeds and seedlings in nurseries by rats and squirrels. The second type involves stunted growth and drying up of trees due to gnawing and nibbling of the roots of saplings and young trees. Such damage may occur in orchards of pecan, apple, peach, and other fruit crops. The third type is the main cause of loss and it involves damage to the fruits generally by the climbing and arboreal species like R. Rattus, R. r. Wroughton, R. r. andamanensis, F. pennanti, F. palmarum and F. tristriatus. Some fruits like the pomegranate and strawberries which may hang from their bushy plants close to the ground level are also attacked by the ground-dwelling rodents like T. indica, R. meltada, M. hurrianae and B. bengalensis.

Not only they produce, but rodents also chew holes on plastic pots and other horticultural tools. Rodents are blessed with two pairs of ever-growing incisors. In order to keep these incisors sharp and also to avoid their overgrowth, rodents need to constantly gnaw on hard objects. Polymeric applications in horticulture like plastic pots, gardening tools, trickle tube systems, wires in the movers, tillers top their snack list due to their smooth texture, the bright colors and the odor that they exude.

Let us have a look at the various effects of rodent damages to our horticultural produce and tools. Crop contamination due to rodents is one of the major undesirable effects of rodent attack. Damage to the trickle tube systems could result in loss of water and additional replacement and repair cost. Also, chewed wires are unsafe sites for electrical dangers. Breathing the air which is contaminated by rodent droppings, urine, and other secretion can result in spreading of dangerous viruses and diseases.

The results of a 2012 survey on wildlife damage by APHIS identified, damage caused by rodents as sixth on our overall list of horticulture crop predators. Also, it is estimated that about 50% of farm fires in the UK can be attributed to rats gnawing electrical cables, while a recent Bayer survey found rodent damage to seasonal machinery such as combine harvesters in the store can be a very costly problem.  

Let us have a look at some incidences of rodent damage in this sector:

• Pest parrot search in Katikati
  February 4^th 2016, TOI Moana

Rainbow lorikeets eat fruit and breed rapidly so they could cause serious crop damage and costs for orchard and vineyard owners.

• Stink bugs a resilient foe for Mount Airy vineyards

Gazette. Net, USA

The Asian stink bug, an invasive pest with no natural predators to keep its numbers in check, has begun to invade Maryland vineyards after a summer of gorging its way through orchards, cornfields, and gardens.

• Rabbit Damage to Trees and Shrubs

Horticulture & Home Pest News, USA

Deep snow and extended period of snow cover posed serious problems for rabbits. Denied access to food on the ground, rabbits fed extensively on small trees and shrubs that stuck above the snow.

It is high time to look into this problem of pest damage to the trees, vegetables, fruits etc. We just cannot afford to lose our produce. We need a solution to this problem.

We at C Tech Corporation have come up with a solution to this problem. Our product Rodrepel^TM is an extremely low toxic, non-hazardous rodent aversive. This product acts through a series of highly developed intricate mechanism ensuring that rodents are kept away from the target application. The product is compliant with RoHS, RoHS2, RoHS3, REACH, APVMA, NEA, EU-BPR, and FIFRA exempted. We do not aim at disturbing the ecosystem designed by nature. Our eco-friendly products do not kill the target species but only repel them.

Our products are available in form of solid masterbatches, liquid concentrate and lacquer form.

Our solid masterbatch can be incorporated in plastic pots, growing &transport trays, turfs, trickle tube systems etc. On the other hand, lacquer, sprays and liquid concentrate can be coated over the fencing, wooden support in the trellis system, raised beds, tree guard etc. to protect them from the pest attacks.

Contact us at technical.marketing@ctechcorporation.com and get the best remedies to combat the pest menace.

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

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Heavy snow over the Italian Dolomites in late 2013 left tourists enduring an extended blackout in one of Europe’s most exclusive winter resorts. Then, in spring 2015, central Italy was hit by a major storm with over a meter of snow combined with strong winds that left over 200,000 customers without power for hours. 

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Storm damage to infrastructure strains power network

December 1, 2021 | Teboho Setena

Power supplier Eskom is counting the costs relating to bad weather damaging infrastructure in the southern Free State.

These costs include repairs after a storm wreaked havoc on the night of Tuesday, 23 November, affecting power supply.

Stefanie Jansen van Rensburg, spokesperson for Eskom, said about 67 poles in these areas fell over and that outages affected both customers in town and those in rural areas.

“More than 1 500 conductors on different feeders were damaged during the storm, affecting more than 250 rural customers – and the town of Jagersfontein was left without supply,” said Jansen van Rensburg.

She said the storm, bringing heavy rains, made access problematic for Eskom technical teams that battled wet and muddy terrain to repair and restore supply.

Jansen van Rensburg said the supplier was yet to quantify the costs arising from the bad weather.

Members of the public are urged to report overhead power cables that have been damaged, have collapsed or are low-hanging as a result of stormy weather conditions, vandalism and illegal connections.

“Such cable can be life-threatening to people or animals who come into contact with it,” said Jansen van Rensburg.

Such increasingly frequent weather extremes across the globe raise the question of how best to deal with events that severely impact energy systems.

Projections about climate change indicate that power systems will be exposed to ever-increasing threats that have the potential to jeopardize continuity and quality of supply. This leads to the question: how best to deal with heightened risk?

Impact of climate change, infrastructure, damage to overhead wires is common these days. Among the threats that impact overhead lines, perhaps the most critical is ‘wet snow’. Wet snowfalls are characterized by snowflakes with high liquid water content (LWC) that adhere easily to the external surface of conductors and ground wires. 

Therefore, cables are laid under the ground. These cables may be attacked by several species of rodents, rats, termites, ants, or gophers.

There are different methods used to lay cables in electrical systems. Normally in the electrical system, most of the high voltage cables are laid under the ground. The cables can be installed in ducts.

While utmost precaution is taken while installing the best available cables in the market, one major point to be considered is the pest attacks on these cables.

The fact about all rodents is that they have incisors that never stop growing. They gnaw continuously to keep their choppers in check. Otherwise, their teeth would grow to such an impractical length that they would starve and die. Insects such as termites and ants equally contribute to damaging cables. When termites encounter a cable, in addition to biting, they also secrete formic acid, which severely corrodes the cable insulation and sheath, causing the cable insulation performance to decline or even short-circuit. Therefore, in the laying regulations formulated by the cable use department, there are clear provisions on anti-termite measures for cable lines.

Our products Rodrepel™, Termirepel™, and Combirepel^TM are one of a kind. Rodrepel™ can be described as a rodent aversive, while Termirepel™ is a termite and insect aversive, while Combirepel^TM works on the combined mechanism of Rodrepel™ and Termirepel™ and acts like a rat, insect, animal, and bird aversive.

The product is available in the form of masterbatches and can be incorporated into various base polymers. But this product is even much more than that. It works on the mechanism of repellence. It does not kill the target species that are rodents and other pests but only repels them.

These Masterbatches can produce a cable based on HDPE or PVC and other polymers at 1/3rd the cost, against cables produced with other Engineered Polymers like Nylon or bulky armored cables.

This product also has a very good shelf life and does not leach out in the environment, thus being totally safe for usage. Last but definitely not least this product is also stable at high temperatures.

We also have topical applications like liquid concentrate, lacquer, and sprays that can be used near and over-installed near applications. But the use of masterbatch incorporated cables is highly recommended for underground applications.

So basically, this product is low toxic, low hazardous, and completely eco-friendly. And when the world needs a greener solution for each and every aspect of life, this product comes as a breath of fresh air.

Our products are REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals), RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances), RoHS2 and RoHS3, APVMA, NEA – Singapore compliant, and are also FIFRA (Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act) exempted. Ours are the first and only products in the world that are compliant with European Union’s Biocidal Product Regulation (EU BPR).

Contact us at technical.marketing@ctechcorporation.com 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:

1] https://www.facebook.com/Combirepel-411710912249274/
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Many plastic products contain hazardous chemicals that can leach into the surroundings.

Plastics exist in many different chemical compositions and are widespread in society and the environment. Global annual production of plastics has doubled over the past 15 years. The plastic polymers are not regarded as toxic, but there may be toxic residual chemicals, chemical additives, and degradation products in the plastic products that can leach out as they are not bound to the plastic polymer.

Environmental, health, and safety concerns with the basic raw materials used in manufacturing coated wire and cable are driving innovation and change in the industry. These concerns include the life cycle impacts of heavy metals such as lead, brominated flame-retardants, and resin systems, plasticizers, stabilizers, fillers, colorants, etc.

Addressing the various environmental, health, and safety issues of coated wire and cable is not a simple and straightforward process. However, the process of developing and using cleaner alternatives has already begun, spurred by European legislative changes and customer demands.

One major component that has gained a huge demand in recent times is the use of anti-rodent, anti-pest additives. These additives prevent the wire and cable application from pest attacks and thereby help the application in achieving desired longevity.

Although the cost of such compounds is said to be a barrier, the use of pesticides in cable manufacturing has come to attention and that is definitely not an option to non-toxic rodent and pest additives for polymers. 

Pesticides are not designed for polymeric applications and they are definitely not designed for use as a masterbatch as they pose problems during processing via extrusion and also on account of leachability, compatibility, and toxicity.

They have an extremely low thermal stability thus volatilize easily during the manufacturing processes.

These hazardous substances or their degradation products can be released during all phases of the plastic life cycle. This is an unwanted situation for the manufacturer, since the leaching of additives shortens the polymer lifetime, but is certainly harmful also to humans and the environment.

8 miles of lead-laden cables reportedly leaching into Lake Tahoe, court records show

November 24, 2021

MICHELLE ROBERTSON

Approximately 8 miles of old Pacific Bell cables are allegedly leaking lead into the waters of Lake Tahoe, and the company has agreed in a lawsuit settlement to remove the old, unused cables, court records show. 

Earlier this month, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of California’s waters, received a settlement in a lawsuit it filed in January in the United States District Court against AT&T subsidiary Pacific Bell.

The cables have been in disuse since the 1980s, when Pacific Bell switched to fiber optic cables, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance said in a press release. They were discovered by local divers working to remove garbage from Lake Tahoe. 

The nonprofit estimates that the cables contain 63 tons of lead — or 3 pounds of lead in each foot. 

“While the amount of lead the cables have leached into Lake Tahoe is unknown, attorneys for CSPA found that three feet of cable left for one day in a tub of Lake Tahoe water leached 4800 times the amount of lead allowed to enter a source of drinking water,” the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance said in the press release. 

Contamination caused by hazardous substances is a major environmental concern. As mentioned earlier, this issue is addressed by a number of EU legislative measures and policies and the rest of the world needs to take some similar actions before it’s too late.

Our products Rodrepel™, Termirepel™, and Combirepel^TM are one of a kind. Rodrepel™ can be described as a rodent aversive, while Termirepel™ is a termite and insect aversive, while Combirepel^TM works on the combined mechanism of Rodrepel™ and Termirepel™ and acts like a rat, insect, animal, and bird aversive.

The product is available in the form of masterbatches and can be incorporated into various base polymers. But this product is even much more than that. It works on the mechanism of repellence. It does not kill the target species that are rodents and other pests but only repels them.

This product also has a very good shelf life and does not leach out in the environment, thus being totally safe for usage. Last but definitely not least this product is also stable at high temperatures.

We also have topical applications like liquid concentrate, lacquer, and sprays that can be used near and over installed near applications.

So basically, this product is low toxic, low hazardous, and completely eco-friendly. And when the world needs a greener solution for each and every aspect of life, this product comes as a breath of fresh air.

Our products are REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals), RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances), RoHS2 and RoHS3, APVMA, NEA – Singapore compliant, and are also FIFRA (Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act) exempted. Ours are the first and only products in the world that are compliant with European Union’s Biocidal Product Regulation (EU BPR).

So, whenever you think repellence; think of us! We have a solution! Always!

Contact us at technical.marketing@ctechcorporation.com 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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“Only run-down areas attract rats!“

The most common myth about rats is they can only be found in slum areas, but the truth is rats can appear anywhere. As long as they find food and shelter, they can make themselves at home in any area. Just like that, there are many other myths and rumors about rats in terms of their behavior, way of communication, and solutions for damage caused by them. For proper rodent control, it is essential to know the difference between the facts and myths. Here are some facts about rodents and an eco-friendly preventive measure for the damage caused by them!

Like other mammals’ rats also form a family group. They nourish each other, chase each other and sleep together and try to defend their group from stranger rats. As rats are capable to adapt themselves in the human environment, usually they are found in cities and rural areas. Rats have poor vision but excellent hearing so they communicate by producing ultrasound which is not audible by humans. Sometimes they create some noise to express their pain or distress which is audible to humans and even scrapping teeth is another way of showing distress in rats. The pheromones play a special role in the social behavior of rats. Basically, it triggers a warning sign within the rats if there is any danger or gives a signal to interact with the opposite sex.

Rodents have two pairs of continuously growing incisors which must be kept sharp by gnawing. So just like we clip our fingernails, a rat gnaws on things in order to keep its teeth in check. Overgrown teeth are a possible problem for them. They like any surface that they can gnaw on, let the surface be metal, polymer, concrete, or wood. Also, the jaw muscles of a rat can exert a bite force up to 24,000 psi. By comparison, a crocodile bites with a force of 3700 psi and a human bite with 150-200 psi. So, the figures themselves describe the intensity of their bites.

Foot-long super rat gnawed through STEEL wire trap it had been captured in

Robert Scriven, 44, caught the 12-inch rodent before he went for his morning jog, but when he returned the rat had chewed through the cage

• Andrew Parker
• 28 Nov 2018

Computer salesman Robert Scriven, 44, had bought the £9 cage on eBay after spotting rats in his garden.

Within days he had caught two, which he released into a field some miles from his home.

The next day he saw he had trapped a 12-inch beast — but left it in the cage while he went for his morning jog.

When he returned half an hour later it had gnawed through the steel wire and escaped.

Robert, from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, said: “The trap looked sturdy enough.

Rodent expert Steve Belmain said: “Given time, large rats can chew through metal pipes. But for this rat to chew through steel wire in half an hour is very unusual.”

The above article clearly shows that the metal traps are of no use.

The menace of rats will not stop and the failure of numerous methods used to get rid of them is the proof. Health authorities actively pursue policies and programs to manage the rat population.

We all know “Prevention is better than cure!” So, Using the traps or poisonous food won’t keep the rats away as their population grows continuously by a factor of 10 in just 15 weeks. Their teeth grow continuously which make discomfort in them as a result, they keep gnawing things.

In order to maintain the ecosystem, C Tech Corporation found an alternative to prevent rodent damage.

The product is called Rodrepel^TM, the name itself suggests repelling the rodents. It is an extremely low toxic product. It repels the rats and other rodents without killing them.

The product is available in various forms. The masterbatches can be used while manufacturing the PVC cables, wires, Agricultural films, pipes, household plastic goods, etc. The spray can be directly applied to the packed items to avoid nuisance. Rodrepel^TM is also available as paint additives to secure the interior as well as exteriors of the property.

Rodrepel^TM in lacquer form can be coated over tree guards, fences, various PVC surfaces, etc. which would ensure protection against the rodents. As it is mentioned beforeRodrepelTM is extremely low toxic its LD50 value(known as the lethal dose which means the amount of chemical given to species to kill about 50% of its population) is 50000 mg/kg which is less than any other repellent. By considering safety aspects it does not harm any animal or ecosystem. Rodrepel^TM is completely inert with polymer compounds and used to avoid any rodent infestation.

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

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With billions of people now online, working, collaborating, and connecting, the need for faster connectivity influences more and more fiber optic cable designs and installations globally.

But, having faster connectivity will only go so far if the integrity of the cable is compromised by damage. Cables placed in outside plant or harsh environment applications are designed to endure the extreme challenges associated with temperature fluctuations, crush and impact, tensile loading, and even immersion or burial applications. Yet, surprisingly one of the biggest threats to fiber optic cable signal integrity no matter if the install is outdoors, underground or in the interior of a building or home, is rodents chewing on cables to whittle down their incisors hence damaging the fibers within.

Optical cables may be attacked by several species of rodents e.g. rats, water voles, martens, squirrels, or gophers. Also, other animals may attack cables e.g. termites, ants, woodpeckers (aerial cables), or arctic foxes (in Greenland).

Many projects require that optical-fiber cables be installed in ducts inside and outside of buildings. While the designer will tell you that this level of protection is necessary to protect against mechanical abuse, none of them can assure you that this will protect the cables from rodent and pest attacks.

The fact about all rodents is that they have incisors that never stop growing. They gnaw continuously to keep their choppers in check. Otherwise, their teeth would grow to such an impractical length that they would starve and die. Insects such as termites and ants equally contribute to damaging cables. When termites encounter a cable, in addition to biting, they also secrete formic acid, which severely corrodes the cable insulation and sheath, causing the cable insulation performance to decline or even short-circuit. Therefore, in the laying regulations formulated by the cable use department, there are clear provisions on anti-termite measures for cable lines.

The acid secreted by insects can destroy the hardest engineering plastics such as Polyamide 12.

These pests have succeeded in bringing the nation’s defence activities to a still. Whether it’s a groundhog causing an emergency shutdown at Pentagon, or the Israel army struggling with rat-infested military bases, these pests have managed to find their way everywhere.

More than 60% of the short circuits are caused by rodents or termites damaging the sheath of the cable. The squirrel is a bigger threat to cybersecurity than hackers. They are a major cause of power outages worldwide. They have been successful in leaving the U.S. Navy base with disrupted communication in the past. Birds like cockatoos have wreaked havoc on Australia’s Broadband service resulting in a damage bill of 80,000 dollars.

Rodent damage to communication cables is more than just a nuisance, as it can result in costly repairs and service interruptions.

One such recent incidence is as below:

Chaos as 1,800 homes left without internet after rats chew through cables

Openreach engineers are still working to resolve the issues which have seen 1,800 households in the Torridge area of Devon go without phone or internet connection

Alex Davis

Ryan Merrifield

19 Oct 2021

Nearly 2,000 homes were left without any phone or internet connection after rats reportedly chewed through the network cables over the weekend.

The blackout hit residents in the Torridge area of Devon with engineers for Openreach – a provider for BT, Vodafone, Plusnet and Sky – working to resolve the issue.

However, the company has given no estimated time on when the matter might be resolved.

Households in Bideford, Clovelly, Hartland, Horns Cross, Parkham and Woolfardisworthy are all understood to be affected, reports DevonLive.

The disruption comes a week after Torridge households suffered a 22-hour outage between October 9-10.

Talking about the costly repairs;

AT&T investing millions to bury fiber-optic cables damaged in Ida

By KATC News

Posted Oct 20, 2021

AT&T is investing tens of millions of dollars to strengthen its network in Louisiana against hurricanes and tropical storms by burying fiber-optic lines in some of the areas hit worst by Hurricane Ida.

The project’s primary focus will be in parts of the Bayou parishes and in and around the New Orleans area, including Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, St. Charles, St. James, and Terrebonne Parishes. AT&T plans to complete a majority of the work this year, with the project expected to be complete in the first half of 2022.

Hurricane Ida’s 150 mph maximum sustained winds caused multiple cuts to key fiber-optic lines in storm-impacted areas, according to AT&T. The network connects businesses and residents in communities statewide and provides critical backhaul for AT&T’s wireless network. The new project will help enhance network resiliency in future storms, AT&T said.

Such statistics are scary and dizzying. It gives the people a feeling of hopelessness and sleepless nights. As many methods are used by different authorities to curb the infestations of these rodents, we at C Tech Corporation have also come up with viable methods.

Our products Rodrepel™, Termirepel™, and Combirepel™ are one of a kind. Rodrepel™ can be described as a rodent aversive, while Termirepel™ is a termite and insect aversive, while Combirepel^TM works on the combined mechanism of Rodrepel™ and Termirepel™ and acts like a rat, insect, animal and bird aversive.

The product is available in the form of masterbatches and can be incorporated into various base polymers. But this product is even much more than that. It works on the mechanism of repellence. It does not kill the target species that are rodents and other pests but only repels them.

These Masterbatches can produce a cable based on HDPE or PVC and other polymers at 1/3rd the cost, against cables produced with other Engineered Polymers like Nylon or bulky armored cables.

This product also has a very good shelf life and does not leach out in the environment, thus being totally safe for usage. Last but definitely not the least this product is also stable at high temperatures.

We also have topical applications like liquid concentrate, lacquer, and sprays that can be used near and over installed near applications.

So basically, this product is low toxic, low hazardous and completely eco-friendly. And when the world needs a greener solution for each and every aspect of life, this product comes as a breath of fresh air.

Our products are REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals), RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances), RoHS2 and RoHS3, APVMA, NEA – Singapore compliant and are also FIFRA (Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act) exempted. Ours are the first and only products in the world that are compliant with European Union’s Biocidal Product Regulation (EU BPR).

So, whenever you think repellence; think of us! We have a solution! Always!

Contact us at technical.marketing@ctechcorporation.com and get the best remedies to combat the pest menace.

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http://www.rodrepel.com/
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Rats are scared of nothing. Recently their numbers have increased so much that they seem to have completely gotten over their fear of us humans! They are not scared to be around humans anymore and although they are nocturnal animals, they do not tend to hide away from humans during the day either. The freely available food, water, and shelter that they find around humans have made them somewhat comfortable around humans.

Their comfort has led them to breed and raise colonies among our cities and suburbs alike. A fascinating part about rats and rodents, in general, is that their incisors (the set of front teeth) never stop growing throughout their lifetime. To keep them filed and in check, they constantly keep nibbling everything they find around them. The rats find plastics and all other types of aromatic polymers, wires, wood, etc. very attractive to keep gnawing on. This however is extremely concerning to us humans considering the amount of damage it can cause us financially and mentally. Because of their affinity towards plastics and polymers, almost 70% of our belongings are endangered when rats and mice are in their proximity. They like to chew on our fences, wires and cables, trash cans and the trash inside them, insulation, cars, and their engines, and other household items that come to their fancy.

In case of an infestation, their sheer numbers are enough to scare everyone out of their wits. They are found in sewers as well as inside houses, in the backyards as well as in the attics. They can get in through open doors and also through the pipes in bathrooms. Upon finding a comfortable spot, they breed and increase in numbers.

They wreak havoc in the area and their presence becomes very conspicuous. Along with the trail of gnawing, they also leave behind their droppings and the tremendous amounts of parasites that they contain.

The recent mouse plague in Australia, surge in the numbers of mice has left people helpless. After surviving years of crippling drought, farmers in eastern Australia are locked in a months-long battle with hordes of mice that are pouring through fields and devouring hard-earned crops. One such horrifying incidence is reported below:

RODENT HELL 

Farmer’s wife wakes up to mouse chewing on her EYEBALL as Aussie rodent plague destroys everything in its wake

Alice Fuller |13 Jun 2021

A FARMER’S wife woke up to a mouse chewing on her EYEBALL as Australia’s rodent plague destroys everything in its wake.

The woman was rushed to hospital after waking up horrified last week – as tens of millions of rampaging mice torment communities across the country.

Mice have been reported crawling over people’s pillows and faces as they sleep Credit: Facebook / Matt Hansen Real Estate Dubbo

She is one of many victims of the outbreak, being described as the worst in more than 30 years, The Times reports.

Another farmer was fast asleep when he felt something small scuttling across his face.

Mick Harris, who lives in Narromine, about 250 miles inland from Sydney, said: “I felt a tickly, furry sensation as it crawled from behind my ear across my cheek.

“It made my skin crawl. My hair stood up and I jumped out of bed.

“For the rest of the night I didn’t sleep a wink — until I caught the mouse in a trap under the bed.”

And his wife experienced a similar horror weeks earlier when she felt something nibbling her wedding ring finger while she slept.

Mick, 35, added: “She was horrified. We’ve got two young kids.

“It does make you worry that when they wake up crying it’s because they have a mouse in their bed.”

The most widely used solution of rat poison has proved to be more lethal to other creatures, and a proof for the same is as below:

Australia Mouse Plague: Rodent Poison Used To Eradicate Plague Affects Native Species

The NSW Environment Protection Authority(EPA) after conducting an investigation has confirmed numerous bird deaths in western NSW were caused due to mouse bait.

Written By Apoorva Kaul | 5th June, 2021

Vast tracts of land in Australia’s New South Wales state are being threatened by a mouse plague. Farmers in parts of New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria states are dealing with a mouse infestation that has damaged crops and affected farming equipment. As per reports, the poison used to eradicate mouse plague has affected the native species, including birds and fish.

Mouse plague poison kills birds

The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA), after conducting an investigation, has confirmed numerous bird deaths in western New South Wales which were caused by the consumption of mouse bait. They confirmed that some birds around Forbes, Parkes, Dubbo, Narromine, Condobolin and the Riverina had died after consuming the bait. The New South Wales Environmental Protection Agency has asked the public to “think carefully” about the amount and location of mouse bait being used when baiting mice. Kelly Lacey, a volunteer for the NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service (WIRES) came across about 100 dead galahs at the town’s cemetery. 

Farmer Stu Crawford from Naromine told Australia’s ABC Network that the fish are eating mice and there is a potential for the poison to enter the food chain through that. Crawford said that he has written to the regulator to consider the impact of bromadiolone on native fish. Narromine fisherman and agronomist Mick Harris had recently gutted one Murray cod that had five mice in its intestines.

The reports of bird deaths come ahead of a wider rollout of bromadiolone, a poison described as “napalm” for mice, which is presently restricted to use inside and around dwellings. Millions of rodents have infected the agricultural plains across the state and one family has even blamed mice chewing electrical wires for their house burning down, according to AP. The state government has described the plague as “absolutely unprecedented” as mice have entered homes, inside containers and even found their way into water tanks. 

It seems almost impossible to tackle the problems. Traditional methods of control like laying mechanical traps and glue boards have proved to be ineffective. Even if hundreds are captured, more keep coming with no end to their numbers. This raises the question of how they can be brought under control.

C Tech Corporation has been able to come up with a solution that is not only effective but also 100% eco-friendly, green and sustainable. All products manufactured by C Tech Corporation are environment-friendly and a blend of green chemistry and smart technology.

The product Rodrepel™ is an extremely low toxic, low hazard rodent aversive. This product acts through series of a highly developed intricate mechanisms ensuring that rodents are kept away from the target application. The eco-friendly products do not kill the target species but only repel them.

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 as 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.

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

The masterbatch can be incorporated into polymeric applications like wires and cables, pipes, agriculture films, polymeric farming equipment, etc. during their manufacturing, thereby making the end applications rodent resistant.

The product available in the form of liquid concentrate can be diluted in paints and can be applied over the interior and exterior of the house, garages, around the garden fences, warehouses, etc. The liquid concentrate is compatible with all kinds of paints and solvents.

The already installed cables, pipes, and other applications can be coated with our lacquer to protect them from the rodents gnawing on this application and thus preventing the damage. The lacquer is a transparent product and it does not wear off easily.

The wood polish additive can be blended with wood polish and applied to wooden articles and furniture.

The newly developed Rodrepel™ spray is easy to use and can be sprayed on the infested area to repel the rodents and prevent them from entering the premises.

By using these products, you can get an effective and long-lasting solution against rodent nuisance. By conditioning the rodents to stay away from applications treated with these products, the problem of recurring infestation is solved. This makes the solution extremely effective and pocket-friendly in the long run.

Rodrepel™ does not volatilize and does not degrade the soil. It is RoHS, RoHS2, RoHS3, EU – BPR, REACH, APVMA, NEA compliant and FIFRA exempted.

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

Also, visit our websites:

1] http://www.ctechcorporation.com/
2] http://www.rodrepel.com/
3] http://www.termirepel.com/
4] http://www.combirepel.com/

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