One often plans a lot while buying a home. Investing your entire savings into your dream home! But some tiny creatures can cause huge damage to the structures freaking you out.

Have you experienced strange rustlings in the night? A number of people are waking to the frightening sound of rats and mice scratching around their homes.

At this time of year, when cold weather forces rats and mice indoors to nest and hunt for food, infestations can multiple, with rodents spreading disease as well as causing damage by chewing through wiring, pipes and brickwork.

They’re dirty. They bite. They are carriers of diseases, bacteria and parasites. They infest human spaces, cause damage, contaminate food, set up home where they’re not wanted (everywhere) and businesses are forced to spend money on robust pest control measures to keep their numbers under control.

Latest news reported is as follows:

These are the rodents trying to get into your home this fall

by Julia Bayly October 1, 2020

Mice, flying squirrels, chipmunks and rats are rodent visitors you might find in your Maine home this season. Credit: Composite photo

When temperatures start to cool in the fall that’s the time some of Maine’s most common rodents start looking for places to overwinter. And for a rodent looking to get in out of the cold, your house is every bit as attractive as a den in an old tree or under a rock pile. Maybe even moreso.

RAT ATTACK 

Super rats up to 20 inches long are invading British homes via toilets and drainpipes – is YOUR house at risk?

• Dan Hall
• 15 October 2019

THEY say you’re never more than six feet away from a rat — but if you have plastic drainpipes in your home, you’re probably even closer.

Pest controllers are warning that millions of super-size disease-ridden rodents are scurrying into houses after gnawing through plastic drainpipes as temperatures plummet.

While traditionally drainpipes were made from cast iron, most modern drainpipes are plastic and pest control experts are warning that rats with razor sharp teeth can chew through them.

Although they normally live underground, rats go in search of food and warmth at this time of year – and houses across the UK are at risk of invasion as we face the coldest winter in 30 years.

Massive increase in rats this year

Peter Higgs, who runs PGH Pest Control in Surrey, says he’s seen a massive increases in the numbers of rats he’s found inside UK homes over the past few weeks – and says they can get into houses via holes as small as half an inch.

Horrifyingly, they can also get in through toilets via the sewage system – though this is rare.

“British homes are the perfect hunting ground for rats and we’ve noticed a massive, massive increase in the amount of them,” he tells us.

“Most carry Weil’s disease – which can be deadly to humans, so it’s very important to protect your home by cramming holes with filler and wire brushes where possible.

Similar news was reported in the year 2018.

UK rat INVASION: 120 million rodents heading straight for Brit HOMES this winter

BRITAIN’S 120million-strong rat population is on the move and heading straight for our homes.

By Robin Cottle │Daily Star │ October 6, 2018

GNAW BLIMEY: Rats are seeking shelter from the cold in people’s homes

The disease-ridden vermin are seeking shelter as the cold winter months set in.

Pest control boss Paul Bates says the critters are on the hunt for somewhere “warm and cosy” to build nests.

Call-outs are set to rise by 40% in coming weeks.

The rodent invasion is set to cause millions of pounds worth of damage as they spark fires by gnawing through electric cables and beams.

A “double whammy” of conditions caused by the recent heatwave made rats even more likely to head for our homes, said Paul, of Cleankill Pest Control.

He claimed the scorching heat caused more of them to come out of hiding looking for water.

The expert warned Brits to “act now” and shore up homes as a blast of Arctic air threatens to send temperatures plummeting.

A Cleankill spokesman said: “At a time when we feel like bolting our doors and keeping the cold out, it’s not surprising mice and rats try to join us.”

Since these rodents are very common most of the people tend to get rid of them by using do it yourself methods like spray, traps, chemicals, ultrasonic repellers, etc. but are they really effective and harmless to humans? Moreover, you can see that the number of rodents invading our homes is increasing each year.

Mechanical traps stop working once a mechanical error occurs. The ultrasonic repeller works only when you have a power supply nearby. The commonly used pest repellents contain diethyltoluamide which is harmful to humans and pests. Glue boards and rat baits are more dangerous because there are cases where people have accidentally stuck to them.

So what can be a novel approach towards these rodent infestations?

We, at C Tech Corporation, manufacture a range of extremely low toxicity, extremely low hazard, and environment-friendly pest repellent products.

Our products are a blend of green chemistry and smart technology.

Our product Rodrepel™ is an extremely low toxic, low hazard rodent aversive. This product acts through a series of a highly developed intricate mechanism ensuring that rodents are kept away from the target application. Our 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.

The products are available in the form of a solid masterbatch, liquid concentrate, lacquer, and wood polish additive.

The products are available in the form of a solid masterbatch, liquid concentrate, lacquer, and wood polish additive.

The product available in the form of solid masterbatch can be incorporated into polymeric applications like wires and cables, pipes, etc. Thereby making the end application 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, 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 on the wooden articles and furniture.

Our newly developed product is in the form of a spray which is easy to use product. It can be sprayed on the infested area to repel the rodents and prevent them from entering the premises.

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

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

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Hospitals are supposed to be visiting places for patients, but these days invasive pests to have started visiting them.

Rodents like rats, mice, squirrels, etc. are easily found in the areas of hospitals. They are just not found but are known to cause a nuisance in the areas of hospitals.

What attracts these pests in the hospitals?

They get attracted to the food available in the hospital canteens. Caretakers of patients carry food along with them in the hospitals. Many times the carried food is dropped on the flooring. The pest easily gets attracted to these sources of food.

There are limited trash bins available in the hospital areas, which get flooded with the trash. The pesky rodents easily get attracted to this.

There are polymeric applications available such as wires and cables, pipes, surgical instruments etc. available in hospitals to which the pests get attracted. The pests are fond of the colors and smell of the polymeric applications which easily brings the pests in the hospitals.

The hospitals provide with a safe nesting area for rodents. The ceilings, decks, laundry areas, kitchens etc. are places where the rodents nest. The atmosphere in the hospitals is preferable for the rodents to rest.

Their nuisance does not stop just damaging the materials from the hospital but also goes up to threatening patient’s lives, and this is for real!

Indore: Rodents attack COVID-19 victim’s body, probe ordered

Written by

Shalini Ojha

A family in Indore, who lost a member to the coronavirus, was given another shock when they saw that his body was seemingly eaten by rodents.

The deceased, 87-year-old Naveenchandra Jain, breathed his last on Sunday at Unique Hospital, and his family was handed over the body in a white body bag a day later.

On seeing the body’s condition, the family obviously fumed.

When they received his mortal remains, the family saw Jain’s toes and face had bite marks.

Rats nibble on dead baby’s face in Telangana’s Narsapur hospital

The hospital has denied negligence on its partImage for representation

In a shocking incident, the body of a three-month-old baby was found chewed up by rats in the mortuary at Government Area Hospital in Narasapur in Telangana’s Medak district.

According to reports,  the baby girl was identified as the daughter of P Kishan and Surekha. The couple had been living separately due to a family dispute.

The police said that the infant, identified as Gnathi, had been ill for a few days with a high fever, and doctors had referred her to Niloufer Hospital in Hyderabad.

Since it was late on Thursday, the doctors said that an autopsy would be conducted the next day.

When the mother checked on the baby on Friday morning, Surekha found the baby’s face disfigured, as rats had chewed it off.

“Our daughter did not have any marks on her body. She was wrapped in a cloth and taken to the mortuary. I asked for a post-mortem only so that my husband wouldn’t say that I killed our baby due to negligence. I didn’t know it would result in this,” the mother was quoted as saying.

Hospitals are sensitive places where patients come to get a cure from the diseases they are suffering from. But what when the patients come across the rodents which are carriers of more than 200 deadly pathogens.

The sensitive places like hospitals should be kept rodent-free to avoid any mishap due to pest presence.

To keep rodents away from hospitals many ineffective control measures are used traditionally. These methods include the use of rat traps which do not work once mechanical damage is caused to them. The hospitals are fumigated, which is the most dangerous method of pest control. Glue boards are used that can be dangerous if a patient accidentally sticks to it. Rat poisons are used which are the potential of killing rodents and spreading the deadly diseases.

In a place, like a hospital effective and eco-friendly measures are necessary to keep these pests at a bay.

Is there such a solution available?

Yes, C Tech Corporation’s Rodrepel^TM is the best solution to keep rodents away from the hospital and hence from human contact.

Rodrepel^TM is a low-toxic, non-hazardous, and rodent aversive. This product works on the mechanism of repellency. It does not harm or kill the target species but generate fear or trigger temporary discomfort within the pests that keep the pests away from the application. The unpleasant experience with the product is imprinted within an animal’s memory and passed on its progeny.

Rodrepel^TM is available in liquid concentrate which can be diluted in paints and can be applied on the interior and exterior of hospitals. The product is safe for use in the patient’s room and operation theatres. The product can be used in the medicine storage areas to keep the pests out of these places. The kitchen and pantry can be painted using this product. The laundry area is dreaded with pests as well where this product can be applied.

The product is available in lacquer form which is a direct application. The lacquer can be applied to the furniture and other wooden accessories used in hospitals. It can be applied to already installed wires and cables, polymeric utility pipes, and equipment used in hospitals. The product is compatible with most of the surfaces like metal, wood, concrete, polymer, ceramic, etc.

The product available in the form of masterbatch can be incorporated into the polymeric applications like wires and cables, pipes, equipment, and accessories from hospitals while they are manufactured.

Rodrepel^TM 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, REACH, APVMA, NEA, BPR, and FIFRA exempted.

If you are facing problems from these pests that contact us on technical.marketing@ctechcorporation.com

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If your power has gone out on a beautiful day, you may have been a victim of rodent attacks.  Most of the time squirrels are responsible for an impressive number of electric issues each year. The electrical disruption caused by a squirrel and other rodents is common and widespread. Squirrels are among the top responsible for power outages across the US and other countries in the world.

Squirrel, rat, and birds are mainly responsible for power outages across the world and affect millions of people. Power outages in the defense sector lead to huge losses to the nation and its security. Researchers are searching for a permanent solution to set out these issues.

Squirrels cause 30% of power outages

By Keith Lawrence

Sep 21, 2020 

For Owensboro Municipal Utilities, squirrels are public enemy No. 1.

Sonya Dixon, public relations and communications manager at OMU, says 30% of the utility’s power outages since June 1 have been caused by squirrels.

That damage cost OMU $20,000 for repairs.

And squirrels have accounted for six disruptions on OMU’s fibernet service during the same period, Dixon said.

One outage on Aug. 21 cost $20,000 to repair, she said.

“They are very destructive,” she said. “We have wildlife guards on our equipment, but squirrels are very difficult to keep out. They’re very stubborn and very innovative.”

Power restored to customers after squirrel causes fire at Kettering DP&L substation

By Jeremy P. Kelley

KETTERING — a squirrel that caused damage to equipment was blamed for a fire at a DP&L substation in Kettering that initially knocked out power to nearly 23,000 people, according to a DP&L spokesperson. 

The fire was first reported at the substation on East Dorothy Lane west of Wilmington Pike in Kettering around 7:40 a.m. Monday.

As of 10:35 a.m., the only school without power was Orchard Park Elementary, which is located just a few hundred yards down the street from the substation where the fire broke out, according to Kettering schools spokeswoman Kari Basson. 

Power had returned to Van Buren Middle School, Fairmont High School, and Oak view Elementary by 10:30 a.m. previously, power was restored to Beaver town Elementary and the district’s central offices and bus garage before 9 a.m. 

Basson said the district’s food and nutrition department is planning cold lunches at Fairmont and Van Buren because of how late the power came back on. Orchard Park Elementary is ordering pizza for the students.

We’ll continue to update this story as we learn more. 

At C Tech Corporation, we manufacture a product named Rodrepel™ which is an anti-rodent and animal aversive repellent which is a non- toxic, non- hazardous and environmentally safe solution. The product works on the mechanism of repellence and does not kill the target species but repel them. The product is effective against rodents and does not cause any harm to humans and other non-target species.

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

Rodrepel™ masterbatch- can be incorporated into polymeric applications like wires and cables, pipes and polymeric equipment, etc.

Rodrepel™ liquid concentrate- can be mixed in paints in a pre-determined ratio and be applied to the interior and exterior walls of the power station, transformer box, electric control panels system, buildings, etc. to repel rodents from the area.

Rodrepel™ lacquer- is compatible with most of the surfaces like metal, wood, concrete, polymer, ceramic, etc. It can be applied to metal fencing, transformer box, electrical control panel system and other electrical equipment used at the power stations.

Rodrepel™ spray– is an easy to use product and available in two forms i.e. sticky & non- sticky. The sticky spray can be applied to wires and cables, pipes, etc. for long term protection against rodent attack whereas the non- sticky sprays are used for general purpose anywhere and everywhere.

Rodrepel™ wood polish additive- can be mixed with wood polish and then be applied on wooden articles and objects to protect them from rodent attacks.

Our product is RoHS, RoHS2, RoHS3, APVMA, NEA, EU BPR compliant and FIFRA exempted. Hence by using Rodrepel™ you can get rid of the rodent damages.

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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These days, the number of animal lovers is gradually increasing and it’s good to be an animal lover but what if some of these creatures are eating up your gadgets and thus not allowing you to take advantage of some of the greatest inventions by the mankind. Shocking?? Yes, but it is true!!

Believe it or not, a certain furry rodent is responsible for more than half of U.S. power outages. Sometimes rodents gnaw through insulation guarding power lines and sometimes they end up lurking in high voltage system due to their inability to read the high warnings. There have been myriad cases of damages to power systems. In June 2015, squirrels caused a power outage for 45,000 people in East Bay, Berkeley in the USA. Another incident of March 2013 shows that these rodents are suicide bombers where a rat caused a power outage in Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant. The damage caused by rodents proves to be very expensive for the plant and owner of the equipment. Rodents have a bad habit of chewing; therefore they are allured by wires and other appliances as they are hard and help them in sharpening their teeth

Squirrels often use power lines as their roadways; the line is high, convenient, and offer safe routes over roads, near to food-bearing trees and roof-lines. Of course, this means that squirrels can bridge the space between wires, transformer components, and other pieces of the electrical grid that can lead to a short circuit. What you’re left with is a dead squirrel and several people and businesses without power.

According to the American Public Power Association, the squirrels are a frequent cause of such power outages. These rodents are such a problem to the society that the American Public Power Association tracks the blackouts caused in America through the SquirrelIndex. These power outages and blackouts are increasing day by day and the worst part is that we cannot do much to prevent them.

The rodents are no less than a threat to cybersecurity. In 1987, a squirrel took out the data from NASDAQ computer centers which eventually lead to the loss in trading. There have been various such cases. There is even a site, CyberSquirrel.com which especially runs to create awareness about the harm caused by these rodents to cybersecurity. CyberSquirrel, an organization that tracks the outages caused by the furry beasts, says it logged 560 events in 2015 in the state of Montana alone.Yes, the squirrel is a bigger threat to cybersecurity than hackers, and there’s data to back this up. According to the officials of Georgia Power (US), squirrels can cause up to $2 million dollars’ worth of damage yearly. To avoid these issues, one must take precautions.

Most electrical cables are jacketed or sheathed by several layers of electrically insulating materials such as lead, rubber, jute, cotton, tar asphalt, or various synthetic resins. A layer of steel or copper tape is often wrapped about the insulated cable to protect it from external damage, and finally, a water repellent layer or coating is added to prevent corrosion of the metal tape. Although the deterioration of electric cables is usually caused by mechanical, electrical and chemical forces, it can also occur in consequence of biological processes. On or more of the layers of protective or jacketing materials is often destroyed by microorganisms, marine invertebrates, insects, rodents, or other gnawing animals.

Squirrel causes power outage

Sep 14, 2020

A squirrel in power lines caused an outage in the downtown area of Morristown for almost three hours Sunday, officials said.

Jody Wigington, general manager and CEO of Morristown Utilities, said Monday that the power outage first happened at 7:32 a.m. Power was restored by 10:33 a.m., he said.

“It was due to a line that burned down on Daisy Street,” he said.

The downed lines led to some traffic lights going down. A couple of traffic lights were off on East Morris Boulevard.

Wigington said it took some time to find the source of the outage because it was in a difficult location to pinpoint.

This Threat To America’s Energy Grid Is Driving Security Experts Nuts

Posted to Energy April 10th 2019 by Erin Mundahl

Last week, President Donald Trump released an executive order intended to protect the U.S. from electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attacks against the electric grid. But there is another threat to the grid, one that is far more low-tech and far more common, than a smuggled EMP device:

Squirrels.

“I’m all for increasing grid resilience, but here’s a threat priority list: 1. Squirrels 2. Tree branches 3. Heat waves/hurricanes/other climate-amplified threats” joked Costa Samaras, an Adjunct Senior Researcher at the RAND Corporation in a tweet.

To try to stop the furry menaces and to keep equipment safe, utility companies employ a variety of deterrents like wheels, cages, and guards. Despite these efforts, squirrels are a constant operating hazard.

According to CyberSquirrel1, a website and Twitter feed that tracks “all unclassified Cyber Squirrel Operations that have been released to the public that we have been able to confirm,” squirrels have caused 1,254 outages since 2013. These include a fire department call for an “exploding squirrel” that caused a neighborhood in Massachusetts to lose power last month and 135 customers in New Hampshire who temporarily lost power because of a squirrel on March 12, 2019.

The damage caused by rodents proves to be very expensive for the plant and owner of the equipment.

So then what’s the solution? This question has been answered by C Tech Corporation’s Rodrepel^TM. It acts as an effective way to repel rodents, overcoming the limitations of the general rodenticides. The general properties of Rodrepel^TM are:

•     Low toxic

•     Low hazardous

•     Non volatile

•     Environmentally safe

Rodrepel^TM does not kill but only keeps the animal away by making use of the sensory mechanisms. The product functions from a distance generating a typical fear response in the animal. Thus, Rodrepel^TM actually helps in modifying animal behavior. Rodents being social animals also communicate the bad experience to their population in the vicinity.

The masterbatch of Rodrepel^TM can be incorporated into wires and cables.

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 to the already installed wires and cables.

Our newly developed product,  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 RoHS, RoHS2, RoHS3, 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 rodent menace.

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Rats can make a home almost anywhere on the planet and survive in any circumstances. They infest homes, agriculture, food and they easily adjust to the environment. They are found near the grain storage field or near to poultry or other farms, buildings, industrial sites where the food is available. You can always find them in your cupboards, kitchen, storage room, back yard, kitchen gardens and almost everywhere around human beings.

Rat infestation in the house causes great damage to our living place mainly to food storage in the kitchen, cables, wires, books and clothes, and pipes as well! Rats try to gnaw or bite almost everything they wish to feed, which causes great loss of money.

Many of us tried to trap or have used products to keep rodents away from the house. Many of them succeeded to trap them or get rid of them temporarily. But the rats are now familiar with all these tricks and they have developed themselves to encounter such situations. Many rats live in sewage pipes and underground waste pipes and they can carry bacteria when they enter kitchens and food storage as they leave their stamp everywhere and anywhere which is highly dangerous to health especially kids in the house.

Killing rats is not the solution as it will affect the Eco-cycle or say food chain of environment because many creatures feed on them to survive on earth and so on.

Hundreds of rat infestation reports made in Solihull

By David IrwinLocal Democracy Reporter

Hundreds of reports of rat infestations were made by residents in Solihull last year.

A breakdown of the appointments that the borough’s pest control team attended in 2018/19 revealed that the lion’s share were in relation to the rodents.

Over the course of the 12 months, the exterminators were contacted about rats on 858 occasions – accounting for almost half of their 1,800 plus appointments.

Second on the list, in terms of the number of call-outs, was wasps and hornets; there were 558 appointments linked to the insects.

Mice were placed third (222 appointments) and there was also a surprising number of cases involving squirrels (88).

The remainder of the cases mostly related to various species of insect.

Rats are usually the type of vermin that causes people the most concern, not least because the animals spread a number of diseases.

On its website, the British Pest Control Association outlines some of the other potential problems.

“Rats can inflict an enormous amount of structural damage,” they said.

“They can cause severe fires by gnawing away the insulation around electrical cables, floods by puncturing pipes and even death by chewing through gas pipes.

“The insurance sector has estimated that rodent damage to wiring is responsible for 25 per cent of all electrical fires in buildings.”

There are various reasons why the rodents may present a problem, including food waste not being properly disposed of, nests being disturbed or defective drains inside people’s homes.

It tends to be more common to spot brown rats inside properties during the autumn and winter months, when the animals typically take shelter.

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

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 hazardous and non-mutagenic animal aversive. It is durable under extreme climatic conditions.

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, REACH, 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.

Rodrepel^TM 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 Rodrepel^TM 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 Rodrepel^TM, homes, farms, and gardens can be prevented from roof rat damage effectively and considerably.

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

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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.

C Tech Corporation has come up with an optimal solution to counteract problems caused by such creatures.

Our product Rodrepel™ will solve these problems effectively. Rodrepel™ is a blend of extremely low concern, non-toxic, non-carcinogenic and non-mutagenic compounds. It is an environmentally friendly animal and insect aversive.

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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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.

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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.

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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.