Modern Solutions For Rodent Control

Modern Solutions For Rodent Control Like most things in life, rodent and pest control is evolving due to technological advances. The Automatic Trap Company Inc. is an example of this, having served as the exclusive distributor of the Goodnature product line in the U.S. and Canada for eight years. One of its more unique offerings is the A24 “humane” rodent smart trap kit. These revolutionary, automated, CO2-powered traps lure rodents with a long-lasting, chocolate-based bio-attractant paste. The trap and lure work together to kill rodents for approximately six months. A Smart Shroud Cap shares trap data with any smartphone, including pest kill counts, dates, times and temperatures. The app also notifies the user when the lure and gas need to be replaced. “The A24 is perfect for locations you don’t visit very often or can’t get to easily, like a cabin or a storage area,” says Blair Calder, President of Automatic Trap Company. “Charge it with a CO2 gas canister, set it up, and come back in six months. It’s an excellent system for rodent maintenance on an ongoing basis.” Once the rodent sticks its head into the trap, a powerful pneumatic piston strikes and instantly incapacitates the animal. The rodent falls aside and is left to be carried off by other natural predators and scavengers. The trap resets within three seconds. A single CO2 canister provides 24 strikes. “Using older-style snap traps can be a messy business as dead animals must be removed, and they only work once before needing to be reset,” Calder says. “Plus, they’re not always effective, often trapping only legs and tails. No one wants to go searching for a still-alive rat partially caught in a trap.” For multiple kills, poisoning has long fit the bill. “The problem with poison is it doesn’t stop killing at the rodent,” Calder says. “The mouse or rat eats it, and any number of predators, including coyotes, possums, raccoons, bears, falcons, hawks, eagles and other scavengers, feast on the dead rodent, in turn becoming poisoned themselves.” Calder says we’re slowly realizing how disruptive these toxins are, not only for mice and rats but also for everything that preys on them. Every year, 70,000 veterinary calls are made in the U.S. regarding accidental rodenticide poisoning. “We can’t coexist with rodents,” Calder says. “Their impact on building structures and spreading diseases must be minimized. Technology advances are appealing as they add value to management and performance, plus feature a more humane method of controlling pests.” The Good Nature A24 rodent smart trap kit retails for $219.99 plus S&H. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Automatic Trap Company Inc., Goodnature USA, 19201 Sonoma Hwy. 196, Sonoma, Calif. 95476 (ph 877-992-8868; support@goodnature.co; www.goodnature.co).

To read the rest of this story, download this issue below or click here to register with your account number.