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Posted on Monday, February 06, 2012
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The world is getting smarter, "greener," and more environmentally  conscious—and that goes for commercial businesses with rodent infestations, too. Many traditional rodent control methods can be dangerous to children, pets, wildlife, and the environment if used incorrectly. Surveys show that 3 out of 4 people with rat or mouse problems want a safer, "greener" solution for their pest problems. As a result, safer, “greener” EPA regulatory guidelines are making their clangy entrance.
Businesses turning to integrated pest management (IPM) programs
Do-it-yourself rodent control for a home is one thing; in a business or manufacturing plant, it´s a vastly different problem! For this reason, businesses and public entities like schools turn to pest management professionals to help them develop effective integrated pest management (IPM) programs that will work tosolve their problem, rather than just control their problem with baits.
The best IPM programs usually combine several rodent control methods which may be mechanical (traps, seals, or screens), biological (parasites or pathogens), chemical (pesticides or poisons), or environmental (manipulating the temperature or the scent of an area). But, most importantly, they seek to treat the problem holistically to address the root causes. (Definition of holistic: emphasizing the importance of the whole and the interdependence of its parts)
Using poisons or pesticides is one of the easiest rodent control methods, but since 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has completely reshaped the agency´s pesticide policies. Pest management professionals are feeling the pressure to use IPM methods, including natural rodent control products, for their commercial clients. With rodents this is particularly difficult, as they are one of the most difficult pests to control.
The combination of methods included in the IPM program will depend on a number of factors. All business owners, and pest management professionals, however, need a program that works, and meets the following criteria:
• The least hazardous to human health—including the health of the technician making the application
• The least toxic to rodents (animal-loving employees and customers will appreciate this)
• The least disruptive to the indoor and outdoor environment
• The easiest to perform
• The most cost-effective
At last—an EPA-registered, natural rodent repellent that works, and fits the above criteria.
If your business is owned by a cooperative, federally funded in any way, or simply aware of the bottom line (and who isn´t?), there´s good news for you. The EPA registered the first bio-pesticide rodent repellent in 2007 to scientifically prove itself worthy: FRESH CAB®. To date, millions of pouches have been successfully used to keep rodents out and away from indoor and enclosed spaces, and Fresh Cab® is #1 on the USDA BEES list for effective & sustainable animal repellents.
Fresh Cab® is a natural rodent repellent that uses botanicals and balsam fir oil to simply drive rats and mice out and away from out from any enclosed area- and into your trap or bait station (or back outside).
As part of your IPM program, Fresh Cab® has partnered with NISUS Corporation to offer EVAC sachets, created specially to meet the structural pest control industry needs. .png)
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Drop Ceilings, sub floors, and attics
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Pool and Pump houses
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Zoos and kennels
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Pallet racks in food storage areas
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Air conditions, compressors, and generators
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Detached storage containers
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Junction boxes and panel boxes
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Remote buildings without daily maintenance
For more information on the IDEAL product for the structural pest control industry - called EVAC botanical rodent repellent- please visit www.nissuscorp.com
*Earth-Kind is a proud member of the national Pest Management Alliance, which exists  to educate the public on safety & health issues relating to pests.
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