PRODUCTS

WHITMIRE MICRO-GEN
www.wmmg.com

Whitmire Micro-Gen recently introduced the Prescription Treatment® (PT) brand 345 Applicator, an easy-to-use applicator that features five application rates to help ensure accurate and efficient bait placement. This tool is designed to be used for gel bait applications, such as Whitmire Micro-Gen’s Prescription Treatment brand Avert Cockroach Gel Bait Reservoirs. The PT 345 Applicator is ideal for any application that demands precise bait placements, such as crack and crevice treatments, the company says. It offers five application settings — each one increases bait placement size by 1/10 of a gram, beginning with 0.1 grams. To ensure a consistent dose, the PT 345 Applicator uses negative air pressure to pull bait through the delivery tool. This results in less potential for dripping.

The PT 345 Applicator comes with its own specially designed pouch that holds two extra gel bait reservoirs and can be secured on a tool belt. The PT 345 is easy to carry and features a wide, ergonomically designed trigger. It also boasts sturdy construction — for optimal dependability — and can be taken apart quickly and cleaned easily with soap and water, the company says.

FMC CORPORATION
www.fmc-apgspec.com

FMC Corporation’s Specialty Product Business’ Talstar Lawn & Tree Flowable Insecticide/Miticide has a new name and a new container. The product has been renamed Talstar F Insecticide/Miticide and is the same superior indoor and outdoor product as ever, the company says. Talstar F can be applied in and around residential, commercial, institutional and industrial buildings for control of such pests as ants, bees, beetles, boxelder bugs, centipedes, cockroaches and many others. The product is non-staining and when used at label rates leaves no odor or residue after treatment. Talstar F is available in the same three sizes — pints, quarts and gallons. The new gallon container is a Tip-N-Measure, which will make it easier for pest management professionals to accurately measure and use the product.

PEST CONTROL INSULATION SYSTEMS
www.tapinsulation.com

Pest Control Insulation Systems Inc. (PCIS) announces the formal launch of its product — T·A·P thermal, acoustical, pest control insulation. T·A·P, an EPA-labeled pesticide, is the result of the marriage of energy efficient, all-natural cellulose insulation and a boric-acid based pesticide. PCIS spent more three years developing and testing T·A·P. The T·A·P sales and installation program is designed with the pest professional in mind as it can generate significant revenue to pest management professionals and provides energy savings and pest control to their customers, the company says. T·A·P is labeled against termites, cockroaches, silverfish, booklice, ants and earwigs. The initial T·A·P programs focus on installing T·A·P in attics as an “attic cap” over the home-owner’s existing insulation, yet T·A·P can also be applied to walls, attics, basements and crawlspaces in new construction.

HOT FOOT AMERICA
www.hotfoot.com

Hot Foot America announces the introduction of a new range of “kites” with a proven record in repelling pigeons, gulls and Canada Geese, the company says. The “Bird Frite” kite is made in a shape that mimics the shadow of birds of prey. It has excess material on the wings that rustle and flap in the wind. When the kites are in flight, pest management professionals have a visible deterrent moving in a pattern with air currents exactly as do birds of prey when circling overhead.

Birds, such as pigeons, gulls etc., have an inherent fear of standing underneath a hovering, flapping object. This is due to their primal fear of feeding underneath a bird of prey. The Hot Foot “Bird Frite” kite is made in a shape that appears threatening to birds. Natural selection over time has favored those birds that react to real, life-threatening situations, such as the presence of hawks, etc.

LINK IT SOFTWARE CORPORATION
www.ez-maintenance.com

EZ Maintenance by Link It Software Corporation is a complete software package designed to schedule, manage and track all maintenance and repairs on any type of equipment and all vehicles, including tires. The software program’s equipment maintenance section has a number of features that will benefit pest management professionals. Some features include: equipment tracking; maintenance scheduling; maintenance calendar; maintenance work orders; and a parts and materials form that lists all parts and materials required for individual maintenance procedures. Other features include bar coding; supervisory control, which allows only supervisors to approve or edit a maintenance history or alter schedules; and complete reports, which include complete equipments lists, maintenance due reports, scheduled maintenance calendar reports, maintenance history reports and inventory reports. The vehicle and tire service section can track vehicle and drivers’ licenses; driver information and incidents; vehicles; vehicle maintenance scheduling; vehicle maintenance calendars; vehicle maintenance work orders; parts and materials; and information about tires, including their mileage, position, rotation and replacement. 

BIRD-X INC.
www.bird-x.com

Bird-X Inc. recently introduced GatorGuard to its product line. GatorGuard is a life-sized floating replica of an alligator head designed to scare geese, ducks, fish-eating birds and small animals from the water areas they are drawn to. Unlike stationary owls, GatorGuard moves and bounces on the water with the wind. The mirror-backed flashing eyes reflect the sun from constantly changing angles. GatorGuard is made of durable, weatherproof urethane foam with UV protected coating designed to last many years. An eyehook on GatorGuard’s underside makes it easy to anchor. It is environmentally friendly and ideal for any water or land area infested by birds.

WATERBURY COMPANIES
www.cbproproducts.com

CB Professional Products Division of Waterbury Companies Inc. announced in March the introduction of CB Stingray Wasp & Hornet Jet Spray to the professional pest management industry. The company reports that Stingray Wasp & Hornet Jet Spray is a highly effective, fast acting, far reaching stinging insect spray that provides instant knockdown and kill of stinging insects including wasps, hornets, yellow jackets and bees. CB Stingray combines an instant knockdown and killing agent that acts to stop stinging insects fast, along with a triple action residual formulation that keeps on killing insects returning to the nest. CB Stingray delivers a far-reaching 20-foot jet spray that allows PCOs to treat nests from a safe distance. The product is labeled for a wide spectrum of stinging insects for both indoor and outdoor use.

BIRD-B-GONE
www.birdbgone.com

Bird-B-Gone Inc. recently introduced the new Bird Spike 2000. New Bird Spike 2000 now offers more dense coverage and more spikes per linear foot (38) than other similar spike systems, the company says. Made from UV-protected polycarbonate, the new Bird Spike 2000 will help keep job costs down, Bird-B-Gone reports, and help you make more profit. Its rigid one-piece construction is weather resistant, will not harm birds, and is easy to install and maintain. New Bird Spike 2000 offers extra-wide coverage and comes in a variety of colors, including crystal clear, making the system virtually invisible, the company reports.

(Manufacturers: If you have a product or service that you would like to have profiled in an upcoming issue of PCT magazine, please send a color photo and write-up to jdorsch@pctonline.com or call 800-456-0707)