Boston is Latest City to Adopt Liphatech's IGI CO₂ Technology for Rodent Abatement

MILWAUKEE — As part of the Boston Rodent Action Plan (BRAP) unveiled earlier this year, members of the City of Boston’s Inspectional Services Department (ISD) are now trained in the use of IGI Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) Powered by Liphatech.

IGI CO₂ is an alternative solution registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for controlling burrowing rodents in municipal areas, including next to occupied buildings. Boston will start mitigating problem rodent areas with IGI CO₂.

This collaborative partnership between the City of Boston and Liphatech, provider of IGI CO₂ and manufacturer of rodent control products, was initiated by John Ulrich, assistant commissioner of Boston’s Inspectional Services Department - Environmental Services. In the recent coordinated training effort lead by Barry Pitkoff, Liphatech’s Northeast technical manager in the U.S., ISD members received classroom continuing education (CE) focused on rodent behavior and inspection. Other activities, including instruction on IGI CO₂ system assembly and in-the-field treatment of active rodent burrows at a public Boston location, were also completed.

Under the direction of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, the BRAP is a coordinated, multi-agency initiative to mitigate the rodent population in Boston and provide great quality of life for residents and visitors.

"We sincerely appreciate Liphatech Inc.'s expertise in guiding us on the use of IGI Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)," said Ulrich. "Thanks to their support, Boston's environmental sanitation inspectors are now equipped to use this cutting-edge rodent control tool. With proper training, our inspectors can administer CO₂ directly at the source of infestations, even in close proximity to occupied properties."

Liphatech’s IGI CO₂ is a viable rodent control solution for the densely populated neighborhoods in Boston.

It is approved for use in municipal, residential, commercial and field settings. It is non-flammable, invisible and odorless and is an effective solution that works quietly underground to get rid of harmful rodents by treating the burrows where they live. In the region, IGI CO₂ is also being utilized to eliminate rodents at New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments.

“We are excited to be a part of this proactive effort to help Boston strategically implement aggressive rodent control where rodents are a problem throughout the city,” said Pitkoff. “We intend to fully support this effort with both IGI technology and integrated pest management (IPM) strategies such as removing rodent food sources.”

To learn more about controlling rodents with IGI CO₂, visit Rodent-Free Boston. For more information about pest control in the City of Boston or to report a rodent problem, visit: Inspectional Services | Boston.gov.