[Commercial Product Guide]

Actisol® Delivery System Kills Insects In Hard-To-Reach Places

Fill the void in pest control with the Actisol® Delivery System from Environmental Delivery Systems Inc. The Actisol® Delivery System combines the best of several application technologies and integrates them into one revolutionary system. It is a system that combines the capacity of a refillable hand sprayer, the treatment capabilities of misters and foggers with the convenience and simplicity of prepackaged aerosols.

Designed with Total Control Features, the Actisol® System simply reaches and kills insects in places other application systems cannot reach. Treat not only with less insecticide but less toxic insecticide and still get results. Insecticide particles created by the Actisol® System are capable of squeezing through tiny crevices and openings in:

• Switch plates

• Electrical receptacles

• Ceiling and wall voids

• Cabinets

• Baseboards

• Decorative trim

The Actisol® System is also the perfect tool for treating voids in stainless steel food-service equipment like:

• Refrigerators

• Salad bars

• Dessert carts

• Soda dispensers

• Dishwashers

For more information please contact your local distributor, call 281/993-0019, or visit www.actisol.com.

A NEW Add-On Business Opportunity Is Available In Crawl Space Repair!

The Crawl Space Encapsulation System from Basement Systems is a durable and permanent solution for dirt crawl spaces with moisture problems. Become an authorized CleanSpace installer today! Basement Systems offers FREE advertising/marketing and business development support, FREE extensive marketing program and FREE monthly training courses at the company’s 80,000 square foot corporate headquarters in Seymour, Conn. When you leave the training you will be able to sell, educate clients, market your services, train your team on the installation of the CleanSpace System and make money! There is no cost for the training or any other start-up or franchising fees. Be a part of "the dawn of a new industry," crawl space repair with the CleanSpace solution.

The CleanSpace liner system will reduce crawl space moisture and humidity, and you can offer a full 25-year warranty with this product! Other products include the SaniDry Basement-Crawl Space Air System and the Total Sump. The SaniDry system is a dehumidifier and air scrubber that can condition up to 3,000 square feet. This super-efficient, 100-pint, 6.8 amp powerhouse filters 50 percent of particles 1 micron or larger, and removes the number one air-borne allergen, dust mite fecal matter. The Total Sump is a job-ready sump kit that includes a Zoeller 1/3 hp submersible pump, a solid airtight lid and fittings, all in a perforated sump liner. Just hook up the pipe and you are finished!

Inside-Out from BASF

Inside-Out from BASF is a breakthrough program for ant and cockroach control utilizing two of the industry’s most effective insecticides – Termidor for undetectable ant control outside, and Phantom for undetectable ant and cockroach control inside.

Phantom is one of the most effective indoor ant and cockroach control products available – eliminating populations within days. Plus, a new Phantom label for use in food/feed areas of food/feed handling establishments means PMPs have even greater application flexibility in some of the most difficult locations to control ants and roaches. Phantom can be used alone or in conjunction with ant and cockroach baiting, for spot treatments or crack and crevice spray.

Termidor provides the most effective low-dose control of outdoor ants available, significantly reducing nuisance ant callbacks. Termidor’s unique "Transfer Effect" provides a quick speed of kill – 1 to 3 days – but is slow-acting enough to ensure transfer throughout the population.

Only BASF Partners can purchase and use Termidor and Phantom. For more information on both products, including Partner certification and product training, visit BASF online at www.PestControlFacts.com.

Bird-X Offers Two Great Bird

Control Products: Stainless SPIKES Needle Strips and Quadblaster QB-4

Stainless SPIKES Needle Strips from Bird-X eliminate roosting and nesting surfaces from any building or structure. The spikes project from the base creating a full (5-inch-spread), dense and sharply pointed barrier so birds can’t land. Material is ST302 Hard Surgical Grade Stainless Steel, plus UV-inhibited polycarbonate, resistant to virtually all weather and harsh environments. Holes along the base allow easy attachment with screws, nails, adhesive or wire tires. Its flexibility allows hassle-free installation on straight-aways, curves, corners or irregular surfaces — even trees, arches, statues and curved sign-letters. Spike strips come pre-assembled; there’s no extra labor.

Another product for pest management professionals from Bird-X is the Quadblaster QB-4. Bird droppings are unsightly, unhealthy and expensive to clean. QB-4 uses ultrasonic sound to repel birds. Four Piezo ceramic speakers project powerful ultrasonic waves in an overlapping fan pattern for 360°- coverage. The frequency level irritates birds, but humans can’t hear it. Speaker sequencing, frequency and warble rate are adjustable for virtually any situation so birds don’t acclimate. The 110 vAC (220 vAC available) unit with no moving parts covers 6,500 square feet. Use in industrial, commercial, government and school buildings, loading docks, railroad sidings, hangars, warehouses, boathouses, silos, barns, gabled roofs, arenas, etc.

Contact Bird-X at 800/662-5021, fax 312/226-2480 and www.bird-x.com/pct.

Mini-Lite: ULV Applications Made Easy for PCOs

The sensational new Mini-Lite™ from Curtis Dyna-Fog is one of the lightest, handiest and inexpensive ULV applicators in the world. It is the ultimate in convenience and efficiency with comfort and ease of operation. Built to aircraft tolerances to achieve lightweight and superior performance in all applications, the Mini-Lite™ is designed as a dual-purpose machine for indoor and outdoor use. The Mini-Lite™ can be quickly mounted on a small utility vehicle such as a golf cart or ATV for mosquito or fly control. With the optional remote spray nozzle kit, you can spray in areas where vehicle travel is prohibited such as warehouses, back yards, ballparks, etc. It is small enough to store inside an auto trunk and lightweight enough for most ATV racks and small carts. Due to its low initial cost and its compact size, the Mini-Lite™ is a PCO’s best machine for adulticiding, barrier spraying and spot treatments.

The Mini-Lite eliminates pests in and around golf courses, campgrounds, driving ranges, homes, schools, parks, factories, food plants, swimming pools, correctional facilities, farms, restaurants and lumberyards.

Locate Termites Through Walls With Portable Termite Tracker

The Portable Termite Tracker from Dunegan Engineering is an acoustic emission tool used for the detection of termites in structures. Features include:

• Simple operation — no gain or threshold adjustments necessary.

• Instrument detects AE signals from feeding and movement of termites.

• Unique waveguide design provides a method of tracking the termites to the gallery containing the queen.

• Waveguide also provides the capability of inspecting trees and logs, as well as behind drywall, paneling and floors in structures made of wood.

• 40 hours of continuous operation before recharging of the batteries is necessary.

• Audible as well as digital readout of AE events.

• Transducer sensitivity of 1 volt/nano-meter displacement, traceable to NIST. Additional amplification in the Tracker instrument results in sensitivity at the probe tip of 1 volt/pico-meter of displacement.

• Multiple channel multiplexing configuration available for testing of large structures during treatment for termites. This system is provided with innovative modal ratio filter circuits for eliminating signals due to extraneous noise sources (Patent No. 6,838,375 B2).

See you in Nashville in October.

Shock Elimination For Termites With Electro-Gun

Since 1979, the Electro-Gun from Etex Ltd. has offered pest management professionals a non-chemical alternative for termite control. This technically intricate, hand-held electronic system combines high frequency, high voltage and very low current to overcome wood’s natural resistance to electrical current flow. Utilizing five U.S. patents, the system allows electrical current to penetrate wood and flow into the galleries and nests of drywood termites, killing them by electrical shock.

Tested and validated for safety, efficacy and structural integrity by highly respected leading entomologists, universities, world-renowned scientific research organizations and forensic science establishments, the Electro-Gun has proven to be an asset to industry professionals throughout its 26 years. The product can be used as a stand-alone treatment or in conjunction with one or more non-chemical treatments, borates or local chemical treatments. Works in harmony with all current detection devices and fits perfectly into IPM treatment programs.

Etex trains and certifies pest management professionals from companies that lease the Electro-Gun, as well as providing continual and ongoing service and support, together with any required repairs and upgrades to the equipment. Featured on the Discovery Channel segment "The Exterminator" in the fall of 2004. For more information call 800/543-5651 or visit www.Etex-Ltd.com.

New Hand-Held Dust Applicator

The PowerPuff Dust Applicator from Gremar Inc. is a lightweight (1¾ pounds), hand-held, battery-powered duster designed especially for the pest control industry. The PowerPuff is powered from a 12-volt battery that can be charged without being removed from the duster. It comes with both a 110-volt and 12-volt charger so it can be charged from your vehicle. The PowerPuff has a safety switch that prevents accidental discharge, a clear-view canister that allows for continuous monitoring of the dust level and comes with a plastic carrying case complete with a belt-carrying hook. The canister holds up to 16 dry ounces of dust. The PowerPuff comes with three different sized tips to be used for cracks and crevices, wall voids, block walls, etc. It also comes with a 9-inch extension that increases the electrostatic charge of the dust. Gremar has added a new set of extensions and tips sold with the PowerPuff that allows for a longer reach and different angles for difficult-to-reach areas. The PowerPuff is easy to use and provides a smooth uninterrupted flow of dust.

Professional-Use Backpack Sprayers From ITB Company

The heart of ITB Company’s Birchmeier line of spray equipment is the Pro-Line. These professional-grade backpack sprayers are made to last under professional, daily usage with varying chemicals and climates. Birchmeier is introducing the new U.S. version. Its features include: chemical tanks marked both in liters and gallons; a standard brass adjustable nozzle; and brass hose barbs. These features will enhance the quality of the long-lasting external piston pump system. This system limits the contact of corrosive chemicals with the pump mechanism, extending usage. These units also feature standard an excellent brass spray valve with a 4-inch steel mesh strainer in the handle, quick adjust straps and a stainless steel base. Accessories include: a 6-foot extension wand, spray shield, spray boom and constant flow valve.

Liphatech Introduces GenerationTM BlueMax

Liphatech introduces GenerationTM BlueMax Mini Block rodenticide, a highly durable bait specifically formulated to provide maximum protection against bait crumbling, scatter, melt, and mold in commercial accounts where humid, moist, or hot environments are encountered and/or third-party audits are the norm. Built-in durability of BlueMax also minimizes the need to replace bait under extreme climatic conditions. BlueMax offers a unique combination of attributes that make it ideally suited for commercial rodent control. These include:

• Block strength: Food-grade grains are specifically formulated to ensure block durability and density for less bait crumbs and scatter.

• Weatherability: Optimum paraffin content guards against crumbling and bait melt in humid, moist, or hot environments.

• Mold suppression: New preservatives deliver superior protection against mold.

The unique formulation found in BlueMax also incorporates the active ingredient difethialone, the industry’s most advanced single-feed anticoagulant. Difethialone is a unique compound that requires only half the rate (25 ppm) of other anticoagulant rodenticides. A lower rate of active ingredient makes BlueMax more palatable because it’s less detectable to rodents. The antidote for difethialone is Vitamin K1.

GenerationTM BlueMax Mini Blocks are currently available in 15-pound buckets in the U.S. and Canada. Liphatech plans to introduce additional formulations and package sizes later this year.

InVade Bio Foam: Effective Small Fly Management

InVade Bio Foam is the single most effective and economical tool the PMP can use for small fly management. The ultra-concentrated formula contains premium scum-eating, odor-eliminating microbe spores blended with foaming agent and Rockwell Labs’ proprietary citrus oil agent. Now available in a convenient tip-n-measure bottle, InVade Bio Foam is diluted at a rate of 1 ounce per quart of water and placed in a hand or power foamer.

The great-smelling foam is applied to drains, cracks, crevices, voids and surfaces where scum build-up allows small flies to breed, quickly eliminating problems. To complement the service, PMPs can also sell Invade Bio Cleaner to their accounts for mopping and power-spraying (no other cleaners needed), to get bio power into cracks at floor level on a maintenance basis.

InVade Bio Drain can be sold to the account for maintenance application to floor, sink and beverage fountain drains to prevent scum build-up, odors and future small fly problems.

Contact Rockwell toll-free at 866/788-4101 for our free Small Fly Control educational guide and sales aid literature or visit www.rockwelllabs.com.

45 Degree Dispensing Tip Eliminates Waste

Improve productivity and eliminate waste with the new 45 degree dispensing tip from Specialty Products. The angle and length of the dispensing tip allows you to easily apply baits in hard-to-reach areas. Apply baits below sinks and around corners with ergonomic comfort and control. The tip can be used with any standard bait syringe and most bait products.

Visit us at our PCT marketplace: www.pctonline.com.

Specialty Products Div. EFD Inc.

East Providence, RI 02914 USA

800/224-8486

Fax 401/431-0237

baitgun@efd-inc.com

Lure Rodents With Food Bait

Trapper Jack’s Professional Macadamia Nut Lure is a safe, effective, economical and easy-to-use product formulated for professional baiting of rodents, skunks, opossums, squirrels and gophers. Prepared from natural food products, such as macadamia nuts, molasses, cereal grains, peanuts, sugar and egg, it is formulated to remain pliable and aromatic at room temperatures from below freezing to above 150°F. The lure contains no pesticides and can be used in food-processing plants, homes, hospitals and areas where the use of pesticides is limited.

Wildlife Control Training Videos Available

MOLES — Removal Made Simple is the first in a series of educational videos Wildlife Control Supplies is bringing to the marketplace. The video is presented by Alan A. Huot, a Certified Wildlife Control Professional (CWCP) who has been trapping moles commercially since 1996, and produced by Emmy-award winning videographer Eric J. Budney.

This video takes the viewer step-by-step through mole biology and habits: the differences between moles, voles and shrews; identifying problem areas; and setting techniques for the most commonly used mole traps on the market, e.g., the Spear, Scissors (Out O’ Sight), Nash and NoMol traps. Alan also goes through some common mistakes made by professionals and homeowners alike when attempting to trap moles. Alan also shows you the results, displaying mole captures.

Alan Huot has more than 30 years of experience in addition to running a full-service wildlife control business. This 43-minute video will give the wildlife control professional the confidence they need to consistently capture moles.

VARMITgetter the Safest Burrowing Pest Control Device Featuring Remote Control

VARMITgetter manufactures a pest control device that deals with burrowing animals specifically.

Underground blasters are not a new technology. They have been around for some time and have evolved more than the last 10 years or so, becoming better designed and now safer. Hand-held devices have safety issues. Our product has freed the operator from those safety issues. The concerns over the safety of the other underground blasters has led VARMITgetter to design a device that has these advantages:

• The new VARMITgetter does not use torch handles and mixing tips (they are fine if you are cutting metal). VARMITgetter has designed a consistent mixing technique for the gas to be injected in the tunnel that is three to four times faster than hand-held devices on the market.

• Operator does not hold onto the applicator when producing the blast and can be up to 25 feet away from the blast site.

• Other hand-held units cause operators to back off, resulting in an ineffective application plus some operators become fatigued by the constant concussion from the blasts.

• It is smaller and better balanced making it more portable to move from burrow to burrow and easier to use on gophers, voles, moles, etc., and it is able to do larger holes such as prairie dogs, ground squirrels, etc.

• A calibrated mixture of 95 percent oxygen and 5 percent propane, the gas is dispersed into the tunnel system. It is remote detonated to ensure the operator does not get fragmented. The tunnel system and anything in tunnel system is gone for pennies.

• The tunnel system is completely destroyed.

VARMINTgetter Testimonial:

‘VARMINTgetter is the next

generation of varmint control’

VARMITgetter! Wow! I’ve got to have one! When you demonstrated the VarmintGetter that’s what I vocalized and what ran through my mind the first time. We bought a franchise from you and on my first demo of VARMITgetter, I added a few more descriptive words. The golf course maintenance crew at Arthur Pack Golf Course, Tucson, Ariz., made the same vocalizations that I did, plus some! They were sold on the first shot but I spent an hour demo-ing the product just for their benefit.

I have been in pest control service since September 1970, at which time my father-in-law taught me the business. My son and I now have a business and he’s the fourth generation pest control operator in our family. VARMITgetter has taken the task of gopher, ground squirrels, and other burrowing varmints, time consuming baiting and trapping, and cut the process more than half the time. It is easy to use, no chance of secondary poisoning and/or trap failure. We got far better results than I ever had in the past. Callbacks the next day have dropped to nil and profits have increased. Regular service will increase with a monthly route for high-volume areas. The franchise sales will start taking off this fall with golf courses, parks and cemeteries, when their budgets are eased. VARMITgetter is the next generation of varmint control.

Dennis M. Garrett

Matrix Pest & Termite Elimination

Tucson, Ariz.

New Victor Corner Cat

Woodstream Corporation introduces the new Victor Corner Cat Multiple Catch Mouse Trap (model M411) to its line of professional rodent control products.

The Corner Cat’s patent pending and innovative corner design allows it to be placed snuggly into corners where mice prefer, or it can also be placed along walls, the same as the Tin Cat. By placing the Corner Cat in corners it is out of the way and less prone to damage. Corner Cat utilizes the same proven and patented no wind-up catch mechanism as Tin Cat and holds up to six mice. Corner Cat is low profile, constructed of shatterproof high impact plastic and may be used in USDA and FDA facilities. It’s ideal for use in all environments including those that are damp or corrosive.

A Corner Cat Glue Board (model M305) is placed in Corner Cat to allow quick and easy service. Use of a glue board also provides insect monitoring and containment of mouse hair, feces and ectoparasites. A Corner Cat glue board and a service record label are provided for each trap.

Corner Cat M411 is packed 12 to a case. Corner Cat Glue Boards M305 come 36 sheets per case, 6 glue boards per sheet.

For more information contact your Woodstream

distributor, call 800/800-1819 or visit www.Woodstream pro.com.

CD-Based Training Available

Whitmire Micro-Gen, a longtime leader in industry education, proudly introduces a CD-based training series designed to provide a comprehensive educational experience for employees of all skill levels. The 14 CD-set – bound in an attractive leather case – features state-of-the-art video and computer animation, along with interactive quizzes that provides verifiable training, a critical component of any modern-day educational program. Prescription Treatment University (PT-U) allows employees to learn wherever they have access to a PC with a CD player…and they can learn at their own pace. Pest control training has never been more convenient or affordable.

Prescription Treatment University Courses:

• Introduction to Ant Biology

• Introduction to Ant Identification

• Biology and Control of the German Cockroach

• Biology and Control of Filth Flies

• Inspection Techniques

• Treatment Techniques

• Biology and Control of Fire Ants

• Biology and Control of Pharaoh Ants

• Biology and Control of Argentine Ants

• Biology and Control of Carpenter Ants

• Biology and Control of Small Flies

• Installation/Service of Advance Termite Bait Sys-
tem

• Introduction to Subterranean Termite Inspections

• IPM in Schools and Daycare Facilities

To order, visit www.pctonline.com/store or call 800/456-0707.