Company Introduces RodoTrak Rodent Detection and Tracking System

REDDING, Conn. — David Curtis and Henry Emanuel, founders of RodoTrak, Inc., have introduced the RodoTrak rodent detection and Tracking system.

The RodoTrak rodent detection and tracking system uses baited rodent detection stations to attract rodents, such as mice, shrews and chipmunks. These stations are loaded with non-toxic fluorescent powder that will coat their fur for easy tracking using an ultraviolet flashlight. The stations are set up in a maze-like pattern to locate and pinpoint rodent activity.

Curtis, the company’s vice president, says, “The tests we conducted prove RodoTrak’s ability to find rodent points of entry,” he said. “In one case, a homeowner was absolutely convinced that mice were entering around a door. The door had been tightened several times and it moldings replaced, all to no avail. We set up three RodoTrak stations and tracked their path to a hole beneath the building’s siding, and did it within 24 hours.”

Each environmentally-friendly rodent detection and tracking station contains a fibrous material that is permeated with a non-toxic fluorescent powder that completely coats the rodent's fur when it enters. The fibrous material contains enough powder to cover approximately 15 linear feet outside and even more inside. Once they leave the detection and tracking station, the rodents create a trail of powder left as footprints where they walk or "body" prints where they rub against an entry (or exit) point. Commercially, RodoTrak can be used as part of an integrated rodent management system.