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Use of U-Trap-It in Municipal/Urban Pest Management |
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The U-Trap-It System
Ensures Management Plan Success
The best pest management plan, utilizing highly-trained
technicians and the best equipment, will fail without proper
implementation thus wasting all expended efforts and resources (tax
dollars). Rather than relying on complaint calls, users of the U-Trap-It
System will
have
the necessary information and plan organizational tools to manage a Proactive
Pest Management Plan. With U-Trap-It the user will observe changes in
pest population before they become a problem. With this information the
user can target the specific area for treatment or additional effort
following the true intent of an Integrated Pest Management Plan.
The U-Trap-It System records, tracks, and analyzes pest activity and
other issues. It is the central organizational tool for Urban Pest
Management and an IPM Plan. It is the key to ensure any pest management
plan's success.
Synergy of Effort
Multiple pest management
service companies or city agencies can utilize U-Trap-It to work as one
to conquer tough urban pest and rodent issues. The U-Trap-It System will act
as the central coordinating system to schedule device servicing,
maintain service inspection records, analyze the information collected,
and rectify sanitation and maintenance issues. With the U-Trap-It System in place
there is a synergistic approach with all entities assured of the
collective effort.
Integrated Pest Management
An Integrated Pest Management Plan requires historical pest information. Many
performing pest management say they are using an IPM approach. However,
without historical information there can not be an Integrated Pest Management
Plan in use. Historical information is required in an IPM Plan to determine
acceptable pest thresholds and is used to determine when and where response actions
should be taken. It is possible, but not feasible, to collect
this level of information using antiquated, traditional methods such as
punch cards with written inspection records and analyzing them. The expense of
that process precludes most managers from collecting the necessary level of
information to conduct an IPM approach.
The U-Trap-It System streamlines the collection process and
performs the analysis. It provides detailed information not collectable
by any other means. And, it does it easier, faster, and more accurately
than any other method.
U-Trap-It Saves Time
Users report that
U-Trap-It requires 25% percent less time to service devices as compared to using
the antiquated punch card method. And, it does so while collecting far more
detailed information and verifying the proper servicing of pest management
devices. U-Trap-It also
reduces the time consumed in many other areas of plan administration. This results
in giving the technician more time to do their job - control pests - do it more
effectively by providing information they have never experienced.
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Several Key Benefits
of Using U-Trap-It
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Verifies the proper servicing of all pest and rodent control
devices
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Technician easily captures detailed servicing
information
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Provides managers with critical information not available by any other
source
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Visually displays pest activity and plan progress
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Reports and maintains status of sanitation and/or maintenance issues
(i.e. open trash containers, tires, abandoned buildings, appliances, and
vehicles, etc.)
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Street Maps Display Rodent and Pest Activity |
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Features
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- Tracks both pest & rodent activity in pest control devices and
"wide area" locations throughout the city
through use of GPS capabilities
- GPS capabilities enable geocoding of all pest and rodent devices and
sanitation and maintenance issues.
- U-Trap-It comes with 67
pre-defined different pest types, containing scientific descriptions of
each
- Up to 5 different Pests can be identified with quantities of
each per device location per inspection
- Track Evidence of Activity = (Feeding on Bait, Nesting in trap,
Rodent or Insect droppings)
Track pesticide & chemical dispersions
- Pesticide Usages are tracked by location applied, amount dispersed, target pest,
commodities treated, EPA number, lot number, concentration, application methods and rates,
and technician who dispersed the pesticide along with his state license number
- Multiple bait types can be used
with quantities of each reported during bait
style device inspections along with reason replaced (Feeding, Water Damage, Missing, or
Old)
Provides technician with missed locations before they leave the
service areaTrack damage to
devices
- Damage types to be tracked is input by managers (i.e. missing, smashed,
mechanical problems, no power, bulbs burned out, etc.)
Track components (bait used, glue boards, protective guards, pheromone
lures, bulbs, etc.) replaced
during an inspection or any specified time periodView historical
trends of pest & rodent activity in different areas of the city or at a
specific device locationGraph pest & rodent activity by a specific device location or area of the
city
Display different areas of the city with an overlay of pest and
rodent control devices displaying activity
- An essential tool for IPM
Record keeping – All information collected is available in several
different types of reports and graphs. Real time reports, comparisons,
and graphs can be selected for any specified time frame, (Daily, Weekly,
Monthly, Yearly, etc.)Sanitation and maintenance issues
- Track issues that would be
conducive to pest activity
- With the new Pocket PC devices you can even capture images of these problems
and report issues to the proper department for remediation
All information is collected by use of a Pocket PC
Device. Date and time stamps are recorded for each location inspected or pesticide
dispersed.
- Be assured that all device locations have been inspected or record
validate reasons for not inspecting
The U-Trap-It System verifies the servicing of all
devices by service companiesSecure, easy web access with centralized
database
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