Pest Management Professional, November 2011
S P O N S O R E D B Y SPOTLIGHT Rodents Rodents continue their steady increase as PMPs compare baiting trapping and exclusion T o catch or bait a rat thats the question More pest management professionals PMPs are trying to answer that as rodent related jobs continue to increase In the latest State of the Industry survey respondents saw a 9 percent increase of rodent job revenue between 2009 and 2010 That boost was projected to decline slightly to 6 percent from 2010 to 2011 but still heading in a positive direction Rats have been on the rise for about four years although theyve slowed somewhat of late at least around our area says Randall Eshom vice president of Upstate Pest Management in Redding Calif Trapping seems to be the preferred and most useful method The most effective method is trapping proofing and a follow up of preventive poisoning bait stations says Charles Parker owner of Parker Wildlife Control in New Orleans I remember one job where the entire roof needed a drip edge installed to prevent future rodent problems Jesse Messick owner of Messick Pest Control in Mayo Fla says he believes baiting is the quickest method but not always the best The baits available to our industry prove to be the most thorough and expedient method Rodent Management of rodent eradication he says However as all PMPs are aware the odor of rodent carcasses in inaccessible areas is the downside to this method Because of this factor alone trapping is the only real alternative available in many cases In many cases trapping can yield fascinating results We had so many rats running the fence lines in one neighbor neighbor hood wed anchor rat traps on the top stringers of the fence Eshom says In one trap we caught 23 rats in two weeks pmp RODENT REVENUE 9 Expected Increase in Revenue Directly Related to Rodent Jobs BAIT STATIONS 76 of PMPs purchased bait stations in the past 12 months 20698 Average Price of a Rodent Exclusion Job per Visit in 2010 21153 Average Price of a Rodent Exclusion Job per Visit in 2011 S12 November 2011 Pest Management Professional mypmp net
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