Pest Management Professional, November 2018
INDUSTRY INTEL COMPANY SUPPLIER NEWS RUP status gone from ContraPest label PHOTOS ARROW EXTERMINATORS T he U S Environmental Protection Agency EPA approved the removal of Restricted Use Only from the label of ContraPest SenesTechs rat fertility control bait Our planned market evolution of ContraPest involved the initial deployment of the product by applicators licensed for restricted use products RUPs notes Dr Loretta Mayer SenesTechs CEO and cofounder After two years of selling effort and early deployment the voice of our customer became that the RUP label was cumbersome and inexplicable due to its safety profile RUP status requires the need for applicator expertise to deploy and service the product As a result a pest management professional PMP in many states must be specially licensed for RUPs and is subject to additional regulations Dr Mayer reports that approximately 30 percent to 50 percent of PMPs that SenesTech initially approached would not use RUPs as a matter of policy and or practice We intend to improve our market potential immediately via this label improvement she says As one national PMP explicitly stated We would immediately deploy ContraPest if it were not a Restricted Use Product Furthermore this will now allow us to serve additional markets and larger corporate and national accounts that are asking for a less restricted use product The ContraPest label will now include a statement Intended for Professional Use Only This reflects SenesTechs belief that ContraPest is best used as part of integrated pest management IPM With this EPA approval at press time the company says it intends to seek state approvals of the new label SUPER STRONGBOX Also Available With Black Powder Coat No 912 No 912PAV No 912 BK No 912PAV BK Tamper Resistant Bait Station with or without Paver Block Triple Riveted Hinged Domed Lid Sheds Water Rubber Insert Protects Key Entry From Rain Snow Dirt Dual Rat Sized Entrances Use With JT Eaton Rodenticides Includes Bait Tray Bait Holder Rods Keys Service Logs Locator Signs A Variety Of Other Use options Molded Into Tray 6 Per Case FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO WWW JTEATON COM OR CALL 1 800 321 3421 ACQUISITIONS EXPANSION Arrow opens Milton facility Based in Atlanta Ga Arrow Exterminators opened a new service center in Milton Ga to better serve the Milton community in Metro Atlantas fast growing northern suburbs The new service center will help accommodate recent growth and provide career advancement opportunities for Arrow team members 14 November 2018 Pest Management Professional mypmp net
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