Pest Management Professional, September 2018

A new formula for new opportunities M any pest management business owners will agree that trust plays an integral role in the decisions you make For Kevin OConnor president and entomologist at Eliminex Pest Control the choice to adopt a new product comes down to dependability Eliminex Pest Control which provides pest management services to Long Island N Y has been a customer of Woodstream since its inception more than 34 years ago After using Woodstreams Victor Hold Fast Glue Traps for more than 25 years OConnor was intrigued when a representative from the company told him they were releasing a new glue trap product The Victor Hold Fast Pro Glue Traps will be released in September and feature a new proprietary glue formula This aggressive formula is designed to catch and hold rodents more effectively Woodstreams Victor Hold Fast Glue Traps are of high quality and are consistently reliable says OConnor noting that Eliminex uses several Woodstream products including its rodent snap traps and Havahart trap series While OConnor was curious to see whether the new glue formulation would be effective he says he found it easy to trust a new product by Woodstream OConnor has been using samples of the Victor Hold Fast Pro for almost a year testing the traps effectiveness against the house mouse Mus musculus in a variety of tough locations The new traps are very effective he says adding that he likes the traps release paper From residential accounts to high activity commercial properties we found no mouse escapes from the new glue traps PUT TO THE TEST OConnor and his technicians found this to be the case at a particularly difficult infestation at a busy bagel store The account was an initial clean out situation as the store had lots of mice and competing food sources Another company had already tried to alleviate the infestation without success After seeing that loose flour in the store had rendered some glue boards ineffective OConnor decided to test Victor Hold Fast Pro Glue Traps The new glue boards held the mice with no escapes he says Along with the help of a few Victor Snap Traps we were able to eliminate the mouse problem within two weeks In addition to quickly reducing the rodent population the Victor Hold Fast Pro traps also caught flies OConnors technicians were able to pinpoint that the stores ongoing fly problem was stemming from an exterior moisture problem The bagel storeowner was so impressed with the quick elimination of the infestation he signed up for regular services with Eliminex Pest Control OConnor anticipates the opportunity to manage the owners additional store locations in the future and attributes this potential for growth to Victor Hold Fast Pro Glue Traps Selling rodent jobs will be easier OConnor says thanks to the new glue traps Anytime a product works consistently its a home run saving time and money and making customers happy he concludes ADVERTORIAL Longtime Woodstream customer Eliminex Pest Control attracts business and mice with new Victor Hold Fast Pro Glue Traps WWW WOODSTREAMPRO COM