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1 smartsolutios exterior commercial rodet cotrol BASF Pest Cotrol Solutios The Evolutio of Better Pest Cotrol

2 The Problem with Rodets Perhaps more tha ay other pest, rodets geerate cocer that exteds well beyod PMPs ad facility owers. Food safety auditors, quality assurace maagers, saitarias, ad may others up ad dow the supply chai all have a stake i rodet cotrol i ad aroud commercial buildigs. Cosequetly, PMPs are ofte expected to ot oly cotrol rodet populatios for commercial cliets, but to help them meet reduced pesticide use stadards ad achieve high scores o iteral ad exteral audits as well. Factor i cliets lookig to get more for their moey i a weak ecoomy ad it becomes more importat tha ever for PMPs to maage labor costs, improve techicia morale, ad more effectively use techicias time. The Limitatios of Covetioal Rodet Cotrol There s sigificatly more to effective rodet maagemet tha repleishig bait i statios or checkig traps. Nevertheless, broadly stated, ruig statios is the orm. Despite the obvious importace of rodet cotrol to a facility, cost pressure shapes, ad ofte limits, the actual service performed. Time is moey, ad whe there is a moey costrait, there is also a time costrait. The covetioal approach to rodet cotrol ivolves settig up multiple lies of defese that ofte iclude bait statios alog the perimeter (fece lie) of the property, bait statios alog exterior perimeter of the structures, ad statios (usually traps) idoors. Extesive BASF Pest Cotrol Solutios research ad field iterviews revealed PMPs have several key cocers about covetioal cotrol equipmet ad the way it is used ad serviced i exterior rodet maagemet services: 1. The pressure of keepig thigs clea for ispectors. Rodet maagemet programs are ofte used by auditors/ ispectors to gauge how well PMPs are servicig a etire accout. The coditio of statios, statio placemets, ad statio maiteace are amog the few readily observable compoets of a pest maagemet service ad easy targets for criticism. The SmartSolutio for Exterior Commercial Rodet Cotrol The SmartSolutio for Exterior Rodet Cotrol Aroud Commercial Buildigs from BASF Pest Cotrol Solutios is based o the latest research, the Prescriptio Treatmet IPM approach, ad desig iovatios utilizig breakthrough materials with sigificat advatages over covetioal rodet maagemet approaches. This guide was desiged to explore the most effective ways to ispect for rodets ad the smartest, most effective ways to cotrol rats ad mice o the exterior of commercial facilities. Cosequetly, a disproportioate amout of time i rodet cotrol is spet cleaig ad servicig bait statios compared to time spet ispectig for coducive coditios, commuicatig with staff, performig exclusio, searchig for ad treatig burrows, ad other vital actios. 2. Wasted time. Wasted eergy. For techicias, it ca be demoralizig to repetitively service statios that are difficult to ope ad clea ad compromised by melted bait ad rai. Lots of eergy is wasted o o-productive chores. 3. Oe size does ot fit all. Rodet programs are ofte set up with little distictio betwee rat maagemet ad mouse maagemet. By default, statios are set up for rats thikig mice ca be cotrolled by a rat bait statio, but ot vice versa. This is due to a lack of available tools that eable PMPs to easily customize programs to most effectively target the situatioal pests. A eed for chage Rodet maagemet has show very little iovatio over the past decades. The idustry, with few exceptios, has bee i a holdig patter i terms of its approach to rodet cotrol, limited by a lack of product igeuity. What s eeded is a smart rodet maagemet system that overcomes service-limitig statio shortcomigs ad eables better service adaptatio to moder cliet eeds ad expectatios.

3 The Roguard Rodet Maagemet System The Roguard RMS (Rodet Maagemet System), was created to improve the way rodet cotrol is performed, ad to make the techicia s role of servicig statios easier, less time cosumig, ad more efficiet. Gettig a clea report o audits The Roguard RMS was desiged to be the easiest statio to clea o the market. With o partitio or side walls, wells, or troughs, o water will accumulate iside the statio, ad all that is required to keep it clea is to sweep its floor. Bait blocks are suspeded above the floor from bait holders mouted o the rear wall. The bait holders are desiged with a solid platform o which the bait rests after beig skewered by the bait rod. I situatios where bait may melt due to high heat, this platform cotais the melted blocks ad reduces the mess associated with stadard metal bait rods. Suspeded off the floor, the bait is protected from ay temporary exposure to water from strog rai, ad is kept up out of the way for easy statio cleaig. Techicias ca easily maitai some of the cleaest statios auditors will ever ispect. More time for better service With the fuctioally-optimized features of the Roguard RMS, techicias save about 30 secods servicig each statio, givig them better ways to use their time to service the accout. This could mea aythig from spedig more time ispectig, performig exclusio, commuicatig with the cliet, dealig with other pest issues at the accout, or simply better maagig the cost of service. The key to easier operatio Just because statios eed to be secure, does t mea they have to be difficult to ope by techicias. The sigle lock mechaism o the Roguard RMS is desiged for oe had operatio. The ergoomic, full-size key, slides easily ito the lock housig, ulockig the statio ad allowig the statio lid to be getly pried up ad back toward the techicia. This prevets the statio lid from beig wedged up agaist a buildig wall or fece, ad it will ot flop closed, so it does t require a secod had to keep propped ope. The full-size key makes opeig the statio easy eve i cold weather whe thermal gloves are wor. Customize to meet the specific eeds of the cliet The Roguard RMS delivers uprecedeted flexibility. A optioal iteral multi-catch mouse trap device, the Roguard IMT (Iteral Mouse Trap), was desiged to create a platform for multiple cofiguratios depedig upo the eed at each accout. Trap mice outdoors Bait mice ad rats The Roguard RMS ca be used exclusively for bait placemet, as you would with ay other exterior bait statio. It holds as few as oe block or as may as eight blocks. The Roguard RMS ca be set up with oly the IMT iside, creatig a dedicated mouse trappig statio for outdoor areas. May accouts, especially i rural areas, have mice as the primary rodet pest. If keepig mice out of a facility is the goal, why rely strictly o exterior baits? Baits ofte require days to kill mice, allowig them plety of time to eter structures. The multi-catch IMT captures up to 10 mice ad is easy to ispect ad service. It features a trasparet desig that allows techicias to determie whether ay mice have bee caught without opeig the IMT. The floor i the capture area is o a hige for fast ad easy cleaig ad disposal of mice. Trap mice while baitig rats Whe multiple rodet threats are preset, the IMT ad rodeticide blocks ca be set up i the Roguard RMS simultaeously. This cofiguratio may be used to quickly capture mice, prevetig their etry ito the structure, while at the same time baitig for rats ad mice. Trap mice while moitorig rats Aother optio is to use the IMT alog with iert bait blocks to moitor rat activity i the statios. This is particularly useful where there is a restrictio o bait use, but still a importat eed for moitorig ad cotrollig rats ad mice. Oce rats are detected, more focused ivestigatio ito coducive coditios, treatmet of burrows, trappig or other appropriate steps ca be take. The use of this cofiguratio may also be useful i accouts where there is a eed to miimize the use of pesticide. I these cases, for example, techicias could start by placig oly iert bait blocks i the statio. The, whe rat activity is observed, active bait or eve sap traps ca be placed i the appropriate areas for as log as it takes to cotrol the rat populatio. The, revert back to moitorig. Sorexa Blocks A attractive rodet bait block featurig a prove active igrediet ew for the U.S. Prescriptio Treatmet brad Sorexa Block, a ew rodeticide with a wax block formulatio that esures logevity uder extreme climate coditios. Desiged for use i the Roguard statios, Sorexa Block cotais the prove active igrediet difeacoum, a secodgeeratio aticoagulat that is fast-actig, highly palatable to mice ad rats, ad ideal for residetial ad commercial markets. Sorexa Block effectively cotrols warfari-resistat rodets yet has lower toxicity to key o-target mammals like dogs tha brodifacoum, bromadioloe, or difethialoe.

4 Ispectio Service Guidelies Ispectio provides the foudatio eeded to make iformed rodet cotrol decisios ad coduct quality service. It is importat to uderstad the cliet s eeds, the target rodet pest, rodet activity level, ad local coditios i, o, ad aroud the structure. 2 Ispect structure: 1 Ispect Property: Determie property boudaries. I detify resource sites (food, water, ad shelter) coducive to rodet ifestatio, icludig but ot limited to: a draiage creeks b dumpsters c sewers d outdoor storage e trailers ad trai cars f vegetatio overgrowth Determie likely etry poits, icludig but ot limited to: g doors h roof (roof rats) i delivery bays j utility opeigs k structural defects 3 Iterview customer: Determie rodet history at accout, if available. I detify customer s role i structural, saitatio, or cultural practices. I detify issues that may restrict use of rodeticides or other cotrol measures. 4 I stall rodet cotrol statios, based o ispectio results, rodet activity level, rodet history ad the target species. Geeral placemet guidelies are: Rodet cotrol programs should be customized to meet the specific eeds of each customer, based o ispectio results. The followig service guidelies illustrate typical preparatio of a quality rodet cotrol program. 1 D iagram the buildig exterior perimeter, idicatig statio locatios, key poits of service, ad otes o rodet activity. Maitai the diagram as part of the service log. roperty Perimeter: Place RMS every 50 ft (heavy P rodet pressure) to 100 ft (low rodet pressure) alog fece lies or property boudaries. xterior Buildig Perimeter: Place RMS every 25 ft E (heavy rodet pressure) to 75 ft (low rodet pressure). For roof rats, be sure to iclude elevated harborage or access poits such as roofs. MS statios equipped with IMT traps should be used R i all places adjacet to doors, docks, ramps, ad ay exterior opeigs for additioal mouse protectio. For other cofiguratio ideas, see chart below. 2 I mplemet exclusio measures to seal off rodet access poits. 3 T ake actio, ad work with customer, to limit resources available to sustai a rodet populatio (i.e. saitatio ad harborage reductio). I detify burrows, ruways, rub marks, droppigs, or other evidece of exterior rodet activity. 5 I stitute a ogoig ispectio ad service pla for exterior areas, icludig the structure, statios, ad surroudig grouds, with special attetio to rodet-coducive areas. Typical service iterval is a miimum of every 2 weeks for heavy pressure or sesitive accouts, or a miimum of mothly for low pressure, less sesitive accouts. a e 6 S ervice verificatio should be marked iside statios o service cards or recorded by scaig barcode. Make sure statio is clea, bait is fresh, ad traps are i good workig coditio each visit. d g i h 7 R ecord observatios of activity i statios ad elsewhere. Use this iformatio as a part of the ogoig ispectio process to help determie additioal actios. c RMS Statio Cofiguratio Suggestios for Commo Locatios ad Circumstaces Bait Blocks IMT (Iteral Mouse Trap) f k Moitorig Blocks Dumpster Active Mouse Coditio - Clea Out j Rat Sap Trap Fece Lies Adjacet to Doors ad other Etries b Bait Blocks & IMT Active Rat Coditio - Clea Out Low Activity-Level Maiteace Baitig Moitorig (Restrictio o Rodeticide) Always follow the label directios.

5 Smart Support As always, BASF Pest Cotrol Solutios is committed to givig you everythig you eed to tackle your toughest pest cotrol challeges ot just i terms of products, but i terms of expertise ad support as well. You ca always fid helpful iformatio, traiig, marketig support, ad more at PestCotrol.basf.us. Log o ad dowload brochures, customer cooperatio aids, ad treatmet scearios to help you better uderstad ad prepare for this challegig pest. Get Smarter This SmartSolutio for rodets is just oe of may plaed BASF SmartSolutios to address the pest cotrol challeges ad issues that have the greatest impact o our idustry ad the success of your busiess. To iquire about additioal SmartSolutios for termites, ats, perimeter pests, cockroaches, bed bugs, or flies, cotact your BASF Pest Cotrol Solutios sales represetative. The Prescriptio Treatmet Approach BASF Pest Cotrol Solutios believes a soud Itegrated Pest Maagemet strategy is the corerstoe of successful pest cotrol ad good stewardship. Our five-step Prescriptio Treatmet approach icludes the core IPM practices you should always employ i cojuctio with ay BASF SmartSolutio. 1 Ispect to gather the iformatio that leads to good decisios. 2 Prescribe a treatmet strategy to achieve specific goals i the accout. 4 Treat usig effective techiques ad materials that support the strategy. 5 Follow up to assess results. 3 Commuicate with the cliet to promote cooperatio, establish expectatios, ad covey value. Always read ad follow label directios. All products or logos deoted with or TM are registered trademarks or trademarks of BASF BASF Corporatio. All rights reserved