Over the next few issues of Buzz Online, the editors of Pest Management Professional will share some of the many product innovations that made their debut last month at the National Pest Management Association’sPestWorld 2013 event in Phoenix. Here’s our first installment:
 ARE, made in the USA and a proud supporter of the Wounded Warrior Project, expands its product line with the new WorkCoverLS, a fiberglass tonneau cover available for 2005-to-current Toyota Tacoma 73.5-in. length bed. Standard features include being painted to match the automotive base-coat, clear coat, and two doors on each side. The entire cover opens effortlessly from the rear of the truck, thanks to a hinge system. It features more than 4 in. of storage room above the bed rail, with excellent rear visibility from the truck cab. Options include remote keyless entry and LED strip lighting technology to illuminate the bed. Visit www.4are.com |
 Bird-B-Gone is touting that it’s made in the USA, but available worldwide. Partner with Bird-B-Gone to do more, with the widest range of products in the industry, including spikes, netting, electric tracks and “Bird Spiders.” New products include the Super Talon Ultra, a heavy-duty handheld net launcher used to capture birds for later release. The Super Talon comes complete with accessories and a carrying case. In addition, the new Solar Bird Chase Super Sonic is a solar-powered sound deterrent that plays recorded bird distress and predator calls to deter birds from large open spaces. Visit www.birdbgone.com |
 FMC’s newest product innovation is the End Zone Insecticide Sticker — “The little square that has big implications for your fly control accounts.” Billed as the first and only professional fly sticker of its kind in the country, EndZone delivers fast-acting, long-lasting filth fly control to both residential and commercial accounts. How does it work? It is coated in a sugar bait matrix to attack filth flies, but is formulated with 4.4 percent acetamiprid, the same active ingredient found in Transport Mikron. I can knock down filth flies in a 1,000 cu. ft. area in as little as 60 seconds, yet remains effective for up to seven months indoors and up to four months outdoors (when protected from the elements). It features a bittering agent to prevent accidental ingestion, and is labeled for house flies, little house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, phorid flies, fungus gnats and vinegar (fruit) flies. Place on windows, in or around garbage receptacles, near drains and even on or inside insect light traps (ILTs). Visit www.fmcpestsolutions.com |
 Innolytics LLC unveiled OvoControl P Automatic Feeder & Camera. Designed to hold up to 120 lbs. of OvoControl P “birth control” bait to reduce pigeon populations, the economical, lightweight tripod feeder has a throw radius of up to 25 ft., to feed up to 150 birds. Featuring a programmable, digital timer and controller, the feeder operates on a 6-volt battery; an optional solar charger and rechargeable battery are available. Visit www.ovocontrol.com |
 To prevent theft and accidental movement, J.T. Eaton introduced its Multiple Catch Mouse Trap Cable (No. 430), which works on all models of its Repeater, Little Pete, Speedy Clean and Wind-Up Multiple Catch Mouse Trap lines. Visit www.jteaton.com |
 MGK introduced Vendetta Plus Cockroach Gel Bait — a simple concept of a bait with an insect growth regulator (IGR), in this case, NyGuard. This one-two punch is considered to be effective on both averse and non-averse German roach populations, killing them where they hide. The product can be used in commercial, industrial and residential accounts. Visit www.mgk.com |
 Nash Distribution was giving free product samples of WhiteCap Crawl Space Vapor Barrier, featuring cord-reinforced polyethylene, fire-rated material and excellent puncture and tear resistance. Visit www.nashdistribution.com |
 Nisus Corp. calls Nibor-D the “Swiss Army Knife of Pest Control” because of its versatility. Its newly expanded label adds even more pests, application sites and methods, including ants, cockroaches, silverfish, earwigs, millipedes, crickets and WDI like termites, beetles and borders. New pests include fleas, dust mites, ladybugs, fruit and drain flies, bird and poultry pests (darkling beetles, hide beetles). It also is labeled for decay fungi (except for mildew and fungus in California). New applications include liquid broadcast for flea larvae and dust mites; floor drains, manhole covers and cavities, sewers, refuse containers; attic insulation; bird and poultry production facilities; mop solutions for small flies; and new construction application for general pest prevention. Visit www.nisuscorp.com |
 Nixalite of America has a free product catalog available, and is closing out its 63rd anniversary year (1950-2013). Its show special pricing is good through Nov. 29, including for Premium Nixalite Spikes, E-Spike Economy Bird Spikes, Bird-Net Bird Netting and IGEBA TF-35 Pulse Jet. Visit www.nixalite.com |
| Oldham Chemicals Co. has joined with Knapheide, SnugTop and Toyota for a “complete fleet management program.” Finance or lease a Toyota Tacoma outfitted with a sprayer and truck cap all as one unit, allowing you to capitalize your truck cap and sprayer. Knapheide will install and deliver this packaged vehicle to any Toyota dealer in the country. Oldham provides three sprayer options, including a 25-gal., 12-volt unit for perimeter pest control; a 40-gal. 12-volt unit for perimeter pest and termite work; or a 40-gal. gas rig with a Honda and a diaphragm pimp that can be used for pest, termite or even wet-mist mosquito work. The SnugTop topper, meanwhile, offers such standard features as lighted driver side toolbox with interior locking panel; a lighted passenger side toolbox with interior locking panel; and ladder “J” hooks. Options include a backup alarm and a backup camera and monitor. Learn more by calling 800-888-5502. |
 Target Specialty Products unveiled a new logo. It also introduced the Target Heat Pod, a portable heat delivery system, designed to treat infested items quickly and efficiently. Measuring at 8 ft. wide by 8 ft. long by 6 ft. high, it can be used get rid of bed bugs, cockroaches, clothes moths and more from office furniture, bedroom furniture, hospital beds and more. Made from lightweight, thermally insulated materials, it can be set up in as little as 20 minutes, the company says — in any room or space available on the customer’s premises. It comes with a 20,000-BTI portable Quest Electric Heater that can deliver and distribute heat within the pod quickly and safely, the company says, raising the internal temperature to the desired level. Visit www.target-specialty.com |
 ZappBug was a new PestWorld Exhibitor. Although its product line is geared toward homeowners, professionals can definitely take advantage of the benefits offered by the 285-cu.-ft. ZappBug Room (an enclosure for heating couches, shelving, etc., pictured), the 25-cu.-ft. ZappBug Oven and the 13.5-cu.-ft. ZappBug Heater. Visit www.zappbug.com |
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