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For pest management professionals (PMPs), effective rodent control depends on reliable tools that perform consistently in the field. Kness Snap-E Mousetraps and Big Snap-E Rat Traps are engineered for precision, power and durability, giving PMPs the confidence to tackle rodent challenges across a variety of service environments. When every service call is an opportunity to deliver results and earn customer trust, having dependable equipment makes a difference.
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About Kness Pest Defense
Per company history, the Ketch-All was invented by a young, widowed father of six, Austin Enos “Brick” Kness, in 1924. Mice were prevalent at the high school in which Kness was a custodian, “and led him to the idea of the ‘box’ trap. He built the first trap from a square oilcan, a Tuxedo Tobacco can, a spring from a curtain rod, and the wood base of a crate. The first night he set his trap, he captured five mice.
“He was elated and showed the teachers and his friends. He was encouraged to build others for his friends and to seek a patent. By 1927, Kness Mfg. Co. was formed to produce the KetchAll Automatic Mousetrap and another of Kness’ inventions, the RotoBow tree saw.”
Brick Kness was inducted into the Pest Management Professional Hall of Fame in 2024.
