By Bell Laboratories, Inc.

Trapping is one of the most important parts of a rodent control program. They’re non-toxic, easy to operate, and effective.  

However, mechanical snap traps don’t discriminate between targets. If a trap is activated, it will snap down. This is why pest management professionals (PMPs) have a responsibility to place traps in areas where non-targets can’t reach them. 

Unfortunately, that’s not always possible. Especially at accounts where clients hesitate to use rodenticide, traps may need to be placed in high-traffic areas to ensure proper control. If the traps are left unprotected, it can impact local wildlife and result in injury. 

These reasons are why trapping tunnels are an important tool in every PMP’s arsenal. They can protect traps from non-targets and allow you to secure traps in key areas – all while ensuring clean captures. 

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The dual purpose of trapping tunnels’  

Trapping tunnels serve two purposes: they protect traps from non-targets and damage. 

“By restricting access, non-targets have more difficulty entering the tunnel and reaching the trap, reducing the risk of non-target capture. This is of special importance at high-risk accounts.”

— Bell Laboratories, Inc. Research Team

Alongside preventing accidental non-target captures, trapping tunnels help protect the PMP’s traps from snow, dirt, dust and rain. By protecting traps from the elements, PMPs can ensure their investments function properly long into the future.  

Clients may also appreciate the discreet nature of tunnels. Each capture happens out-of-sight, so they – and their customers – won’t ever see captured rodents.

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Use trapping tunnels to boost capture rates

Rats and mice can be nervous by nature and prefer dark, enclosed areas. When PMPs place traps in tunnels, they weaponize this instinct. Rodents may be less hesitant to enter a covered trap, which can boost capture rates compared to traps set outside of a tunnel. Alongside this, rodents entering the tunnel are forced to walk directly into traps, ensuring a clean capture.  

Clean captures have clear and immediate benefits, both for PMPs and clients. Each captured rodent is one step closer to solving clients’ rodent problems and reducing the likelihood of future callbacks. Similarly, clean captures ensure rodents don’t become trap-shy, making future trapping efforts more effective. 

Wildlife experts even test tunnel and trap combinations to ensure they meet benchmarks for capture quality. For example, the globally recognized National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee states that Bell’s PROTECTA EVO Tunnel in combination with the TRAPPER T-Rex or T-Rex iQ rat snap trap meets their stringent standards for humane captures.  

Your solution for easy, versatile trap coverage 

Protecting your mouse traps from damage and non-targets is now easier than ever with Bell’s new PROTECTA EVO Mouse Tunnel. 

The Mouse Tunnel is a simple and affordable solution to mouse trap protection. Its low profile allows it to be used in high-traffic areas, such as beside or behind fridges or on garage shelving, without drawing attention to itself. It can be used indoors or outdoors, and it can be secured to fences or pipes via cable ties both vertically and horizontally.  

Each tunnel can hold two Mouse iQ smart snap traps or two TRAPPER Mini-Rex standard traps, which can be secured in the tunnel’s base. The Mouse Tunnel opens and unlocks easily with Bell’s EVO key, and the tunnels are stackable for easy handling.  

The Mouse Tunnel joins the existing rat-sized PROTECTA EVO TUNNEL, which can hold two smart T-Rex iQ rat traps or two standard TRAPPER T-Rex traps. 

About Bell Laboratories, Inc.

Bell Laboratories, Inc. is an exclusive manufacturer of rodent control products. They produce the highest quality rodenticides and other rodent control products available to the pest control and agricultural industries on six continents.

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