Logo: Bell LaboratoriesWhat if you had complete information on every rodent’s activity at your account from the moment you walk in the door?

Pest management professionals (PMPs) are responsible for eliminating the pests that invade their customers’ residences, supermarkets, food processing centers, commercial properties and more. It is your job to get rid of pests and make sure they never return. However, successfully combatting infestations inherently requires that technicians gain a proper understanding of the pest in question. And when managing rodents, technicians typically have to carry out time-consuming and challenging inspections before they can plan a defense.

With iQ products, your technicians can go from being inspectors to problem-solvers, fixing issues at accounts faster and smarter.

iQ Products powered by Bell Sensing Technologies (Logo: Bell Laboratories)Bell Laboratories’ all-new iQ product line, powered by Bell Sensing Technologies (BST), integrate proprietary BST sensors that turn some of Bell’s most popular products into powerful 24/7 rodent data-gathering machines.

The new sensor technology will enable PMPs to know everything about the rodent activity occurring at their accounts. Knowledge of when, where and how much activity will no longer be based upon an educated guess or be the product of mystifying inspections. Your customer’s rodent infestation will now be known in extreme detail, and will be automatically collected and archived to provide trend analysis and proof of the efficacy of a service. Pest management business operators can provide their technicians the ability to know in real time where hot spots are occurring so more time can be spent addressing them.

Every technician is now more effective and valuable.


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How the system works

Highly customized Bluetooth sensors allow data to be quickly gathered onsite from each iQ device, then uploaded to the cloud directly from a smartphone. This is a complete rodent data gathering and management system, with the ease of use and cost basis that allow it to be used at any account.

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Use your favorite products

The Express, T-Rex and 24/7 are now available in an iQ variant that will seamlessly sync with the BST smart phone app and portal. This powerful system requires no gateways or complicated and costly infrastructure.

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Bait station tray with sensor, mouse multi-catch trap with sensor, rat snap trap with sensor. (Graphic provided by Bell Laboratories.)


Be smarter with the data you need

After rodent control activity has been uploaded to the BST app and portal, pest technicians can simply review the account history to determine both short-term and long-term trends. Customize the date range, and instantly analyze the data to begin problem-solving at accounts. Use this information to retain business, go after new business, and be a smarter PMP at your accounts.

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SEE HOW IT WORKS AT YOUR ACCOUNTS:

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Case study: Residences

Protect your property

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Rodents in residential areas can be troublesome for property managers and create health issues for tenants. Lawsuits based on uncontrolled pest pressures have become common. Understanding when and where rodents are traveling, along with eliminating pests early in the process, ensures everyone is protected from disease and damage while maintaining property value.

Protect your customers

Place Express iQ trays in bait stations by exterior doors, to gather data showing when and where rodents are getting into the building. Place 24/7 iQ traps inside exit doors in common areas and in parking structures to determine problem areas right away.

Use iQ traps in locations that have been difficult to traditionally trap in. Place 24/7 iQ traps inside apartment units where mice activity is present. Focus on the kitchen, where rodents typically get their food.

Secure T-Rex iQ traps in hard- to- reach locations, such as pipes in utility rooms or parking garages, as well as dropped ceilings. Rodents travelling along these lines can now be trapped with ease and efficiently serviced with iQ products.

Instead of time spent checking rodent devices with no activity, pest control experts can spend their time solving problems.

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Case study: Supermarkets

Protecting valuable inventory

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Protecting the customer’s food supplies from rodent destruction and damage enables you to show the customer large cost savings.

Accomplish this by using Express trays on the exterior and 24/7 iQ and T-Rex iQ in the interior. The exterior Express iQ trays provide knowledge of how, where and when rodents are entering. Placing 24/7 iQ traps by the entry door let you know exactly where rodents are getting into the building and at what time.

Protecting the food chain

Use 24/7 iQ traps under the kick-plate of each aisle, making service efficient and eliminating mice from their direct source of food in the store.

Depending on whether you are dealing with rat or mouse activity, place T-Rex iQ traps throughout the building: in aisles, freezers, behind large machines and in hard-to-reach locations.

Instead of time spent checking rodent devices with no activity, pest control experts can spend their time solving problems.

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Case study: Food production

Precision treatment

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Knowing when and where rodents are traveling, as well as their behavior patterns, are a part of the key to staying ahead of rodent problems at your business.

Gather rodent data by placing Express iQ trays in bait stations by exterior doors, which will expose which entry points rodents are using to get inside your business, and at what time.

Profitability protection

There are steep costs when rodents wreak havoc at a food production business, including:

Place 24/7 iQ traps at all entry points, as well as in non-visible areas, such as underneath raw materials or finished goods pallets to keep mice away from product. Place T-Rex iQ traps in hard-to-reach locations where rats actually travel, and know when there is activity before getting a ladder.

Instead of time spent checking rodent devices with no activity, pest control experts can spend their time solving problems.

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Case study: Commercial

Protecting your customers

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Knowing why a commercial facility is attractive to rodents is paramount to providing superior rodent control service and asset protection. Precise timestamps provide critical knowledge to both the PMP and the customer.

Placing Express iQ trays in bait stations by exterior doors provide the necessary information. Place 24/7 iQ traps underneath areas where there is food, such as break rooms, to keep rodents away from the facility’s tenants, their businesses and employees.

Customer retention

Keep your customers happy and their maintenance bills low by ensuring rodents aren’t in their facilities.

Place 24/7 iQ traps inside every entry door. Place T-Rex iQ traps in hard-to-reach locations, such as in dropped ceilings, as that is where rodents are traveling. Traps only need to be serviced if a rat is captured in the trap, cutting down on service time and business disruptions.

Instead of time spent checking rodent devices with no activity, pest control experts can spend their time solving problems.

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