Worldwide equipment trends in pest control are being driven by factors like environmental concerns, health concerns, and regulations. Trends include prescription or low dose applications using more efficient equipment to use less chemicals and reduce risks, as well as humane rodent traps that are bait-free, humane, and discreet. New technologies being used include radio-frequency identification (RFID) to track items like termites and bees, and camera technologies for automated pest detection and monitoring.

2. Worldwide equipment trends
– with a focus on Australian applications
Eris Hess
Agserv
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3. Why the increased focus?
What factors are driving change?
What trends re we looking at.
• Prescription or low dose applications
• New Rodent traps
• Technology
Worldwide equipment trends
– with a focus on Australian applications

4. Why the increased focus?
• 10 Million insect species.
• Most successful life form
in the world.

5. • Urban populations flourish.
What factors are driving change in Pest Control.
• Environmental concerns.
• Health concerns.
• Zero pest tolerance.

6. 1. Prescription or low dose applications
2. Humane Rodent traps
3. Technology
What trends re we looking at.

7. What factors are driving change.
• Regulations
• Environmental concerns
• IPM Directives
Prescription or low dose applications
Other Reasons
• Efficient
• Use less chemical
• Less waste
• Saves time & money
• Reduced risk of exposure to you and the customer and
environment

8. THEN NOW

9. Chemical Application
System III B&G Accu sprayer B&G Spot SprayR

10. THEN SOON

11. • Uniform treatment zone with minimal disruption to your
landscaping.
• Injection system is equipped with an advanced digital on-board
computer that prevents the over or under usage
• Measures to make sure product is mixed at the exact label rate.
• Unit mixes the termiticide and water on-board, providing an
exact, finished dilution concentration for the treatment of your
structure
Termidor HP - USA

12. Termidor HP - USA

13. Termidor HP - USA
• New technology that's revolutionizing the way termites are
treated.
• No trenching, rodding, or disruption to your landscaping.
• Provides a more uniform treatment zone for your structure, and
more confidence for you.
• Advanced application technology cuts water usage by as much
as 75%.
• Precisely applies product where it's needed to protect your
structure.

14. THEN
NOW

15. Outcomes
• Effective
• Compliant
• Professional
Prescription or low dose applications

16. • Bait free
• Humane
• Discreet
• Back to base monitoring
possibilities
Products
• Wise System – From Flick/Anticimex
• Radar – Gas rodents – From Rentokil
• Alert 24+
New Rodent traps

17. Radar
• Doors close via infrared
• CO2 Kill
• Single Use

18. Wise I
Wise I Master
• Control Box.
• Wi-Fi.
• Up to 50 Traps or monitors
Wise I Pir
• Monitoring devise
• Range extender
Wise I Box
• Multi Catch mouse & Rat
• Electrocution kill
• Dispose dead into bag
• Reseat automatically
• Send SMS or data to advise

19. Wise I – Sewer Trap

20. Alert 24+.
The new non-toxic system for the monitoring and control of rodent pests
The Alert24 system continuously monitors rodent
activity in your premises, trapping and killing rats
and mice and alerting you to their presence.
• 24/7 rodent protection & control
• Poison free
• Immediate warning of rodent presence
• Continuous remote monitoring
• Daily audit trail & full diagnostics

21. Technology
• Radio-frequency identification (RFID).
• Camera & infrared Cameras.

22. Radio-frequency identification (RFID).
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is the wireless use of
electromagnetic fields to transfer data, for the purposes of
automatically identifying and tracking tags attached to
objects.
Major popular use
• Microchipping dogs
• Tracking cattle
RFID in Pest Control
• Dow Sentricon System in USA
• Tracking honey bees
• Q Flies
Possible future RFID in pest control
ILT, Rodent bait stations, traps and monitors.

23. THEN
NOW

24. Sentricon (RFID).

25. Tracking honey Bees (RFID).

26. Queensland fruit fly (Q-fly).
Cause $6.9 Billion damage a year
Swarm Sensing
• Track Q Flies.
• Establish patterns.
• Flight distance
• Average day flight
• Congregation areas
• Release Sterile Males to reduce
populations.

27. Camera & infrared Cameras.
• Motion activated .
• Video or photo.
• Works day and night with invisible (IR) Infra Red flash
for night vision.
• USB, Memory card or Wi-Fi.

28. Automated pest detection and
monitoring using cell phone cameras.
Columbia University
• Use in expensive cell phone camera
• Software analysis of images
• Real time reporting
Applications:
• Tracking pests
• Track the movement and habits of insects or rodents
• Optical real-time identification of pests
• Automates by transmitting data from a mobile device
Licensing Status: Available for licensing and sponsored
research support

29. CPD Questions.
1. Name 1 factor that is driving change in Pest Control.
Possible answers: Urban populations flourish or Environmental concerns or
Health concerns or Zero pest tolerance.
2. Prescription treatment are? A: More efficient B:Use less chemical C: Reduce
risk of exposure D: All of the above
3. What does RFID stand for ? Answer : Radio-frequency identification
4. Name one thing RFID have been used for. Possible answers: Tracking bees,
Sentricon, Rodent bait stations or q flies.