Burrowing Rodents; a New Problem
(PRWEB) April 27, 2005 -- Recently there has been a lot of
noise in our industry about rodent control methods especially in burrowing
rodent control. It seems like every few days there is some new idea that is
going to eliminate all your rodent problems and be so easy you will forget its
work. I guess I shouldn’t be so surprised I’m probably not the only one who
hears 15-20 times a day that if I will only send my credit card information this
lab or that company will send me a magic bottle of pills or potion that will
give me a tan athletic body even if I live on fast food, bon-bons and soda pop
in thirty days or less!
After spending over two decades in the rodent
control business and spending my share of money on electric gadgets, pills and
potions looking for the quick fix, it has become clear that the only answer to
controlling burrowing rodents lies in 1- persistence, 2- the proper tools for
the job, and 3- a program that utilizes all the tools at your disposal. Oh yeah
did I mention persistence.
Back in the late 90’s when I first saw the
Rodex burrowing rodent elimination system at a local farm show my first thoughts
were it’s loud, it’s cool and it looks like fun. My next thought was I wonder
how long would it be before it was collecting dust in a back corner of the shop
with all the other gadgets I had spent my hard earned money on over the years. I
picked up some of their literature and listened to the salesman give his pitch
he was going on about how it was the newest technology and would eliminate all
my burrowing rodent problems, I tuned out after about thirty
seconds.
Over the next few months however I kept going back to the
literature I picked up that day and thinking about the results we use to get
with simple explosives like the cherry bombs the counties provided in the past
for gopher and ground squirrels and trying to picture how much more effective
the concussion would be from a mixture of oxygen and propane injected throughout
the burrow system before ignition. Needless to say I bought my first Rodex
system that year. After discovering the SK500 Rodex cart (a very convenient and
easy way to move your system to the job and any other heavy things you need
moved) we added a Rodex system to each of our field crew’s arsenals where it has
become a staple in our battle against burrowing rodents. We are now able to
treat chemical sensitive sites such as parks and schools without worry of
secondary poisoning.
A few years later the Rodex company changed away
from the slick pitchmen that try to convince people that the product they are
pushing is the only thing you’ll ever need, to a more mature company focused on
helping the end user obtain the best possible results with their rodent control
programs.
A short time ago the opportunity arose for me to become part
of the Rodex Company. I was all for it. Now with over 65 years combined
experience our staff at Rodex would like to help you set up a rodent control
program that really works, so if you are an end user already or looking to
expand your arsenal in the fight against burrowing rodents we at Rodex would be
happy to help any way we can. From repairs of older or off brand systems to
setting up new users interested in starting a rodent control business or just
getting better results from your current program. We are here to help
you.
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