5 Questions with Patrick Lynch, A.C.E., Bell Laboratories, Inc.

1. Why do you believe rodent monitoring products are necessary for facility managers today?

Rodent monitoring products and specifically iQ products, powered by Bell Sensing Technologies, are necessary tools for all facility managers to utilize at their buildings. iQ rodent devices solve business problems that aren’t related to rodent control. For example, iQ products help managers retain and recruit pest control employees, promote employee health and safety initiatives and improve business reviews and ratings.

2. Why do you believe rodent monitoring products are necessary for quality control today?

Rodent monitoring products are necessary tools for all quality control programs. iQ products collect rodent activity data, which allows you to see when and where rodents are moving. For example, if iQ bait stations in the building’s west wing suddenly experience a lot of activity, you know where to start your product inspection, which can prevent a small rodent incursion from growing rapidly.

3. How does using iQ products contribute to a facility’s ability to save money?

Businesses have so many opportunities for growth if they take advantage of the efficiency and rodent activity data iQ products offer. With the time-saving power of iQ, pest control technicians can service facilities more efficiently. Instead of checking every trap in a facility one by one, iQ products show technicians instantly which traps have experienced rodent activity and need servicing. Additionally, the rodent activity data iQ products collect helps technicians provide superior rodent control, which results in less damaged product.

4. How does iQ technology help professionals perform better rodent control?

To keep up with rodents, pest management and food safety professionals must be detectives, hunting for evidence of rodent activity at a facility since its last walkthrough. iQ products make that process more efficient and informed, which means more time for inspection and problem solving on site. This allows the facility manager and pest management professional to do better inspections, make faster decisions and have world-class integrated pest management.

5. What solutions do iQ products provide to protect employee health and safety?

Effective rodent trap placement involves setting traps where rodents travel. To get to these areas, employees often need to use ladders, climb behind heavy machinery and frequently bend over and kneel. All of these come with risks and take a physical toll on the technician’s body. With iQ products, technicians can confirm captures from a safe distance. For example, the Mouse iQ snap trap can be placed in tight spaces like drop ceilings and inside HVAC equipment thanks to its small footprint, and its Bluetooth technology allows technicians to confirm captures from up to 100 feet away.