<FONT color=blue>[Online Extra:]</FONT> Cockroach Management Product Guide

Cockroach Q&A, from the February issue of QA magazine, discussed common problems in controlling cockroaches, and strategies for successful management of these pests. Following is a guide to some products QA professionals can use to combat roaches in their facilities.

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BASF
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The active ingredient, chlorfenapyr, in BASF’s Phantom termiticide-insecticide is undetectable, meaning pests cannot taste it, smell it or avoid it, the company said. Once ingested, Phantom attacks pests by preventing their cells from generating energy, which leads to paralysis, then death. But because the process is not immediate, dead insects will not accumulate in one spot, which could signal to other pests to avoid these treated areas. Phantom controls ants, cockroaches, flies and stored product pests when used alone or with other pest management programs, such as baits and insect growth regulators.

Bayer Environmental Science
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Maxforce FC Magnum from Bayer Environmental Science is a fast, effective cockroach gel bait. It features a bait matrix designed to attract even finicky cockroaches; the Domino Effect, whereby cockroaches share the active ingredient with one another; and ContactX technology, which controls cockroaches that simply contact the bait, the company said. This makes Magnum an ideal choice for food-handling areas where alternative food sources are abundant.

DuPont Professional Products
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DuPont Advion cockroach gel bait and Advion cockroach bait arena offer the combination of speed and thorough control. The products use a new active ingredient and proprietary bait formulations, so there is less concern for bait aversion or resistance, the company said. Advion provides exponential control of all prevailing species of cockroaches, even bait-averse ones. One cockroach exposed to Advion unleashes a three-step chain reaction, which multiplies to kill secondary and even tertiary groups, the company said. This ensures optimum performance, yet is environmentally responsible and supports Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs.

MGK
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Vendetta Cockroach Gel Bait is new high-performance gel bait technology specially formulated to be highly attractive and effective — even on the toughest, “hard-to-kill” cockroach populations. Vendetta is labeled for use in controlling cockroaches indoors in both food/feed and non-food/non-feed areas of institutional, warehousing and commercial establishments such as food processing plants. Vendetta’s Balanced Nutrient Matrix is designed to be highly palatable, and attracts both bait-averse and non-averse cockroaches, the company said. Vendetta provides consistent performance over a wide range of dietary conditions and is easy to handle and apply.

Rockwell Labs Ltd
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Rockwell Labs Ltd offers new InVict Gold Cockroach Gel with imidacloprid. The potent active ingredient combined with 11 proprietary food attractants controls cockroaches fast. Eighty percent mortality is observed within one day, the company said. InVict can be used indoors, in food areas and outdoors and is packaged in boxes of five 35-gram syringes. For organic processors, Rockwell offers InTice Roach Bait which combines natural boric acid with food materials for excellent cockroach acceptance and control.

Whitmire Micro-Gen Research Laboratories
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Whitmire Micro-Gen offers a full line of professional cockroach control products including baits, featuring the fast-acting Advance Cockroach Gel Bait, which is classified as an EPA Reduced Risk pesticide for public health pests; multiple dust formulations including the fast-acting Tri-Die Silica & Pyrethrum Dust and the long-lasting MotherEarth D Pest Control Dust; a full line of Prescription Treatment-brand contact and residual aerosols; and space treatment options. These specially formulated products are easy to use and work with IPM programs, the company said.