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May 22, 2021May 22, 2021

Restaurant Pests

The presence of pests usually is an indicator of the lack of hygiene in a place. This is especially true if one is talking about places like restaurants, diners, etc.

It is of utmost importance that restaurants, diners, and eateries maintain the mandated level of hygiene. Otherwise, pest infestations are bound to occur. Rats and cockroaches, along with flies, are the first pests to enter unhygienic places. Pantries and storage rooms in restaurants have a lot of food in reserve. The easy availability of food and water makes them very accustomed to the place. They start living and breeding there and before anyone even notices, there is a severe pest infestation in the place.

The presence of pests like rats and cockroaches could mean the definite end of restaurants and diners. Apart from the damage they cause to properties around them, the plethora of germs that they carry makes them extremely dangerous to have anywhere near food and edibles. Rodents are associated with a number of health risks; these diseases can be spread to humans directly or indirectly through contact with rodent faeces, urine, saliva, rodent bites or fleas. They are also a potential source of allergens. Their droppings and shed hair can cause people to sneeze and experience other allergic reactions.

Mice and rats chew on the insulation around wires and this causes fire hazards due to the open wires. Mice build their nests in large electrical appliances, again chewing on or through insulation and wiring, which can cause the appliance to short circuit, or lead to the risk of fire.

Southsea’s Istanbul Restaurant closed in ‘hygiene emergency’ order after inspectors find rat burrows, fish in a sink and ‘filthy’ conditions

TWO rat burrows were found at a restaurant now forced into an emergency closure over an ‘imminent risk’ to diners’ health.

Environmental health officers discovered eight raw fish were dumped on top of dirty meat skewers in an unclean equipment sink next to a kettle filled with ‘filthy water’.

They also found the burrows in the yard, and rodent droppings, along with dirt, grease and food debris piled up where food was being stored.

Restaurant owner in Wales continued to serve food despite cockroach infestation

It’s been 10 years since we were in Cardiff and my father’s home of Newport, Wales, and I felt strangely at home, but maybe it was the universal speak of food safety.

A cockroach infestation was discovered in the kitchen of a Cardiff takeaway by inspectors after the owner ignored a request to deep clean the restaurant.

Flame Grillhouse, in Clare Road, Riverside, was visited by food hygiene officers from Cardiff Council where they found dead and live cockroaches in the kitchen, preparation area and front service area.

Owner Mohammed Hussain was told by pest control contractors to close his business for the building to be deep cleaned but he failed to carry out the request and carried on trading.

A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Tuesday heard customers could have been at risk of salmonella, E. coli, and typhoid fever as a result of the infestation.

Describing the incriminating inspection, the barrister said: “There was evidence of full life cycle cockroach infestation at the business. There were live and dead cockroaches found at various stages of maturity.”

He added that despite being told about the problem, Hussain failed to undertake cleaning of his business and continued to serve food in spite of the infestation.

After the discovery, the defendant agreed to voluntarily close the restaurant and on September 3, another inspection was carried which satisfied the officers the infestation had been eradicated.

Dead mouse on shelf and cockroach infestation, flies, and mouldy food at disgusting grocery store

A shop owner refused to comply with food hygiene regulations despite local authority officers finding a dead mouse and a cockroach infestation on the premises.

Mohammed Mohammed, 41, was jailed for showing a “flagrant disregard for the law” and his business Al Abd Ltd was fined £20,000 due to the disgusting condition of his shop Abo Alabed in Cardiff.

Despite numerous warnings by Cardiff council environmental health officers Mohammed continued to store raw meat and fish in unhygienic circumstances and failed to deal with pests after mice, cockroaches, and flies were found near food preparation areas.

He said: “[The officers] initially discovered a dead mouse between shelve units and display platforms upon which food was being kept.”

When the problem is this immense, a viable, long-lasting and effective solution is the necessity. Because of the toxic nature of a lot of rodenticides and pesticides, they cannot be used around foodstuff and food preparing areas. This makes it all the more difficult to contain the spread of an infestation.

To combat this nuisance, we, at C Tech Corporation are in a unique position to provide solutions.

We have developed products that are aversive to these rodents and pests. Combirepel™ is an extremely low-toxic, low-hazardous pest aversive and is a perfect blend of smart technology and green chemistry.

The product triggers a fear response in the pests attacking thus protecting the application. It causes severe temporary distress to the mucous membrane of the rodents due to which the pest stays away from the application and in the case of insects, it hampers their growth and reproduction cycle. After encountering such emotions, the animals instinctively perceive the product as something it should stay away from and stores this information for future reference. The unpleasant experience is imprinted within the animal’s memory and passed on to its progeny, thus creating a natural aversion to the product in the future as well.

The product is compliant with EU- BPR, RoHS, RoHS2, RoHS3, APVMA, NEA and REACH and is also FIFRA exempted. Our eco-friendly products do not kill the target species but only repel them.

The products are available in the form of a masterbatch which can be incorporated in pipes, films, cables, etc. while manufacturing. This would result in the final cable or wire being rodent repellent and would be an efficient way of deterring the rodents from chewing the cables and wires, thus saving it from the possibility of a short circuit.

Combirepel™ liquid concentrate, when mixed with paints or other organic solvents, can be used to paint the interior and exterior of the restaurants and canteen areas. It can be also applied in the kitchen and food storage areas in restaurants.

Combirepel™ lacquer can be coated topically over the applications which need protection. It can be applied to a variety of surfaces like wood, concrete, metal, polymer, ceramic, etc.

Our Combirepel™ pest repellent spray is an easy to use product. The spray can be sprayed on infested areas and equipment that need protection from rodents.

Our products provide a safe and environmentally friendly solution to avoid pest infestation and also assures an effective and long-lasting solution against the nuisance.

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April 10, 2021April 10, 2021

Pests Attacking Stored Grain

It has been calculated that approximately one-third of all the grains produced globally is lost due to wastage every year. A major part of losses in agricultural production due to insects is the attack of insects on stored grains.

A huge variety of insects, rodents and roaches are known to infest such stored grains. They eat up grains, thereby reducing the quantity and more than that they selectively eat grain embryos rendering the grains infertile. Apart from eating, they also cause losses due to accumulations of their excretions, germs and parasites and also insect cadavers. The insect waste may also lead to the growth of different types of fungi and mould on the grains. All of these make the grains unfit for consumption.

These conditions are aggravated in regions with tropical climates as the moisture content of the grains in such regions are more, creating favourable conditions for insect populations to propagate and also for the moulds.

The feeding habits of storage insect pests are used to divide them into two classes: primary pests and secondary invaders. Primary pests are those that penetrate and infest intact grain kernels and have immature stages that can grow quickly within a grain kernel. Secondary invaders can’t get into sound grain, so they eat broken kernels, waste and grain that has been damaged by primary insect pests. The immature stages of these species are usually located outside of the grain. Both these pest types can cause significant damage and loss to the stored grains.

Some insights about the statistics of the scale of damage they cause is given below.

“62,000 tonnes of food grains damaged in FCI godowns in six years” – Development News

Around 62,000 tonnes of food grains, mainly rice and wheat, have been damaged in the last six years in the storage facilities of Food Corporation of India (FCI).

According to an RTI reply given by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, 61,824 tonnes of food grains were damaged between 2011-12 and 2016-17, with the maximum damage of 24,695 tonnes reported in 2013-14. The RTI petition was filed by social activist Ram Gupta.

In 2016-17 (up to 1 March), a damage of 8,679 tonnes of food grains was reported, with Maharashtra topping the list of states with 7,963 tonnes. The FCI godowns in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur did not report any damages. Himachal Pradesh has not reported any damages in the last six years

Sources said there are various reasons for the damage of food grains, including pest attacks, leakages in godowns, procurement of poor quality stocks, exposure to rains, floods and negligence on the part of the concerned persons in taking precautionary measures.

“Crops Lost to Rodent Infestation in India and Southeast Asia” – Victor V

The U.S. has a long way to go in erasing the problem, but crop losses due to rodent infestation are far worse on the other side of the world. Figures compiled by the Rice Knowledge Bank (RKB) show that in India, an estimated 25-30 percent of post-harvest grains are lost each year as a result of rodents. In terms of the nation’s stored food and seed grain market, the rodent issue has caused losses of more than $5 billion (in U.S. money). However, according to some analysts, these figures are conservative estimates that actually seem miniscule for a nation with 2.5 billion rats, each one of which could potentially cause $10-15 billion (U.S. dollars) in damages.

Those higher numbers are based on the daily food consumption of rodents. What do rodents eat? A lot. Rats, for instance, consume seven percent of their own body weight on a daily basis, while mice eat up to 20 percent.

“FCI godowns home to insects, say villagers” – The New Indian Express

The residents of villages in Sramasaktinagar and China Mushidiwada are having sleepless nights due to insects swarming the area at a 5 kms radius from the Food Corporation.

The insects coming from the godowns especially during evenings have become a nuisance to the villagers. The insects invade every part of the household  and food material resulting in people suffering from rashes. Also, students in the village are unable to pursue their studies after sunset.

When the rice stock is being unloaded from the railway wagons, all the insects are coming out from the godown and going into the villages, he lamented.

The common chemical pest control methods used like insecticides, rodenticides, fumigation, etc. are completely out of question to be used around food and foodgrains. Rat baits and glue boards also prove to be useless because that would still compromise the edibility of the food grains.

C Tech Corporation has developed the perfect solution to this problem. Our product, Combirepel™, is a non-toxic, non-hazardous animal, rodent, termite, insect, bird and animal repellent which has been designed for various polymeric applications as well as natural materials. It is a unique blend of green chemistry and smart technology which acts as an effective repellent and at the same time guarantees safety to the environment, plants, animals and fragile ecosystem. Our product works on the mechanism of repellence.

Our masterbatch is compatible with PVC, PE, LDPE, MDPE and HDPE base polymers. It can be incorporated while manufacturing all types of wraps and films, floating row covers, mulch films, grain bags, silage sheets and bags, etc. Incorporating the masterbatch into the base polymer during its extrusion process will make the final application pest resistant.

Because of our products being 100% natural and eco-friendly, they can be safely used around food and food products. They cause no harm to any organisms, us humans and the environment. The products also have a very high active life. They are thermally stable and do not degrade on exposure to heat and sunlight. It does not volatilize and does not degrade the soil. It is EU-BPR, RoHS, RoHS2, RoHS3, REACH, APVMA, NEA compliant and FIFRA exempted.

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March 20, 2021March 20, 2021

Pest Menace in the Navy

While there may be no bugs and rodents in the ocean, they do love a good vessel to live in. Pest infestation in crucial sectors like the defence has proven to be extremely dangerous. The Navy in all the countries has been battling this menace for a very long time. The absence of a foolproof method has led to this becoming a recurring problem.

Many incidences of problems of bedbug and cockroach infestation in training stations, power outages in bases due to rodents, squirrels and other pests causing damage and maintenance nuisance have come to light. Apart from these, the plethora of diseases they carry by being vectors is truly horrifying.

Pests, anywhere, are extremely tiresome to deal with. However, pests in enclosed spaces like ships and submarines, especially have a record of being absolutely unmanageable. The fact that such vehicles are cut off from land for many months at a time makes it difficult to get the pests off-board.

Reports of rats and insects on ships and submarines come to light many a time over the years. Storage areas, kitchens, sleeping areas, etc. become the hot spots for such infestations. The ropes that secure these vessels to the pier, access ramps that are placed, faulty pipes and vents, rope hulls are some of the common entry points for these pests into ships and submarines. They can also be brought accidentally along with passenger/sailor luggage.

A lot of these pests can be found near the bedding racks and areas, kitchen and pantry and around waste and trash disposal. Bedbug and rodent infestations aboard ships have been reported globally and a lot of the common measures taken against the pests prove to be ineffective due to the recurring nature of the problem.

The sailors and on-board crew members experience extreme trauma because of the nature of the infestation. All the pests on-board are a constant hazard to everything else on the vessel.

“US Navy sailors have been battling a bed bug infestation aboard an attack submarine”

“Sailors aboard Seawolf-class submarine USS Connecticut, one of the US Navy’s most capable attack submarines, have been battling a bed bug infestation.

Naval Submarine Force Pacific said in a statement that the Navy launched efforts to find and eliminate the difficult-to-kill bed bugs after the problem was first reported last December, explaining that the “physical presence of bed bugs” was found in February.

Sailors told Navy Times, which first reported the infestation that the problem actually started last March while the submarine was participating in an Arctic training event. Family members of Connecticut sailors told the Kitsap Sun that the bed bug problem has been an issue for about a year.

The electric supply and therefore, everything connected to it including the communication base and the power supply, etc. in the navy is constantly at the threat of being damaged by the pests.”

“Squirrel leaves U.S. Navy base incommunicado”

“But here at home, one naval installation has discovered a new menace, capable of knocking out key communications in a matter of seconds.

Indeed, this latest threat can be found in most backyards, or any other wooded area. It typically weighs a pound—or less—and belongs to the Sciuridae family. We’re referring to the common tree squirrel, and last Saturday night, one of the furry rodents disrupted phone service at Virginia’s Yorktown Naval Weapons Station. Four days later, “land line” phones at the base still aren’t working, making communications difficult.

A senior official at the weapons station, who asked not to be identified, said the problem began when a squirrel came in contact with an electrical transformer. The rodent was electrocuted and the transformer exploded, knocking out power for a time, and seriously damaging a key component of the base phone system. Since then, callers to the installation have heard nothing but busy signals, and weapons station personnel have been unable to reach anyone, on or off the base.

Technicians were still working on the problem Wednesday morning, but there was no indication as to when phone service might be restored. Mark Piggott, a public affairs officer at the base, said software for the phone network had to be re-loaded manually, a process that could take three to six days. That means phone service might not be restored until the weekend.”

Pesticides that were commonly used to combat this menace have been deemed extremely harmful for the environment as well as the officers on board. Not only that, these pesticides do not offer a permanent solution and their application has to frequent for any results to be seen. This again raises the issue of cost-effectiveness and being a health hazard. At this point, it has become very urgent to find a solution that is long-lasting as well as safe for everyone.

We, at C Tech Corporation, have developed products that are effective, safe and budget-friendly in the long run. Our products, Rodrepel™ – the anti-rodent and anti-animal compound, Termirepel™, the anti-insect and anti-termite compound and Combirepel™, the anti-animal, anti-rodent, anti-insect and anti-bird compound, are engineered using a unique set of complex compounds. They work on the mechanism of repellence and combines the best of chemistry and green practices to give an environmentally safe product which keeps pest away effectively while at the same time guaranteeing safety to the environment. Our products repel the pest and do not kill them.

The masterbatch can be combined with any polymer during its manufacturing. These polymers can then be used to make cable sheathing for optical fibers or power cables, polymeric equipment including RADAR, communications systems, etc. It can also be used to make seat covers, utility pipes, trash cans, etc. which can be used at the base as well as aboard ships. Using these protected wires in the server and control rooms will help to make

Our liquid concentrate is compatible with all types of paints and solvents without altering the properties of paint. It can be mixed with paints in a predetermined ratio and can be applied on the interior and exterior of the vessel, on walls of the kitchen, equipment storage room, bedding area, etc.

Lacquer is a topical application that is compatible with most surfaces such as wood, ceramic, polymer, cement, etc. It gives a transparent finish to the applied product and does not wear off easily. Lacquer can be used for epoxy floorings inside the ships and in bases, already installed wires and cables, and also on the decks. Wood polish additive is specially designed to preserve wooden articles such as wooden pallets, racks, and storage boxes from all sorts of pest damage.

The bird repellent gel lacquer, when applied on window ledges, decks and other such places with the problem of bird menace, effectively keeps them away by employing the mechanism of tactile repellence.

The ready-to-use sprays can be sprayed on any type of surface and in the gaps between ceilings and headboards. The aerosol spray is also compatible with steel and metallic surfaces.

We comply with international standards of regulations. All our products are EU BPR, RoHS, RoHS2, RoHS3, NEA, APVMA and REACH compliant. We are also US FIFRA exempted.

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March 13, 2021March 13, 2021

Aerial Roosters behind Power Outages!

We humans don’t like a disruption in our daily routines. When the power goes out, we look for candles and flashlights worry about the milk spoiling in the fridge but nowadays due to pandemic we most importantly wonder how we’ll access the internet?

But it’s not hackers and terrorists that are the biggest threat to power and telecommunication sectors rather it is feathered creatures, squirrels, rats and other rodents!

Despite remarkable development and technical innovation, one very basic yet problematic issue of power outage persists because of these critters.

But what attracts birds to human-strung wires, even when there are plenty of tree branches to perch on?

The utility lines provide a bird’s eye view of prey. Also, wires give a staging area when birds are ready to migrate. Insectivorous birds capture their food while flying, so they always hang out on power lines to spot tasty meals as they pass by. Since there is no vegetation to cover the view or hide prey, those wires may be more attractive perches than trees.

Birds are responsible for nearly a quarter of outages in the U.S.

– December 2015 report by T&D World

Birds cause various disruptions and damages. They collide with overhead structures and conductors, contaminate insulators and machinery, and cause significant damage to facilities which leads to service interruptions to consumers. Sometimes the outage can happen when birds fly into equipment like Swans, Pelicans, Cranes, they have large wings and heavy bodies. Also, ducks fly at low altitudes but their high-speed flight may cause a power outage.

Not the only outage is caused when birds are flying but their feces, nesting, and attracting predators can also result in a threat to these utility lines.

Their feces can cause buildup on power lines or insulators which may cause power disruption. Birds prefer utility poles to mate and raise their young’s which attracts the predators to climb over the top of the utility pole.

Let’s have a look at incidents where a power outage is occurred by these pesky creatures.

Droppings from thousands of roosting ravens cause power outages near Roundup

United States | February 08, 2021

During the winter of 2016/2017, Northwestern Energy began experiencing frequent and perplexing simultaneous power outages along its largest capacity transmission lines, running from Colstrip, Montana to Washington State.

After each outage, crews patrolled the lines but could not find a root cause. Large transmission lines can periodically fault through flashovers precipitated by lightning, fire, ice, and line galloping during high wind events, but none of these common causes of power outages could be linked to the Montana transmission line failures.

Ravens are a challenge for energy companies because their numbers. Flocks can number in the thousands. They roost on power lines and leave droppings on insulators. When the dried droppings combine with fog or light rain, the mixture conducts electricity and creates a bridge along the insulator “skirts,” which causes a fault on the line. It creates the perfect opportunity for outages.

Thousands of ‘dancing’ starlings are causing power outages

Scotland | December 18, 2020

Masses of starlings have been jangling power lines in Airth, causing brief blackouts around sundown. An engineer with Scottish Power witnessed a colossal flock in a midair ‘dance’ before landing on the cables en masse. The tiny birds’ collective weight causes the cables to touch, short-circuiting the power for a few seconds at a time.

Starlings typically form murmurations in the early evening in fall and winter as they ready to roost for the night. Their large numbers provide warmth and ward off falcons and other predators.

Airth, a town of about 1,700 in the central Lowlands of Scotland near Falkirk, has been plagued with numerous outages.

The flock was causing the cables to sway up and down every time they landed and took off; leading to brief service interruptions to about 50 homes in the area, almost always around sunset.

The outages typically only last a few minutes but have been frequent, and some caused greater damage that led to longer periods without power.

Along with this, a bird was blamed for a widespread power outage in Watertown, South Dakota. Businesses, including one healthcare provider; government offices, including the Watertown Police Department; schools; traffic signals; and people in the area were all affected by a bird in a transformer.

The above incidents proved that little feathered creatures can cause big headaches for utility companies and consumers. They are responsible for thousands of outages and millions of dollars in outage-related damage each year.

It’s a fact of life that Mother Nature is unpredictable but you can have your plan before accidents happen!

Anti-perching wires, spikes, and trapping have all been used to keep birds away but none of them are effective. To prevent the huge financial loss spent on the maintenance of these facilities, a reliable solution is needed.

There is a solution with C Tech Corporation to keep the birds away from perching and roosting.

Combirepel™ Bird repellent gel lacquer is specially designed to prevent birds perching and roosting.

It is available in the form of concentrate gel lacquer. The product causes the bird’s pain receptors associated with taste. Some birds use their sense of smell through which they recognize that the product is a threat. This repellent evokes a physiological effect that the birds associated with a sensory cue and then learn to avoid it.

The product is anti-corrosive and water-resistant and has no effect of UV light on it. The product is transparent and is compatible with most of the surfaces which are easy to apply.

Our Bye-Bye Birdie spray is a ready-to-use spray and can be sprayed directly on wires and cables or transformer boxes where birds roost to prevent a power outage.

Thus, using the bird’s sensory mechanism, we can get rid of them without causing them any physical harm.

Also, Rodrepel™ can be used to combat rodent nuisance in power sectors. It is a rodent and animal repellent that works on the principle of aversion. Its mechanism is tried-and-tested and is proven to be effective against rodents.

The product is compliant with RoHS, RoHS2, RoHS3, REACH, APVMA, NEA, EU-BPR, and FIFRA exempted.

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March 6, 2021March 6, 2021

UNCO-OPERATIVE CO-PASSENGERS

Journeys, whether long or short, are usually tiresome for most people. Uncomfortable sleeping positions and disrupted routines go hand-in-hand with travelling. But imagine having to put up with unprecedented troubles during the journey. It is sure to irk the passengers.

Presence of pests on flights are a very common situation. Bedbugs, cockroaches, rats and even birds find ways to get inside airplanes. Along with being extremely disgusting to the eye, they also pose significant health crises. Cockroaches and rats are proven carriers of a plethora of germs and pathogens. Bedbug infestations are known to cause trauma to the victims.

Apart from this, they also cause great damage to the property itself. Rats are attracted to the wires and cables that are present in abundance inside aircrafts. They chew and gnaw on these wires causing extreme damage to them and creating a dangerous situation. “Rats on board an aircraft can lead to a catastrophe if they start chewing up electric wires of a fly by wire plane. If that happens, pilots will have no control on any system on board leading to a disaster,” a senior commander of the British Airways was reported saying. Once even a single rat is observed on an aircraft, the plane has to be fumigated.

With thousands of people boarding and travelling the planes from different parts of the world to various other parts of the world, it really becomes easy for these pests to enter the aircrafts. Along with luggage and other goods, via foodstock, etc. rodents and other pests can easily reach inside. Once inside, the pests find a lot of nooks and crannies in the plane where they can very comfortably live and thrive. Not only roaches, rodents and bugs, even birds find airports and aeroplanes very attractive for roosting and gathering in flocks. They build nests and habitats in the areas under planes’ wings and the landing tyres. Such a situation can range from being mildly disturbing to the plane to extremely dangerous depending upon the position of the nests. Apart from this, their droppings contain urea which corrodes aluminum and other such metals that are widely used in the different parts of aircraft, damaging the integrity of the plane.

Some evidence of pest nuisance reports in airplanes are mentioned beow:

“Travel stress in Bali: rodents paralyze Olaf Scholz government plane

Olaf Scholz actually wanted to return home quickly from the IMF meeting in Bali – just in time for the Bavarian election. But the Vice Chancellor’s jet was not ready to go. The reason: damage caused by hungry rodents.

The Airbus “Konrad Adenauer” was damaged in Indonesia by rodents, which apparently have bitten through electrical cables. This was announced on Saturday on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from delegation circles. Vice Chancellor Scholz was rebooked on a scheduled flight to Germany.

Since he had to go to the airport immediately to be back in Germany because of the eagerly awaited state election in Bavaria, Scholz could not also deny the traditional final press conference with Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann.”

“Bed Bugs On A Plane: British Airways Apologizes To Bitten Passengers

As the BBC News reported, on an overnight British Airways flight from Vancouver to London, Heather Szilagyi saw some bed bugs, complained to a flight attendant, but then wasn’t allowed to change seats with the flight being full. Thus, for the rest of the nine hour flight, she and her eight-year daughter had to share seats with bed bugs. And since bed bugs don’t have little tiny seat belts, during the night they were free to roam around biting Szilagi and her daughter. Thus next morning, the result was not only red eyes but also multiple red bites.”

The traditional pest control methods used prove to be ineffective in the longer run. Mechanical traps and glue boards does not guarantee absence of pests in the future. Fumigation in such tight spaces are very harmful for the people who work there. Repeated use of strong rodenticides and pesticides lead to the pest developing resistance to the formula overtime, thus making it ineffective and extremely dangerous. Apart from the above mentioned issues, these methods kill off the organisms harming various non-target species as well the environment as a whole.

C Tech Corporation has the best solution to offer for this menace. Our product Combirepel™, developed using smart technology and green chemistry, is 100% eco-friendly, safe for everyone and the environment. It is based on the unique combination of Rodrepel™, our anti-rodent aversive, and Termirepel™, our anti-termite and anti-insect aversive. It is extremely low in toxicity, non-hazardous, non-mutagenic, non-carcinogenic and works on the principle of repellence. It is effective against rodents, all types of insects and birds. The product is developed for a range of polymeric and coating applications including films, wires, and cables, etc.

Combirepel™ is available in the form of solid masterbatch, liquid concentrate, lacquer, wood-polish additive, bird repellent gel lacquer and easy-to-use aerosol sprays.

The masterbatch can be incorporated into polymeric applications like wires and cables, pipes, etc., thereby making the end application pest resistant.

The product available in the form of liquid concentrate can be diluted in paints and can be applied over the interior and exterior of the plane, garages, warehouses, etc. It can also be used for painting the kitchen and pantry areas. The liquid concentrate is compatible with all kinds of paints and solvents. It can also be diluted with water and sprayed around the seating areas and bedding materials to prevent any kind of bedbug or similar infestation.

The already installed cables, pipes, and other applications can be coated with our lacquer to protect them from pests and thus preventing damage. The lacquer is a transparent product and it does not wear off easily. It also does not affect the final look of the product.

The wood polish additive can be blended with wood polish and applied on the wooden articles and furniture like cabinets, tables and storage racks.

Our newly developed spray product can be sprayed on the infested area to repel the pests. It can be used on food carts, trolley cars, etc. because of its completely safe formulation, it can be used around food. It can be sprayed around the common pest entry points and prevent them from entering the premises. The product when applied properly repels the pests and protects the components from damage.

Combirepel™ is compliant with RoHS, RoHS2, RoHS3, REACH, APVMA, NEA and is FIFRA exempted. C Tech Corporation is the first company in the world to get EU BPR approval on our product range, thus proving our commitment towards sustainability and the environment.

Contact us at technical.marketing@ctechcorporation.com if you’re facing problems with pests and get the best remedies to combat the menace.

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March 6, 2021March 6, 2021

Hospitals aren’t immune to Creepy Crawlies!

Imagine you’re visiting the hospital for treatment and you suddenly find a rat crawling through the reception area. Sounds creepy, right? Well, apart from patients they are the unwelcomed visitors in healthcare centers. They don’t need any large entrance to enter they can get into infrastructure by any small crack or opening.

Healthcare facilities face many challenges every day including patient care and convenience. They try to fulfill each criterion to meet the top level of sanitation. But still, pest infestation can be seen commonly in those infrastructures because even a slight carelessness while sanitization gives an invitation to those creepy creatures!

Pest activity may be encouraged by frequently opened doors, people going in and out, cartons of supplies being shipped, and food storage and preparation.

The common culprits in healthcare facilities are rats, bedbugs, cockroaches, and Birds! They can make you sick, kill you, and bring down buildings in a single shot.

Rats gnaw anything which comes in their way. They will gnaw through wood, wires, drainpipes, and plaster on walls which may weaken the building structure. Apart from this, they are well-known for contaminating the food.

It is a fact that ‘Rats and mice are known for spreading more than 35 diseases to humans.’

Bedbug’s infestation can be easily done by bags and clothes of regular visitors. We all know that they feed on blood so bedbug biting can cause a serious allergy or inflammation.

Did you know?

‘Cockroaches can contaminate food with their waste and saliva which contains bacteria that can cause food poisoning, diarrhea, and Staphylococcus infections.’

Cockroach infestation in hospitals can indicate that the hospital hygiene is not up to the mark as they breed or live in drains and trashes.

Now you may wonder how birds can cause a threat to hospitals.

But hospitals are the perfect nesting place for them. Precisely it’s their droppings and feathers which cause a serious threat. Birds are carriers of almost 60 diseases and also they can affect the quality of air.

Let’s have a look at some shreds of evidence!

Big negligence in Indore hospital, rats nibble away dead body

Indore(IN) | September 21, 2021

In the Corona period, where people are treating the hospital as the temple and the doctors as God, some hospitals are witnessing embarrassing incidents of humanity. One such case has come from Indore, the economic capital of Madhya Pradesh, where the negligence of a large hospital has been exposed. The case is of the unique hospital in Indore.

A few days ago, an elderly man from Vinay Nagar, Jain Colony, was admitted to the city’s Unique hospital after his health deteriorated, but he died during treatment. When it came to handing over the body of the elderly to the family in front of the hospital management, they handed the body to the family which was nibbled by the rats. The agitated family says that there is no place to keep the dead bodies in such a big hospital.

Panchkula center serves cockroaches with lunch
Chandigarh (IN) | August 31, 2020

Despite nodal officers and members appointed for maintaining cleanliness and ensuring better facilities to patients at Covid care centers and hospitals, inmates of the Covid care facility in Sector 14 on Sunday shared shocking pictures of cockroaches in the packed lunch, the bad shape of toilets, and poor cleanliness at the center, prompting the chief medical officer to mark an inquiry.

The pictures showed five cockroaches in rice and white chana served to patients in a disposable plate. All patients in general ward refused to eat their food. There is no fixed timing for serving food; patients alleged the patients said the toilets were in a bad shape.

These incidents proved even hospitals aren’t immune from creepy pests!

Believe it or not, pest infestation in healthcare centers is a serious problem and with the COVID outbreak, hospitals and healthcare facilities would be overburdened. They are least bothered about a pest infestation.

Hospital is a place where patients visit to get cured of unwanted diseases but what if they come in contact with these pesky critters which carry innumerable bacteria and pathogens?

Many ineffective pest control methods have been used previously in hospitals such as traps, glue boards, baits, fumigation, etc. but we all know the fact that these critters find a way to come back.

Many patients are already compromised from underlying health conditions, and any sighting of pests can lead to the closure of the center.

So what else can be done?

Well, we have the solution for you!

We at C Tech Corporation provide low-toxic, and low hazard pest aversive.

Combirepel™ works on the mechanism of repellence. It is a perfect blend of green chemistry and smart technology which repels the pests rather than killing them and at the same time ensuring protection to our beloved ecosystem. The blend makes the product non-toxic which is most important factor in health sectors.

Combirepel™ is available in the form of masterbatch, liquid concentrate, lacquer, spray, wood polish additive, and bird repellent gel lacquer.

Masterbatch can be incorporated with a polymer to manufacture cable sheathing, pipes, trolleys, or other polymeric equipments.

The liquid concentrate can be mixed with paints in a predetermined ratio and can be applied on walls of patient rooms, pharmacy, operation theatres, laundry rooms, kitchen area, pantry, and mechanical equipments.

The lacquer can be applied to the already installed wires, flooring, trolleys, equipments, food storage area, etc.

The wood polish additive can be added with wood polish and applied to the storage units and furniture.

Our ready to use Combirepel™ spray can be sprayed directly on the infected area to repel the pests.

Bird repellent gel lacquer can be applied on window ledges, AC units, roofing, etc. to prevent birds perching.

Contact us at technical.marketing@ctechcorporation.com if you’re facing problems with pests and get the best remedies for pest menace.

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February 27, 2021February 27, 2021

Dirty Dining and its Consequences

When one plans to go to a fine dining restaurant, one expects delicious food, impeccable service and a calming ambiance. What one does not expect or wish for is the presence of unwanted creepy crawlies in their food or anywhere near them. In spite of this, the presence of pests in restaurants is a very common occurrence.

Restaurant kitchens prove to be perfect hideout spots for these pests. Lots of readily available food and warm, tight, dingy places are perfect for them to live and thrive. These pests carry with them a plethora of pathogens. Direct or indirect exposure to food contaminated with them is sure to lead to a multitude of diseases including vomiting, diarrhoea and trauma.

Even a slight carelessness from the caretaker’s/cleaner’s end can result in an infection that can be disastrous for the hygiene of the kitchen and eventually to the customer’s health.

Finding rodent droppings and bugs in the food can be very off-putting for the customer and will definitely taint the name of the restaurant. There are multiple incidences of such happenings. Few evidences are given below:

“S’pore man finds cockroach in noodles from Yishun store & hid in room for the rest of the day”

While enjoying a bowl of noodles for lunch, a man in Singapore found something that would cause him to lose his appetite for the rest of the day.

According to Stomp, the man, known only as Tan, was about five to seven mouthfuls into his meal on Dec. 5 when he found a cockroach nestled among the noodles and soup.

“My mind turned blank. I screamed and rushed to the toilet to vomit out my food,” he told the online portal.

Tan had ordered three bowls of noodles from Taste Beyond Taste Ban Mian & Fish Soup — located in Yishun — for two friends and himself.

The order was placed through Foodpanda, who subsequently gave Tan a full refund.

He told Stomp that he felt “extremely uncomfortable afterwards.”

“(I) hid in my room the whole day without lunch and dinner. I also felt unwell and traumatised.”

“UK Woman Finds Sink Plug In Her Onion Bhaji, Restaurant Owner Offers A Mere Refund For The Mistake”

“According to a Daily Star report, the 65-year-old woman had ordered some food with her family from two restaurants in Bristol, one Indian and one Mediterranean, after being split on what they wanted to eat.

While eating the Indian food from the restaurant named Garam Masala, her grandson made the discovery of the batter-covered sink plug.

Speaking to the Bristol Post, the woman, who didn’t want to be named, said: “We’ve used Garam Masala many times before and never had any reason to be unhappy. We’ve never had any bad food from there.”

The family promptly complained to the restaurant, Garam Masala, and the culprit responsible for the mishap has since been fired, reports Bristol Post.”

Cockroaches and rats in the food have been reported to be the most common reason for the shutting down of many a restaurants world-wide. Such eateries prove to be health hazards to everyone who work there as well as the customers who eat from there. Evidence of this is given below:

“Rats and roaches: Brisbane’s worst suburbs for food safety”

“The discovery of crawling cockroaches and dead rats were some of the reasons at least half a dozen food safety fines were dished out last year following hundreds of complaints lodged against Brisbane restaurants and eateries.

Brisbane City Council received 771 complaints relating to food safety in 2020 – 437 about food premises and 334 about unsafe food and infection.

Topping the list of worst-offending suburbs was Brisbane’s CBD, where 72 complaints were lodged, followed by Sunnybank with 26 and West End with 25.

Councillor Kim Marx, who chairs the Community Health and Safety Committee, said council insisted businesses met strict food-safety standards.

“But every complaint made to council about food safety is followed up with an on-site inspection, and food businesses are not allowed to continue operating if they present a health risk to the public.

“Unfortunately, there has been a small number of Brisbane food businesses that have not upheld council’s high standard, and many of those businesses have been charged in court.”

At least half a dozen Brisbane food outlets were fined last year after council inspectors found dead rats and cockroaches on the premises.

“Anyone with concerns about the standard of food handling or storage at a Brisbane restaurant, cafe or food truck is encouraged to report this to council so it can be investigated,” Cr Marx said.”

The use of toxic pesticides or rat-kills are discouraged at places like kitchens because of its close-proximity to edible stuff. Intake of pesticides via can be equally harmful if not more. This has led to a prevalent question about what exactly can be used to combat this menace.

C-Tech Corporation has the perfect solution to keep the pests away and forever! We manufacture a range of extremely low toxicity, low hazard, and environment-friendly pest repellent products. Our product, Combirepel™, is a blend of green chemistry and smart technology and is the unique combination of our globally patented Rodrepel™, rodent aversive and Termirepel™, insects and termites aversive. It acts through a series of highly developed intricate mechanisms ensuring that rodents and other insect pests are kept away from the target application by the mechanism of repellence. Our eco-friendly and sustainable product does not kill the target species but only repels them.

Rodrepel™ triggers a fear response in rodents thus protecting the application. It causes severe temporary distress to the mucous membrane of the rodents due to which the pest stays away from the application. The product triggers an unpleasant reaction in case if the pest tries to gnaw away the application. After encountering the above-mentioned emotions, the animal instinctively perceives it with something it should stay away from and stores this information for future reference. The fact that certain rodents are repelled is mimicked by other rodents as well. Thus, the other rodents too stay away from the applications. The unpleasant experience is imprinted within the animal’s memory and passed on to its progeny.

Termirepel™ temporarily inhibits the mating cycle of the insects. The product impairs the ability of the insects to reproduce, that is the insects will not lay eggs or the laid eggs will be infertile. The product causes feeding disruption in an insect by triggering an unpleasant reaction within the insect which might try to feed on the application. The product temporarily blocks the reproduction system of the insects by hindering the release of vital hormones for growth.

Combirepel™ is available in the form of a solid masterbatch, liquid concentrate, lacquer, spray and wood polish additive.

The liquid concentrate can be mixed with paints and applied all over the restaurant, especially inside the kitchens. It can also be applied to already installed cables and wires and other entry points. The liquid concentrate is compatible with all kinds of paints and solvents. This will keep the rodents away.

The lacquer can be applied to the flooring, kitchen trolleys, cabinets, even the kitchen platforms.

The wood polish additive can be blended with wood polish and applied on the storage units and furniture.

Our product in the form of a spray is very easy to use. It can be sprayed on the infested area to repel the pests and prevent them from entering.

The LD50 value of Combirepel™ is 50,000 mg/kg making it non-poisonous, which is an important parameter to be considered in the food industry. By using our products, you can get an effective and long-lasting solution against rodent nuisance.

The product is compliant with RoHS, RoHS2, RoHS3, REACH, APVMA, NEA, EU-BPR, and FIFRA exempted.

Contact us at technical.marketing@ctechcorporation.com if you’re facing problems with rodents and get best remedies to combat the pest menace.

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