Pest birds like pigeons, starlings, and gulls can damage solar panels, rooftop ventilators, security cameras, lighting systems, AC units, and water runoff systems by gnawing on the wires and cables.

The main concern with the bird species is caused by their nesting materials. If a wild pigeon chooses to nest on your roof its nesting material can build up in gutters, drains, and downspouts, which can cause serious damage to your roof and drainage systems if left untreated. The accumulation of nest materials also provides a new home not only for these nuisance birds but also the parasites and diseases that they can carry. If the nest isn’t cleared or even continues to grow, this could allow these parasites to get into your home or business, potentially causing serious health risks to you and your family, employees or customers.

In addition to the unwanted nests and related nuisances, birds also leave your yard or building vulnerable to the accumulation of droppings, which, come spring, can cause very messy problems – especially when it starts to get rainy. Spring is the perfect time to add deterrent devices and structures to your property, helping turn away birds that have stayed through the winter months and keeping away migratory birds that return when the warmer season arrives.

Seychelles’ environment ministry concerned about feral pigeons, invasive crows

July 4, 2020

Pothin said a major concern is the continuous feeding of pigeons at schools and by other members of the public. (Seychelles Nation) 

The Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change in Seychelles has expressed concerns over the rising population of feral pigeons and recent sightings of the Indian House Crow, which is considered a threat to the local biodiversity and needs to be eliminated.

A conservation officer from the biodiversity conservation section of the ministry told the press last week that these species are not only a threat for the islands’ unique and fragile ecosystem but are a concern for human health.

Ashley Pothin said that tackling the population of feral pigeon and locating and eliminating the introduced Indian House Crow is now an urgency.

“Feral pigeons are considered as an invasive species, a nuisance species and hazard to human health and safety and contribute towards high maintenance costs of infrastructures as a result of accumulated faecal matters,” said Pothin.

The growing population of the feral pigeons can be noticed in the capital city of Victoria, at Ile du Port and Providence – both areas on the outskirts of the city. Between the three sites, a population of around 1,000 birds could be observed. At Ile Du Port, the situation is very apparent at the Palais Justice where the pigeon’s droppings could be found all over its once pristine white façade.

State schools have also been badly affected by the pigeons. In the past, there were several attempts to trap and control these species, but there was little success.

Pigeon feces blamed for Japanese electricity blackout

By Lee Moran | New York Daily News | September 04, 2013

Pigeons feces is being blamed for an electricity blackout in regions in Japan that knocked out some 25,000 traffic lights.

Energy company bosses said around three feet of excrement had been allowed to pile up, resulting in power being knocked out across the area.

Some 25,000 traffic lights and hundreds of homes reportedly lost power because of the bird dung.

Cops were forced out into the streets to direct traffic by torches last Wednesday, reports Japan Today.

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Combirepel^TM Bird repellent gel lacquer is a product produced by C Tech Corporation to prevent the menace caused by birds. This product is specially designed to prevent birds from perching and roosting. Repellent evokes a physiological effect that the birds associated with sensory cues and then learn to avoid it.

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One problem faced by electrical power companies is maintaining an uninterrupted flow of electrical service to their customers. Power outages result in customer dissatisfaction as well as repair costs and lost revenue while meters are not running. Outages may be caused by weather, equipment failures, and various animals, particularly squirrels.

Squirrels, snakes, birds, and other animals are a leading cause of power disruptions in the United States. Substation power outages are a huge problem, and it’s not getting any better:

• Wildlife near power equipment is the most common cause of outages at public power utilities, according to the American Public Power Association.
• In 2015, squirrels caused 560 substation power outages…in Montana alone.
• Birds in substations cause expensive outages due to direct contact with sensitive components, “streamers” (conductive trails of bird droppings), and the attraction of predatory animals.
• On average, 13,000 people affected by an animal-caused outage
• A single substation outage can cost tens of thousands of dollars in equipment cost, man-hours, and more.
• Outages cost the U.S. economy an estimated $80-188 billion every year in lost commercial activity, lowered productivity, consumer dissatisfaction, and more.

A squirrel can disrupt a power system if its body becomes a current path between electrical conductors. Such incidents result in power outages and are not good for the squirrel either.

Squirrels damage electrical distribution facilities by tunneling, chewing through electrical insulation, or simultaneously coming into contact with two conductors at different electrical potentials.

Squirrels have four teeth in the front of their mouth that constantly grow throughout their lives. This ensures that their teeth don’t wear down to nubs from gnawing on nuts and other objects.

Birds are also a major problem for utilities. They collide with overhead structures and conductors, are electrocuted, and damage facilities leading to customer interruptions.

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.

BEDFORDSHIRE FIELD FIRE WAS STARTED BY A SQUIRREL CHEWING THROUGH POWER LINES, SAYS FIRE SERVICE

A fire that raged across a field was sparked by a squirrel chewing through high-voltage cables near a pylon, a fire service has revealed.

An area measuring 250m by 150m in a Bedfordshire village was left charred and blackened by the blaze, which broke out on Monday afternoon.

Crews from Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the fields at Toddington Road in Westoning near Luton just after 4 pm.

It took firefighters more than three hours to get the fire under control, and the fire service said it was brought under control by 7.24 pm.

SQUIRREL CAUSES POWER OUTAGE FOR OVER 10,000 VIRGINIA BEACH CUSTOMERS, DOMINION ENERGY SAYS

The outage started when a squirrel got into a substation, knocking out the power, according to a Dominion Energy spokesperson.

Author: Preston Steger

Published: 11:12 AM EDT September 7, 2022

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The power went nuts in Virginia Beach Wednesday morning after a squirrel caused an outage for over 10,000 customers across the city, including two schools.

Bonita Billingsley Harris, a spokesperson for Dominion Energy, tweeted about the outage around 10:15 a.m. 

She said it started when a squirrel got into a Virginia Beach substation around 8:45 a.m.

“The squirrel got between a circuit breaker and a transformer causing a power surge that made the transformer fail,” Harris told 13News Now.

Kempsville High School and Fairfield Elementary School were the two schools affected by the outage.

Harris said the power was restored after an hour and nine minutes after the power company rerouted a majority of the customers to alternate circuits.

Dominion crews are working to repair the damaged equipment and further outages aren’t expected when service is restored to the normal power feed, according to Harris.

BIRD BLAMED FOR POWER OUTAGE THAT LEFT 14,000 WITHOUT ELECTRICITY IN CALIFORNIA

Officials said a power outage that affected more than 14,000 of their customers was caused by a bird flying into substation equipment in California, USA. According to San Diego Gas & Electric, over 14,000 customers lost electricity and remained without power for at least 90 minutes Wednesday morning when a bird struck electrical equipment.

TN Viral Desk

Updated Aug 27, 2022

United States: Officials at a public utility company said a power outage that affected more than 14,000 of their customers was caused by a bird flying into substation equipment in San Diego county of California, USA.

According to San Diego Gas & Electric, over 14,000 customers lost electricity and remained without power for at least 90 minutes Wednesday morning when a bird struck electrical equipment at a substation in La Mesa.

It remains unknown whether the bird responsible for the power outage was identified by company staff.

Earlier in June, squirrels were blamed for power outages in two separate incidents in the US.

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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.

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With supply chains spanning the globe, the shipping industry faces many challenges — especially when it comes to pest control. Because many locations around the world store large inventories, the risk of a pest infestation can affect all legs of the supply chain process. If products and supplies become infested, companies can suffer lasting blows to their reputation and bottom line. 

Thoroughly inspecting shipments for signs of pest activity is particularly important in preventing non-native, invasive pests from infesting commercial facilities. Not only will inspection practices help to prevent the threat of contamination, but also help keep exotic species from traveling with shipments.

The transportation leg of the supply chain process is vulnerable to pest activity because shipping vehicles offer ideal conditions for pests: food, water, and shelter. 

Why are invasive pests a huge threat? Often, these pests do not have natural predators in the United States, which allows them to multiply quickly. Additionally, factors such as favorable weather conditions and near unlimited resources allow these pests to thrive. While doing so, they may damage products and could pose serious dangers to commercial facilities.

Given below is an interesting article from the American Journal of Transportation on what impact can the pests cause on freight.

What is the real impact of pests on freight?

By: AJOT | Aug 08 2022 at 08:39 AM | Maritime  

The international freight transport insurer TT Club has highlighted the many ways in which heightened cleanliness is required to reduce the movement of pests via cargo and containers. Pests are not only being introduced to the US via cargo but also via conveyances and commercial shipments and passenger vehicles—as reported by the US Customs and Border Protection. TT highlights the fact that various parties need to do their share to build effective measures to mitigate the transfer of pests. What are the main impacts of failing to do so?

Damage to Native Ecosystems, Plants, and Animals

Every year, invasive species cost the US economy over $1 billion. An example of a costly pest to combat is the emerald ash borer—a destructive wood-boring beetle located in China and eastern Asia. The insect is believed to have made its way to the US via contaminated wood packaging material transported in airplanes or cargo ship from Asia. The emerald ash was first found in the US in 2022, though it is known to have affected ecosystems in 22 states. The insect searches for crevices or gaps beneath the outdoor bark of ash trees, where it deposits its eggs. The larvae that hatch immediately feed on the outer bark through to inner tissue that provides nutrition to the tree. These larvae form galleries in the phloem of the tree, eventually killing the trees and reducing the value of their wood.

Rats, Mice, and Vermin in Cargo Ships

Rats consume their own weight in about a week’s time, rendering any edible goods they attack unfit for consumption. They also destroy packaging, textile, leather, and other materials in their search for nest-building materials. Finally, they can cause damage to electrical goods owing to their affinity for wires. Small, round wires are particularly favored by these rodents, owing to the ease with which they can be held during the chewing process. Gnawed wires can wreak havoc and cause electric fires, which is why companies and homeowners alike take so many measures to prevent rodents from chewing on cables and wires.

Spreading Dangerous Viruses

Invasive species that can be brought into a country during the transportation of goods not only damage plant species, but can also spread disease to animals. For instance, foot and mouth disease can spread very easily and animals can become infected after being exposed to just 10 or more viral particles. These viruses can survive in the soil for over thirty days, and they can be carried for 170 miles through the air. Another harmful disease is Newcastle disease, which kills birds. In one Southern Californian outbreak, this virus spread to poultry operations in California and other states. The cost of depopulating millions of birds amounted to a whopping $181 million.

Snails and Slugs

Snails, slugs, and other gastropods can sometimes hitchhike their way into containers. When they work together, they can cause big disruptions to agricultural operations. In addition to reducing crop quality, they can transmit pathogens to animals and human beings who feed on the produce they have contaminated. They can also affect livestock pastures, since animals may refuse to feed on pastures that have been overtaken by slime trails.

It is vital to take a multifaceted approach to the issue of pests being imported and exported in cargo and containers. Pests can impact ecosystems and prove fatal for many plant and animal species. They can also result in the destruction of goods and the spread of viruses to animals and human beings.

The most effective way to combat these pest problems is to implement an integrated pest management (IPM) program that involves shippers, distributors, maintenance crews, and pest management professionals.

The right way of doing that is not by killing them as it offers a short-term solution to the problem. The right and only effective way of combating the rat menace is to find a way to keep them out of our homes and away from our loved ones.

Our products Rodrepel™, Termirepel™, and Combirepel^TMare one of a kind. Rodrepel™ can be described as a rodent aversive, while Termirepel™ is a termite and insect aversive, while Combirepel^TM works on the combined mechanism of Rodrepel™ and Termirepel™ and acts like a rat, insect, animal, and bird aversive.

The product is available in the form of masterbatches and can be incorporated into various base polymers. This product also has a very good shelf life and does not leach out in the environment, thus being totally safe for usage. Last but definitely not least this product is also stable at high temperatures.

We also have topical applications like liquid concentrate, lacquer, and sprays.

The paint additives can be mixed in paints and then used for painting application while the lacquer is a direct application product, it can be applied on storage boxes, containers, racks, trolleys, etc.

The wood polish additive can be mixed with wood polish and can be used for coating wooden articles and objects to prevent them from pest attacks.

The spray product is an easy-to-use and very handy product. It can be sprayed around boxes, storage racks, trolleys, ships, vehicles, airplanes, etc.

In addition, follow these tips as a general best practice: 

• Inspect incoming shipments for signs of pest activity.
• Be sure packages are properly sealed before transport and not damaged.  
• Place supplies on open-backed shelving to remove pest hiding spots.
• Implement proper stock-rotation practices so older products are always used first.
• Check cleanliness and orderliness of all shelving.
• Clean regularly, including hard-to-reach areas and equipment.
• Clean up or dispose of any spilled or damaged products immediately.
• Don’t bring a pallet of goods directly from the transport vehicle into storage areas until it has been inspected. Instead, break it down at the loading dock. If there are pests on the pallets, do not bring them into the facility; segregate them to prevent contaminating other goods. 

Remember, maintaining utmost hygiene in warehouses, and cargo is the primary step to keeping the pests at bay.

Our products are REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals), RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances), RoHS2 and RoHS3, APVMA, NEA – Singapore compliant, and are also FIFRA (Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act) exempted. Ours are the first and only products in the world that are compliant with European Union’s Biocidal Product Regulation (EU BPR).

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The beaver is a large, primarily nocturnal, semiaquatic rodent. They are the second-largest rodent in the world. They have a number of adaptations that make them adept swimmers including webbed feet and a broad, flat tail that is covered with scales. They also have an extra set of eyelids which are transparent and close over their eyes which enable them to see underwater. Beavers also seem to use their tails to regulate their body temperature. The tail is not well insulated, so when a beaver is too hot it can offload excess body heat through its tail.

Beavers have very large teeth in proportion to their skull. The incisors have a structure that means they are self-sharpening. Their tooth grew at an angle towards the beaver’s left eye. The outer surface is coated in enamel and the inner surface coated in dentine. This enamel is orange to chestnut brown in color. The softer dentine erodes faster than the hard enamel, maintaining a sharp cutting edge as the beaver gnaws. Beaver’s incisors grow at the fairly nifty speed of almost 0.5 cm a month. The top and bottom teeth keep each other sharp. This is in large part down to its powerful jaw muscles, which give it a far larger bite force for its body size than most other rodents. Beavers’ teeth grow continuously throughout their lives. As beavers chew through tree trunks and bark, their teeth get worn down, so the continuous growth of their teeth ensures they always have a sharp set of teeth available to them. To further assist them in their chewing endeavors, beavers have strong jaw muscles and significant biting strength. Beavers can unleash nearly 180 pounds of biting force per square inch, compared to the human’s 88 pounds.

Beavers are well known for the thunderous warning slaps or splashes of their tails that alert other family members to the presence of intruders. A beaver colony marks an area by building mounds of mud near the lodge and dam near trails. On these mounds, which usually vary from 2-7 in numbers and are 5.0-7.5 cm (in height and 30 cm in diameter, colony members place secretions from the castor sacs and anal glands.

For the second year in a row, a beaver is to blame for phone and internet outages in northern B.C.

There were no indications that the beaver had been harmed, B.C. Hydro said

CBC News · Posted: Jun 09, 2022 8:45 PM PT

For the second time in just over a year, a beaver has been blamed for causing service outages in northern B.C. 

B.C. Hydro says one of the large rodents chewed through a tree that fell and damaged several telephone poles and fibre cables near Houston, B.C., on Tuesday, causing intermittent internet, TV, home phone and wireless service outages in several communities across the province’s northwest. 

Telus reported that services were affected in Burns Lake, Topley, Terrace, Prince George, Kitimat, Smithers, Granisle and Hazelton. Outages were also reported in Prince Rupert.

The company said it worked with B.C. Hydro to repair the damage and restore service as soon as possible. 

Hydro spokesperson Simi Heer said Thursday that after repairs were made, workers had a gnawing suspicion that a beaver had something to do with the felled tree, which went down close to Highway 16 between Houston and Topley, 14 kilometres east of Houston.

Beavers causing problems for Wake County drivers

ByRobert Richardson │February 22, 2019

CARY, N.C. (WNCN) – Some critters are causing problems for drivers on Green Level Church Road.

Mayor Harold Weinbrecht announced in his weekly Town of Cary blog that beavers are to blame for the bump in the road. The rodents built a dam in storm pipes near the intersection of Green Level Church Road and O’Kelly Chapel Road, and the rerouted water caused the pavement to settle.

There is a significant dip in the road on the far right northbound lane. It filled with rain water this week, and vehicles that hit the dip caused big splashes Friday.

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission biologist Falyn Owens said it is illegal to live trap and relocate beavers in North Carolina. 

“Beavers are territorial and do not tolerate new beavers that have been relocated into their territory, leading to aggressive encounters,” Owens said by email.

Beaver knocks out power to thousands after chewing down pole near Prince Albert

Oct 30, 2017

The city of Prince Albert, Sask., and a large chunk of northern Saskatchewan lost power for about an hour after a beaver partially chewed through a power pole southeast of the city on Sunday.

SaskPower is calling this a very Canadian problem.

“This was one of our larger wooden power poles and there was ample evidence of beaver damage at the base of it, so beavers had been chewing away at it,” said spokesperson Jonathan Tremblay.

Animals account for roughly one-third of the power outages experienced by SaskPower customers.

“Usually, it’s birds flying into substations, or squirrels chewing at things they shouldn’t,” he said.

In May, the Crown utility had to repair another line after beavers gnawed through a pole in the southwest.

Beavers are more active this time of year, as young beaver kits are pushed out of lodges.

While SaskPower was able to reroute power around the area, people near the village of Weldon were without power for nearly five hours.

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Rodrepel™ liquid concentrate can be added to paints which can be applied to the fencing of trees, house, croplands, etc.

Rodrepel™ lacquer can be directly applied to the fences, installed pipe, wires, and cables, etc. 

Combirepel™ does not kill but repel. It is engineered using a unique set of complex compounds. It follows 6 pronged strategy which is extremely effective on rodents like a squirrel, rat, beaver, gopher, paca, marmot, etc.

Combirepel™ is cost-effective, inert, thermally stable and does not degrade on exposure to heat and sunlight. It does not volatilize and does not degrade in the soil. It is RoHS, RoHS2, REACH, EU BPR, NEA compliant and FIFRA exempted.

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While crop protection is a significant focus against the damaging insects and weeds, farmers use pesticides to manage agricultural pests.

In the fight against these pests who have now got immune to most of the pesticides, farmers have been using an excess amount of pesticides to kill the pests. But is this the solution? Will excessive pesticides kill the pests and keep the crops protected?

Well, the answer is definitely NO!

The excess use of pesticides is not only reducing the nutrient value of the crop but also impacting export and trade.

Referring to a news article published in ‘The Pioneer’, Kahan Singh Pannu, The Managing Director of Tandrust Punjab Mission said that “Punjab has been dominating the Basmati rice exports to the world but has registered a decline in exports to European Union, USA and other world markets due to excessive use of pesticides”.

Another news article says that:

Maharashtra consumed the most chemical pesticides in 5 years: Report

Pesticide consumption in India grew by 13.07 percent in India between 2014-15 and 2017-18

By Shagun Kapil; Friday 20 March 2020

Maharashtra consumed the most chemical pesticides in India in the past five years at 61,138 tonnes, followed by Uttar Pradesh (UP) at 52,747 tonnes and Punjab at 29,394 tonnes, according to non-profit Pesticide Action Network (PAN).

Maharashtra increased its pesticide consumption by 35.6 per cent between 2014-15 and 2018-19, while UP reported an increase of 14.17 per cent.

Pesticide consumption across the country grew by 13.07 per cent between 2014-15 and 2017-18, according to the report by PAN. Biopesticides accounted for only 10 per cent of the total pesticides consumed, on an average.

The country used 69,282 tonnes of pesticides (chemical and biopesticides combined) in 2017-18, a sharp increase from the 61,273 tonnes used in 2014-15 and 16 per cent higher than pesticides used in 2015-16.

Check pesticide use on basmati crop, state told

Centre steps in as EU, Saudi Arabia raise concern

Ruchika M Khanna │Tribune News Service Chandigarh, January 1, 2019

The falling exports of basmati because of presence of higher than permissible limit of pesticides has prompted the Centre to step in. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare is asking basmati growing states, including Punjab, to take steps to reduce deposit of harmful chemicals on rice, besides initiating steps to ban specific pesticides.

India is the top exporter of basmati in the Rs 26,000 crore global market. But high pesticide content has hit exports hard. Figures show that India exported 26.28 lakh tonnes during April-November 2017, as compared to 24.90 lakh tonnes in the first eight months of the ongoing fiscal.

Export to Saudi Arabia, the second biggest market for Indian basmati, has also taken a hit after Riyadh insisted that it would not accept basmati having higher than specified limits of pesticides, as followed by the US and EU.

Cardamom under threat

Giji K. Raman │December 09, 2018

Sources say multimolecule pesticides have components of insecticide, fungicide, flowering hormone and micro-nutrient chemicals.

They are highly toxic and leave a long-term impact on the ecosystem by polluting air, soil and waterbodies in the riverine.

In many instances, the farmers themselves add the flowering hormone and micronutrients in the toxic chemical they prepare.

These multimolecule pesticides are more dangerous and have more carcinogenic chemical elements than single-molecule pesticides, according to M. Murugan, Professor and Head, Cardamom Research Station (CRS), Pampadumpara.

He says the pesticides are applied, especially during the flowering season, once in 24 days, in addition to the chemical fertilizers for plant growth.

What are we doing to our lands and soils? Removing their nutrient value completely by massive chemical flooding of the earth! There needs to be some serious steps taken against the use of pesticides while battling the pest infestations.

What can be an eco-friendly alternative to these toxic pesticides and thereby repelling the pests?

The unique product Combirepel^TM manufactured by C Tech Corporation is an anti-insect, anti-animal, anti-bird aversive which repels pests.

Combirepel^TM works on the mechanism of repellency. It is an extremely low concern, low toxic, low hazard, non-carcinogenic, and non-mutagenic pest aversive. It does not kill or cause harm to the pests as well as to the environment which indirectly helps to maintain the ecological balance.

Combirepel^TM is available in the form of the masterbatch, which can be incorporated into polymeric applications like pipes, agriculture mulch films, floating row covers, greenhouse films, etc. used for crop cultivation purposes, etc.

The product available in the form of liquid concentrate can be mixed in paints in a predetermined ratio and be applied to the fences in the garden and farms to keep the pests away from these places.

Our product in the lacquer form can be applied topically on the applications. The lacquer is compatible with most surfaces like wood, concrete, metal, polymer, ceramic, etc. The lacquer can be applied on the already installed pipes in the fields or garden, fences around farms and gardens, and walls of the warehouses where the agricultural products are stored, thus protecting it from damage.

Our user-friendly sprays can be sprayed anywhere to repel pests. The product is compatible with all types of surfaces and can be used by anyone. The Combirepel^TM pest repellent spray is safe for use in farms and warehouses.

Combirepel^TM is thermally stable and does not degrade on exposure to heat and sunlight. It does not kill or harm the insect but repels them. It does not volatilize and does not degrade the soil. It is RoHS, RoHS2, RoHS3, EU BPR, REACH, APVMA, NEA compliant and FIFRA exempted.

Contact us at technical.marketing@ctechcorporation.com to keep the pests away and decrease the use of pesticides.

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This tiny little insect called whitefly in the picture alongside is amongst the several insects who have developed resistance to many pesticides.

These tiny creatures can seem pretty but can be a huge nuisance as well. They have four broad wings that are held roof-like over the body and covered with a white powdery wax. Whiteflies leave a sticky substance that appeals to ants attracting more insects to the infested area. Whiteflies produce honeydew that becomes food for black sooty mold.

Most species with a wingspan of less than 3 mm and a body length of 1 mm to 2mm.Some “giant whitefly” species exist, some of which may exceed 5 mm in size. The insects and their wings are variously marked or mottled according to species, and many species are covered with fine wax powder, giving most species a floury, dusted appearance. The female whitefly deposits 30 – 500 small, cigar-shaped, yellowish eggs during her lifetime. These are attached to the undersides of the leaves.

There are over 1,500 different kinds of whiteflies. Their white color is due to a white, mealy wax coating over their body. Whiteflies penetrate the food-conducting tissue of the plant and help themselves to the plants nutrient supply. The biggest problem about whiteflies is the viral diseases they carry such as tomato yellow leaf curl. They suck the sap from the phloem tissue of the leaf, feeding greedily on the plant juices for about 3 to 5 weeks, depending on temperature and species. Under most conditions generations overlap and all stages of the insect may be found infesting plants at any time. These insects can greatly impact agriculture and spread disease, affecting food production all around the world when they feed. While they will affect food, their presence will also influence the larger economy, costing farmers and consumers a lot of money by driving up food prices.

Viruses carried by whiteflies infect many important agricultural crops such as tomato, cotton, citrus, and beans. Ornamental plants attacked by whiteflies include Bradford pear, pomegranate, ficus, gardenia, hibiscus, banana, fushia, iris, gladiolus, lantana and many more.

The color yellow attracts whiteflies. Whiteflies feed by tapping into the phloem of plants, introducing toxic saliva and decreasing the plants’ overall turgor pressure. Since whiteflies congregate in large numbers, susceptible plants can be quickly overwhelmed. Further harm is done by mold growth encouraged by the honeydew whiteflies secrete. This may also seriously impede the ability of farms to process cotton harvests.

The nuisance caused by the whiteflies is reported in the below news articles:

KARNATAKA: INVASION OF THE WHITEFLIES

Bangalore Mirror Bureau | Updated: Dec 9, 2017

Several parts of Kerala and coastal Karnataka have been affected by Rugose Spiraling Whitefly

Several coconut plants in the coastal region including Kerala have been affected by the invasive pest Rugose Spiralling Whitefly (Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin). This pest was first reported in India from Pollachi in Tamil Nadu and Palakkad in Kerala in July 2016.

Dr Vinayaka Hegde, Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology) and Head, Division of Crop Protection, ICAR- Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CRCRI), Kasargod in Kerala said, “Rugose spiralling whitefly (RSW) adults can be distinguished by their large size and the presence of a pair of irregular light brown bands across the wings. RSW was first described by Martin in 2004 from samples collected in Belize on coconut palm leaves and subsequently in Florida from Miami-Dade County in 2009.”

Tehran’s Whiteflies Again Out of Control

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Tehran’s whitefly population has got out of control once again, causing serious exasperation to residents.

Whiteflies have been a summertime nuisance for the past few years, Jamejam Online reported.

Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the former Tehran mayor, is widely blamed for the failure to implement effective measures during his tenure to control these insects.

The most noticeable move to address the problem so far has been the use of yellow sticky plastics on the barks of trees, which has apparently borne no fruit.

Spraying urban trees and bushes with pesticides in all seasons is reportedly the most effective way of curbing the problem.

However, Farideh Olad-Qobad, Tehran’s representative in the parliament, believes that the method has not been implemented at all this year or has been done haphazardly.

“All the measures taken by the municipality to tackle this problem have failed so far,” she said.

The above news articles clearly state the severity of the damage caused by the whiteflies and the ineffectiveness of the measures used to keep the whiteflies away. There is a need for an effective solution to keep these flies at a bay and such a solution is available with C Tech Corporation. 

Combirepel™ an anti-insect additive, a C Tech Corporation product is an ideal solution for the prevention and control of whitefly infestation. The masterbatch of  Combirepel™ can be incorporated in agricultural films, irrigation tubes, wires, and cables, etc. and other polymeric appliances.

 Combirepel™ liquid concentrate which can be mixed in paints and can be applied as a topical application near the areas of infestation. It can be applied on the concrete fences around farms and gardens. It can be used in the areas of storage used to store agricultural and garden produce.

While  Combirepel™ lacquer can be used as a topical application which can be applied directly on a variety of surfaces. It can be applied to the tree trunks, metal fences, polymeric equipment etc.

Combirepel™ is an extremely low-toxic and extremely low-hazardous anti-insect additive. It is thermally stable and does not degrade on exposure to heat and sunlight. It does not kill or harm the insect but repels them. It does not volatilize and does not degrade the soil.

With our product, you can get an effective solution to combat the nuisance caused by different insects.

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There are over 6000 thrips species sucking the plant life all over the world. Thrips are small insects, only about 1/20″, but they can cause a lot of damage. At maturity, they are yellowish or blackish with fringed wings.  Nymphs have a similar shape but lack wings. They are usually yellowish to white. Thrips are poor flyers. As a result, damage often occurs in one part of the plant then slowly spreads throughout it. Thrips cannot fly properly as they are poor in that but can readily spread long distances by floating with the wind or being transported on infested plants. The large thrips feed in large groups and if they are disturbed they leap or fly away. Thrips are barely visible to the untrained eye.

Thrips cause major economic losses in many agricultural systems every year and can have generations around 12 to 15 per year, their life cycle is faster in warmer months.

Thrips are particularly attracted to flowers that are bright in color, where they cause damage such as streaking and scarring of petals, damaging of flowers and flower buds, and incomplete petal expansion. The flowers that produce double layers with many petals and more prone to thrips

Roses are roses and for the longest time they have been honored as the most popular flowers in the world, but if that rose is riddled by thrips then it may lose its traditional charm. They can be tough to get rid of once they have invaded roses.

Western flower thrips are primarily pests of herbaceous plants, but high populations occasionally damage continuously- or late-blossoming flowers on woody plants such as roses. Some plant-feeding thrips are also predaceous on other pests, such as spider mites. In young cotton seedlings in California, western flower thrips is considered beneficial because it feeds on spider mites.

Symptoms in ornamental crops:

• ring spots and line patterns on leaves
• black streaking on veins and stems
• stunting
• death of a growing plant

Get rid of them naturally without using pesticides by using our safe methods.

C Tech Corporation can offer a solution to overcome this problem. Our product Combirepel™ is extremely low toxicity and extremely low hazard and eco-friendly. Combirepel™  is available in the form of the masterbatch, which can be incorporated with polymeric applications like tree guards, pipes, agricultural films, wires, cables, etc. to keep pests at bay.

The product available in the form of liquid concentrate can be mixed in paints in a predetermined ratio and can be applied topically on the applications.

The product available in the form of lacquer can be used as a topical application and can be applied to keep the pest at a distance from the trees.

The product is compliant with RoHS, RoHS2, RoHS3, and REACH and is FIFRA exempted. This product acts through a series of a highly developed intricate mechanisms ensuring that rodents are kept away from the target application.

The product is also effective against other pests thus protecting the plants from other pest attacks.

Combirepel™ is thermally stable and does not degrade on exposure to heat and sunlight. It does not kill or harm the insect but repels them. It does not volatilize and does not degrade the soil. It is RoHS, RoHS2, RoHS3, REACH, APVMA, NEA, EU BPR compliant 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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Bed bugs are the insects that are very tiny resemble a pear seed in appearance with no wings. They are also known as the bloodsuckers as after feeding on blood they become expanded and turn dark red. The bed bugs lay eggs which are unable to see by our naked eyes as the size of the egg is like a pinhead which is present in crack and crevices of furniture, mattresses, clothing behind baseboards and in chairs.etc. Bed bugs have a one-year lifespan during which time females can lay up to 200-400 eggs. Eggs hatch in about 10 days and they are the 1/4th inch long.

The speed of bed bugs is very quick that they can climb on anything and usually they feed at night and hide during the day. Bed bugs usually feed once a week but can survive for up to 14 months without eating.

Bites aren’t usually felt since the insect injects an anesthetic that is mixed with their saliva. Individual response to bites varies, and some people do not react at all. Bites usually appear as small, raised, red lesions.

They may cause itching and scratching which could lead to infection. There is no concrete scientific evidence that they carry blood-borne diseases such as Hepatitis B or C, or HIV.

What other health problems can occur:

• Respiratory problem:
  They often shed their skin and leave behind egg particles and other waste, which can mix with the air. When these inhaled, they can interfere with the respiratory system of a person and result in respiratory problems.
• Infection problem:
  When the bed bug bites which not only cause discomfort but also lead to itching and constantly scratching will cause wounds as well as the skin infection.
• Allergic reaction:
  Hypersensitivity to the bites could lead to anaphylactic shock, which is both dangerous and life-threatening.
• Weakened Immune System:
  Bed bugs bites are itchy and so the person could not be able to sleep properly due to which it affects the immune system.

The below news article gives the evidence for the Bed bugs nuisance,

Holidaymakers attacked by BEDBUGS left ‘mentally scarred’ after infestation at four-star hotel ruins £2,000 trip
Jenny Kirkham from Mirror

A British couple says they were left traumatized after they were bitten by bedbugs during their Spanish getaway.

Sue and John Berry claim to have suffered dozens of bites all over their bodies at a four-star hotel just three days into their two-week, £2,000 holiday.

The retirees are now so fearful of the parasitic insects that they haven’t been on holiday since then.

And they claim that they have been “passed from pillar to post“ after complaining to the tour operator who sold them the trip.

Sue told the Liverpool Echo that she and her husband were left “mentally scarred” and embarrassed as strangers stared at their bites.

 Horrified mother finds BED BUGS in the daughter’s hospital ward after the near-fatal asthma attack
By MARY KEKATOS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Erin Ortega says she found bed bugs in her daughter’s hospital room at Banner Desert Hospital in Mesa, Arizona, on Monday night

After alerting hospital workers, the family was moved to another room

But Ortega says that in the second room she found two more bed bugs

Bed bugs do not carry disease, but their bites can cause discomfort and they are difficult to eradicate

A mother says she found bed bugs in her daughter’s hospital room in Arizona.

Erin Ortega and her wife had been switching on and off spending nights with their daughter in the ICU at Banner Desert Hospital in Mesa after she suffered a near-fatal asthma attack.

It’s unclear how long she has been in the hospital or how long she will remain there because the severity of asthma attacks can vastly differ from patient to patient.

On Monday night, while preparing for bed, Ortega told Fox 10 that they noticed a bed bug on the sheets the hospital provided.

After switching rooms, they were horrified to discover that the bed bugs were lurking in several rooms in the hospital.

Ortega says she alerted hospital workers to the bed bug discovering.

The family was then moved to another room but was told it was for ‘staffing reasons’, although it was never fully explained what this meant.

The couple decided to check the room to see if there were any more of the insects.

‘Sure enough, there was another bed bug on the floor behind the recliner, as well as a dead one that was stuck to the chair,’ Ortega told Fox 10.

The couple says they’re worried about their daughter’s well-being as well as of other patients on the ICU floor.

Pesticides have detrimental effects on human health and cause harmful diseases so instead of using outdated control measures we can make use of our product, our product Combirepel™ manufactured by C Tech Corporation is an anti-insect aversive which repels insects.

Combirepel™ works on the mechanism of repellency. It 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 the vital hormones for growth.

Combirepel™ is an extremely low concern, low toxic, nonhazardous, non-carcinogenic and non-mutagenic insect aversive. It does not kill or cause harm to insects as well as to the environment which indirectly helps to maintain the ecological balance.

Combirepel™ is available in the form of the liquid concentrate can be mixed in paints in a predetermined ratio and be applied on the material which has to be protected from termites

Combirepel™ in the lacquer form can be applied topically to the applications. The lacquer is compatible with most of the surfaces like wood, concrete, metal, polymer, ceramic, cables, wires etc.

Combirepel™ in the form of the masterbatch, which can be incorporated into the polymeric applications like polymeric tree guards, pipes, wires, cables, polymeric material, instruments and equipment which we use at home.

Combirepel™ is thermally stable and does not degrade on exposure to heat and sunlight. It does not kill or harm the insect but repels them. It does not volatilize and does not degrade the soil. It is RoHS, RoHS2, RoHS3, REACH, APVMA, NEA compliant and FIFRA exempted.

Contact us at technical.marketing@ctechcorporation.com to keep the pests away.

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Heavy snow over the Italian Dolomites in late 2013 left tourists enduring an extended blackout in one of Europe’s most exclusive winter resorts. Then, in spring 2015, central Italy was hit by a major storm with over a meter of snow combined with strong winds that left over 200,000 customers without power for hours. 

Recent News:

STORM DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE STRAINS POWER NETWORK

December 1, 2021 | Teboho Setena

Power supplier Eskom is counting the costs relating to bad weather damaging infrastructure in the southern Free State.

These costs include repairs after a storm wreaked havoc on the night of Tuesday, 23 November, affecting power supply.

Stefanie Jansen van Rensburg, spokesperson for Eskom, said about 67 poles in these areas fell over and that outages affected both customers in town and those in rural areas.

“More than 1 500 conductors on different feeders were damaged during the storm, affecting more than 250 rural customers – and the town of Jagersfontein was left without supply,” said Jansen van Rensburg.

She said the storm, bringing heavy rains, made access problematic for Eskom technical teams that battled wet and muddy terrain to repair and restore supply.

Jansen van Rensburg said the supplier was yet to quantify the costs arising from the bad weather.

Members of the public are urged to report overhead power cables that have been damaged, have collapsed or are low-hanging as a result of stormy weather conditions, vandalism and illegal connections.

“Such cable can be life-threatening to people or animals who come into contact with it,” said Jansen van Rensburg.

Such increasingly frequent weather extremes across the globe raise the question of how best to deal with events that severely impact energy systems.

Projections about climate change indicate that power systems will be exposed to ever-increasing threats that have the potential to jeopardize continuity and quality of supply. This leads to the question: how best to deal with heightened risk?

Impact of climate change, infrastructure, damage to overhead wires is common these days. Among the threats that impact overhead lines, perhaps the most critical is ‘wet snow’. Wet snowfalls are characterized by snowflakes with high liquid water content (LWC) that adhere easily to the external surface of conductors and ground wires. 

Therefore, cables are laid under the ground. These cables may be attacked by several species of rodents, rats, termites, ants, or gophers.

There are different methods used to lay cables in electrical systems. Normally in the electrical system, most of the high voltage cables are laid under the ground. The cables can be installed in ducts.

While utmost precaution is taken while installing the best available cables in the market, one major point to be considered is the pest attacks on these cables.

The fact about all rodents is that they have incisors that never stop growing. They gnaw continuously to keep their choppers in check. Otherwise, their teeth would grow to such an impractical length that they would starve and die. Insects such as termites and ants equally contribute to damaging cables. When termites encounter a cable, in addition to biting, they also secrete formic acid, which severely corrodes the cable insulation and sheath, causing the cable insulation performance to decline or even short-circuit. Therefore, in the laying regulations formulated by the cable use department, there are clear provisions on anti-termite measures for cable lines.

Our products Rodrepel™, Termirepel™, and Combirepel^TM are one of a kind. Rodrepel™ can be described as a rodent aversive, while Termirepel™ is a termite and insect aversive, while Combirepel^TM works on the combined mechanism of Rodrepel™ and Termirepel™ and acts like a rat, insect, animal, and bird aversive.

The product is available in the form of masterbatches and can be incorporated into various base polymers. But this product is even much more than that. It works on the mechanism of repellence. It does not kill the target species that are rodents and other pests but only repels them.

These Masterbatches can produce a cable based on HDPE or PVC and other polymers at 1/3rd the cost, against cables produced with other Engineered Polymers like Nylon or bulky armored cables.

This product also has a very good shelf life and does not leach out in the environment, thus being totally safe for usage. Last but definitely not least this product is also stable at high temperatures.

We also have topical applications like liquid concentrate, lacquer, and sprays that can be used near and over-installed near applications. But the use of masterbatch incorporated cables is highly recommended for underground applications.

So basically, this product is low toxic, low hazardous, and completely eco-friendly. And when the world needs a greener solution for each and every aspect of life, this product comes as a breath of fresh air.

Our products are REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals), RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances), RoHS2 and RoHS3, APVMA, NEA – Singapore compliant, and are also FIFRA (Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act) exempted. Ours are the first and only products in the world that are compliant with European Union’s Biocidal Product Regulation (EU BPR).

Contact us at technical.marketing@ctechcorporation.com and get the best remedies to combat the pest menace.

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Many plastic products contain hazardous chemicals that can leach into the surroundings.

Plastics exist in many different chemical compositions and are widespread in society and the environment. Global annual production of plastics has doubled over the past 15 years. The plastic polymers are not regarded as toxic, but there may be toxic residual chemicals, chemical additives, and degradation products in the plastic products that can leach out as they are not bound to the plastic polymer.

Environmental, health, and safety concerns with the basic raw materials used in manufacturing coated wire and cable are driving innovation and change in the industry. These concerns include the life cycle impacts of heavy metals such as lead, brominated flame-retardants, and resin systems, plasticizers, stabilizers, fillers, colorants, etc.

Addressing the various environmental, health, and safety issues of coated wire and cable is not a simple and straightforward process. However, the process of developing and using cleaner alternatives has already begun, spurred by European legislative changes and customer demands.

One major component that has gained a huge demand in recent times is the use of anti-rodent, anti-pest additives. These additives prevent the wire and cable application from pest attacks and thereby help the application in achieving desired longevity.

Although the cost of such compounds is said to be a barrier, the use of pesticides in cable manufacturing has come to attention and that is definitely not an option to non-toxic rodent and pest additives for polymers. 

Pesticides are not designed for polymeric applications and they are definitely not designed for use as a masterbatch as they pose problems during processing via extrusion and also on account of leachability, compatibility, and toxicity.

They have an extremely low thermal stability thus volatilize easily during the manufacturing processes.

These hazardous substances or their degradation products can be released during all phases of the plastic life cycle. This is an unwanted situation for the manufacturer, since the leaching of additives shortens the polymer lifetime, but is certainly harmful also to humans and the environment.

8 MILES OF LEAD-LADEN CABLES REPORTEDLY LEACHING INTO LAKE TAHOE, COURT RECORDS SHOW

November 24, 2021

MICHELLE ROBERTSON

Approximately 8 miles of old Pacific Bell cables are allegedly leaking lead into the waters of Lake Tahoe, and the company has agreed in a lawsuit settlement to remove the old, unused cables, court records show. 

Earlier this month, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of California’s waters, received a settlement in a lawsuit it filed in January in the United States District Court against AT&T subsidiary Pacific Bell.

The cables have been in disuse since the 1980s, when Pacific Bell switched to fiber optic cables, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance said in a press release. They were discovered by local divers working to remove garbage from Lake Tahoe. 

The nonprofit estimates that the cables contain 63 tons of lead — or 3 pounds of lead in each foot. 

“While the amount of lead the cables have leached into Lake Tahoe is unknown, attorneys for CSPA found that three feet of cable left for one day in a tub of Lake Tahoe water leached 4800 times the amount of lead allowed to enter a source of drinking water,” the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance said in the press release. 

Contamination caused by hazardous substances is a major environmental concern. As mentioned earlier, this issue is addressed by a number of EU legislative measures and policies and the rest of the world needs to take some similar actions before it’s too late.

Our products Rodrepel™, Termirepel™, and Combirepel^TM are one of a kind. Rodrepel™ can be described as a rodent aversive, while Termirepel™ is a termite and insect aversive, while Combirepel^TM works on the combined mechanism of Rodrepel™ and Termirepel™ and acts like a rat, insect, animal, and bird aversive.

The product is available in the form of masterbatches and can be incorporated into various base polymers. But this product is even much more than that. It works on the mechanism of repellence. It does not kill the target species that are rodents and other pests but only repels them.

This product also has a very good shelf life and does not leach out in the environment, thus being totally safe for usage. Last but definitely not least this product is also stable at high temperatures.

We also have topical applications like liquid concentrate, lacquer, and sprays that can be used near and over installed near applications.

So basically, this product is low toxic, low hazardous, and completely eco-friendly. And when the world needs a greener solution for each and every aspect of life, this product comes as a breath of fresh air.

Our products are REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals), RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances), RoHS2 and RoHS3, APVMA, NEA – Singapore compliant, and are also FIFRA (Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act) exempted. Ours are the first and only products in the world that are compliant with European Union’s Biocidal Product Regulation (EU BPR).

So, whenever you think repellence; think of us! We have a solution! Always!

Contact us at technical.marketing@ctechcorporation.com and get the best remedies to combat the pest menace.

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