Maki Block Wrapped pest control by Liphatech from Exopest Control

A renowned pest control organization has recently used MakiBlock Wrapped successfully in an attempt to reduce cockroach damage on rodent baits. That customer had queried Liphatech in early 2009 about a solution to reduce cockroach damage on rodenticides. Liphatech have suggested using the new Maki Block Wrapped to try and limit the numbers of cockroaches eating the bait.

In many sites the technicians are facing the double challenge of controlling rodents and cockroaches. They used to bait with an unwrapped competitor block but the bait was eaten by cockroaches before the rodents could even access it. This resulted in limited bait efficacy, reduced control of rodent populations... and a high replacement of rodent blocks which made their rodenticide bill expensive.

Maki Block Wrapped has been first tested in electrical pits which are located throughout the metropolitan area. The baits were applied in bait stations at the surface to protect the electrical installations. There is an ongoing flow of cockroaches coming up from the bottom of the pit and looking for a food source. Rodents also travel regularly in those areas but in March the rodent activity was fairly low.

When the baits are secured inside the bait stations, the wrapping is perforated on each side by the securing rod. There was a concern that these tiny holes might let the cockroaches get inside the sachets and consume the blocks anyway.

The pits are inspected monthly for rodent activity. Usually, the old product used to be completely spoilt by cockroach damage. The technician who supervised the trials on those electrical pits noticed that Maki Block was intact after a month. Some small cockroaches were able to enter the sachet but created little or no damage to the baits. That result was very positive and confirms the positioning of Maki Block as a must-have in maintenance jobs, especially when non-target pests (cockroaches, slugs, snails) are a threat to the integrity of the rodent bait. Maki Block Wrapped will help pest controllers increase the efficacy of their rodent-control programmes as well as reduce their total usage of bait.

As a result our client has decided to extend the use of Maki Block Wrapped in all rodent control operations where cockroach activity is an issue.