Electrap®

THE MAIN CONCEPT

A literature review turned up no evidence whatsoever that physical contact ever occurred between the scent (i.e. an insect pheromone and kairomone) and the purported receptors (odorant receptor proteins found on the dendritic membranes). Instead, detection might be occurring at a distance which suggests electromagnetic effects may be mediating this whole process. Therefore, vibrational frequencies became the prime candidate for an alternate theory.

If these vibrational frequencies are involved, then theoretically, smell can be both amplified and squelched. Both of these phenomena have been successfully demonstrated in the laboratory, and ELECTRAP® capitalizes on the former.

Specifically, the breakthrough discovery revealed that placing a scent in a highly reflective cavity resulted in heightened activity among Palm Red Weevils.

Over 4,000 experiments have been completed to date, and the surprising results are telling us that the efficency is increased more than 300% whilst the management cost is reduced by more than 50%.

In fact, as a matter of an example, the pheromone and kairomone lures last for lengthily periods of time. There’s no need to replace the pheromone and kairomone lures according to manufacturer’s recommendations.

Moreover, also if ELECTRAP® should be cleaned periodically as the level of infestation warrants, the trap is still highly effective without meticulous cleaning.

The ELECTRAP® is considerably more sensitive than the standard traps on the market. We can make an immediate impact upon a particular infestation, and over a few short seasons can exercise complete control. In addition to being highly effective, our trap differs from all other RW traps currently on the market.

The ELECTRAP® doesn’t use insecticides. It doesn’t have to be handled with protective gloves.

The Red Weevil pheromone and kairomone is commercially available and can be purchased as a separate pheromone and kairomone lure. It can take different forms. Any of these forms can be used in ELECTRAP with full effect.

• ELECTRAP key issues

Efficiency

• The market traps attract approximately 13% of the Red Weevils under laboratory conditions.
• Under the same conditions, our traps capture over 80%.
ELECTRAP® 80%
Other trap 13%

Inexpensiveness

• Based on five years timeframe, the global cost of a traditional system is more expensive than an ELECTRAP system in reason of almost 170%. And the lifespan of a well maintained device is more than 10/15 years…
• Due, inter alias, to the overcoming of the necessity of water provision, the needed manpower for maintenance is dramatically reduced by, at least, 60%,
• Pheromone and kairomone lures will last up to a year in our trap with virtually no loss in efficacy.

Safety

• Chemical control is expensive, it can be dangerous, and it’s quickly losing favour with a public that is demanding chemical-free food.
• The ground swell of public sentiment is driving the organic industry, and the organic industry is now affecting the stored grain industry.

Our trap is the answer to your problems. Let us work together to severely reduce or eliminate Red Palm Weevils.

Contact us and let us know how we can help your business.

ELECTRAP® will give you many years of worry-free use. Happy trapping!