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SenesTech Announces Successful Completion of a Long Term Study of an Urban Deployment of ContraPest®
PHOENIX, March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SenesTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNES), a developer of proprietary, next generation technologies for managing animal pest
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[{"type":"text","content":"PHOENIX, March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SenesTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNES), a developer of proprietary, next generation technologies for managing animal pest populations through fertility control, today announced the results of a long-term study of a deployment of ContraPest® in a large, east coast urban setting, with demonstrated, sustained success in reducing rat populations.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nData collected from cameras showed that Site A had a 94% reduction in rat activity and a 98% decline in juvenile rat photos since the start of monitoring. Site B had a 99% reduction in rat activity and 100% decline in juvenile rat photos during the same period. These results showed that the ContraPest deployment was efficacious at dramatically lowering the rat populations and limiting the number of juveniles born, thereby enhancing the results of the city's rodent control program.\nThese data demonstrated improved and sustained performance over the interim results the Company had previously announced after four months' study. \nThis east coast city has a high population density that leads to plentiful resources for rats in both commercial and residential properties. The city added ContraPest to its current program consistent with its comprehensive, integrated approach to rodent control, deploying 139 bait stations at 13 different locations as an initial step. The goal of the study was to determine the effectiveness of ContraPest at reducing the number of juvenile rats over time by preventing fertility, which simultaneously lowers the growth of the population. Two of the baiting locations were monitored by SenesTech using cameras to measure rat detection, counts and age demographics for a 12-month period during the pilot program. \nKen Siegel, CEO of SenesTech, commented, \"These outstanding results can be applied to many urban settings throughout the country. As soon as the limitations from the pandemic ease, we will be able to share these results in more detail with government entities responsible for rodent control, including those in California who face additional challenges with the implementation of legislation limiting or eliminating the use of common rodenticides in pest control.\"\nThe city has indicated to SenesTech that it plans to continue to expand deployment throughout its jurisdiction as budgets and resources permit.\nA...