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SenesTech's ContraPest® Registered for Use in Puerto Rico to Combat Rat Infestations
PHOENIX, Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SenesTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNES, "SenesTech" or the "Company"), (www.senestech.com) the leader in fertility control to
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[{"type":"text","content":"PHOENIX, Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SenesTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNES, \"SenesTech\" or the \"Company\"), (www.senestech.com) the leader in fertility control to manage animal pest populations, today announces its ContraPest® products have been registered for sale and immediate use in Puerto Rico. ContraPest is the first and only EPA-registered rat contraceptive impacting both male and female rats and fits seamlessly into all integrated pest management programs, significantly improving the overall goal of effective pest management.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"Puerto Rico, as an island nation, is ideally positioned to benefit from ContraPest's unique fertility control features. Similar to many other islands, rats in Puerto Rico have posed a huge problem for society, whether it be food contamination or destruction, infrastructure damage or public health risks. The grain industry, in particular, has been hit hard by rat infestations, endangering food security for the island. We are currently finalizing plans with a large agricultural firm to be our lead customer in the country,\" commented Joel Fruendt, SenesTech president and CEO.\n\"SenesTech's line up of fertility control products address the fundamental issue of rodent overpopulation by focusing on the rapid reproduction of rats. Our solutions control the population by reducing or eliminating the fertility of rats, rather than trying to keep up with the growing numbers of an infestation with poisons alone,\" Fruendt continued.\nThe Company is also in the process of completing Puerto Rico product registration for Evolve™, SenesTech's all new, soft bait product that has similar efficacy to ContraPest but in a user friendly non-liquid format.\nSenesTech currently offers four unique fertility control options to manage rat infestations, including the following:\nThe Ultimate Bait System™ with ContraPest® is designed for pest management professionals with its larger size and standard bait box deployment.The Isolate Bait System™ with ContraPest® is a more efficient and easier-to-use bait system utilizing an integrated tank-tray unit catering to both professionals and the do-it-yourself market.The Elevate Bait SystemTM with ContraPest® was uniquely designed to be easily deployed above ground with multiple options for mounting in the rafters of barns, granaries, storage and manufacturing f...