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FlySentry Delivers Fly Bait Safely
Fly bait works, and the FlySentry provides a way to make it available to flies, but not children and pets.
The 3-ft. tall units look like a series of cones. Slots under each cone allow the flies in to eat the sweet-smelling bait, which is protected by the cones from the elements.
Kevin Rickert and Charles
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FlySentry Delivers Fly Bait Safely MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Pest Animals 31-5-10 Fly bait works, and the FlySentry provides a way to make it available to flies, but not children and pets.
The 3-ft. tall units look like a series of cones. Slots under each cone allow the flies in to eat the sweet-smelling bait, which is protected by the cones from the elements.
Kevin Rickert and Charles Swartz of Medina, Ohio, put the patented FlySentry on the market in 2007, after three years of testing in locations throughout the country. Swartz's uncle, who worked in pest control, created the design.
"According to research, flies are most active from the ground up to 42 inches," Rickert says. FlySentry units are placed 6 in. off the ground and screwed to posts with two screws. Each cone holds 10-oz. of fly bait. A 5-lb. bucket of bait found at farm supply stores fills the unit 15 to 18 times. A cap on the top of the FlySentry makes refilling simple.
"The whole idea behind the product is that it's a safe and effective way of delivering bait, rather than just tossing it on the ground where kids and pets go," Rickert explains. "I know there's a big problem out there. I live in a rural setting."
A small farm requires 6 to 12 units to do an effective job, Rickert says. Each covers about 1,000 sq. ft, or a 35-ft. radius.
Proper placement is crucial, near breeding areas such as manure piles, water and water troughs. If people want to put them inside a barn, they should also put them outside of the barn, Rickert notes, as the smell of the bait will lure flies inside.
"You need to set up the correct perimeter of defense to slow down breeding," he says.
In addition to rural settings, the FlySentry works in restaurants to kill fruit flies.
While white seems to attract flies the best, the units also come in brown, green and black to blend in with their setting. They sell for $69.99 each. The initial investment pays off, Rickert says, because FlySentry is a simple, effective and safe delivery system made of engineered plastic that will last for years
FlySentry is sold through Rickert's website, and he is also seeking dealers and agents.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Kevin Rickert, Tuff Frog, 3593 Medina Road 189, Medina, Ohio 44256 (ph 866 491-9769;
info@tufffrog.com; www.tufffrog.com).
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