Gopher Zapper Kills Farm Pests

Gopher Zapper Kills Farm Pests MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Pest Animals 18-6-34 Gophers, rats and mice around your farm will be in a for a big shock when you try the new Gopher Zapper from Agrizap Inc. "We tried everything on the market - traps, poisons, smoke bombs - but it was pretty hard to get more than a 20 or 30 per-cent kill rate," says Agrizap vice president Bill Luther. So Luther and a business partner decided they needed a "better mousetrap." The result is the incredibly effective, environmentally friendly Gopher Zapper and its companion, the Rat Zapper. These systems use high-tech electronics to deliver a fatal, 6,000-volt jolt to rodents. That's done when they step onto a charged metal pad, in the case of gophers or ground squirrels, or into a charged metal cannister baited with dog food, in the case of rats and mice. The systems are placed anywhere rodents are a problem. For example, the Gopher Zapper's metal shock pad is placed inside the pest's tunnel, then partially covered with soil. When used properly, both the Gopher Zapper and Rat Zapper are virtually 100 percent effective, according to Luther. The bright yellow power packs are about as big as a lunchbox with carrying handle. They use six C-cell alkaline batteries and one nine-volt alkaline battery for power. Flipping a switch turns the units on; monitoring performance is done with a "check button" that turns red if the unit has been activated. Gopher and Rat Zappers sell for $69.95; slightly higher for a Gopher Zapper with extended or dual pads. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Agrizap Inc., 1860 Eastman Ave., Ventura, Calif. 93003 (ph 800 946 7437).

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