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ThermaCELL Solves Midge Problem Using Butane

Few people living or visiting north of the border will need reminding of Scotland’s summer midge problem – it ruins holidays, keeps folk indoors even when the weather is good, and has a negative bearing on the Scottish economy. Procter Pest-Stop says it has a solution. Andy Simmons, director of Procter Pest-Stop, said: “We approached the whole midge problem from two different angles, as it seemed to us that one solution could never fit all situations. For those out and about in the countryside, the answer had to be a highly effective repellent and that’s just what we’ve got in the ThermaCELL product. In fact, so effective is this small and portable device, that it’s even used by the American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.”

ThermaCELL uses patented technology to dispense a small amount of repellent into the air over a long period of time. ThermaCELL is powered by a butane cartridge that provides heat that is directed to a metal grill. A mat saturated with Allethrin, a copy of a naturally occurring insecticide found in chrysanthemum flowers, is placed on top of the metal grill. The heat generated by the butane cartridge vaporises the repellent allowing it to rise into the air, creating a 4.5m x 4.5m mosquito and midge free zone in minutes.

The other solution is to attract and the then trap the midges.

Andy said: “For situations where the area that midges need to be cleared from is larger, the solution is to attract then trap them. This sort of technology is not new, but the units we have available are far more effective than previous ones on the market. Our largest unit – the Predator Dynamic – is probably the most powerful mosquito and midge trap currently available in the UK and has an effective area of 5,000 square metres.

“It has been developed to attract female mosquitoes and midges from a large area – it’s only the females that bite – and will ensure their colonies in the area will be significantly reduced and, in many cases, be extinguished altogether. The Predator Dynamic is ideal for large gardens, seating areas outside hotels and even on the edge of golf greens.”

Contact Proctor Pest-Stop on 02920 880844 www.pest-stop.co.uk

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