System Uses CO2 To Eliminate Underground Pests

System Uses CO2 To Eliminate Underground Pests MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous If you have tunneling pests around your place Al Dentone has a solution for getting rid of them His EPA-approved IGI Pesticidal CO2 will do the job safely and easily He developed it for his own use “I had tons of ground squirrels going through thousands of dollars of bulbs and plants each year on my property ” explains Dentone “When I looked at control options such as chemical baits and oxygen/propane detonation they all had potentially lethal and/or toxic side effects ” One common alternative was carbon monoxide such as engine exhaust Unfortunately it had a success rate of only 67 percent Inject it into a tunnel and rodents smelling it would often escape or in the case of gophers block off the tunnel CO2 has no odor but had never been tested as a pesticide What was known was that it was heavier than air and would penetrate deep into a tunnel system Not only was it unlikely to seep out but it would also be beneficial to plant roots Also it only takes an 8 percent concentration to kill air-breathing organisms Seeing an opportunity Dentone set up a new company Inert Gas Injection IGI LLC He developed the IGI Eliminator to inject the CO2 and funded research at 3 sites with more than 100 ground squirrels and gophers at each site The 3 sites demonstrated better than a 92 percent effective rate EPA requires only a 70 percent effective rate for pesticides Based on the data submitted they approved a label for IGI CO2 a necessary step for any licensed pest control operator or municipality A patent is pending for the IGI Eliminator Dentone is now setting up distributors He has partnered with Airgas a national retailer to supply IGI CO2 Initial marketing efforts are concentrating on the West Coast Nevada and Idaho with plans to expand to the East Coast and Midwest IGI CO2 is not yet approved in Canada Dentone sees other markets for IGI CO2 He is currently exploring its use to control bed bugs with plans to seek an expanded EPA label Dentone suggests eradication costs of about 40 to 50¢ per ground squirrel The IGI Eliminator is priced at $999 and includes a 25-ft hose regulator and delivery bar with a handle The only thing needed is a tank of gas Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Al Dentone IGI LLC P O Box 193 Acampo Calif 95220 ph 209 366-1859; www eliminatorbyigi com

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