WHY Trap Introduced in Canada

Nov. 17, 2008 - PRLog -- TORONTO, ON  – Upper Canada Organic Products, Inc., a Canadian distributor of Sterling International, manufacturers of RESCUE!® Pest Control Products, unveiled the first insect trap for wasps, hornets and yellowjackets – the W·H·Y Trap – at the 2008 Garden Expo in Toronto on October 21 -22.
Scientists at Sterling have developed the W·H·Y Trap to catch 18 different species, including four species of paper wasps; two types of hornets; and 12 species of yellowjackets. When the W·H·Y Trap lands on retail shelves in spring 2009, consumers will have one answer for these stinging, nest-building, backyard-invading insects.
As with other RESCUE!® products, the W·H·Y Trap uses attractants rather than killing agents. Once lured inside the trap, the insects die naturally.
The W·H·Y Trap design is cylindrical, with a slightly tapered middle and separate chambers on top and bottom. A combination of two scientifically-developed attractants lures insects into the top chamber, while a third attractant is used to bait the bottom chamber. The attractant kit lasts two weeks and no extra food bait is required.
The W·H·Y Trap will catch the queens of each species in the spring before they build nests, and will capture the foraging workers throughout summer and fall. Refill attractants will be available so the trap can be used for multiple seasons.
The W·H·Y Trap has been in the making for over six years. With the best-selling trap for yellowjackets to Sterling's credit, the company turned its attention to paper wasps in the early 2000s. "We were constantly getting calls from consumers who wanted a solution for the insects that built paper honeycomb nests under their eaves," said Rod Schneidmiller, founder and president of Sterling International. "Those insects were paper wasps."
Callers wondered if there was some ingredient, such as jam or juice, that they could add to the RESCUE!® yellowjacket trap to get it to catch paper wasps. "We knew it wasn't that simple, because our Ph.D. scientists were trying to crack the code themselves," said Schneidmiller.
Sterling came closer to cracking the code for a paper wasp attractant in recent years, with the assistance of specialized lab equipment and the expertise of new scientists brought on board. They also homed in on hornets along the way. Field testing around the U.S. indicated the need to separate the attractants into two chambers, and the W·H·Y Trap design emerged from there.
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Since 1982, Sterling International, Inc. has created insect traps and attractants as an alternative to sprays. Based in Spokane, Washington, the company sells its RESCUE!® Fly Traps, Yellowjacket Traps and Japanese & Oriental Beetle Traps through home improvement centers, hardware stores and lawn & garden retailers throughout the U.S. and beyond.
Upper Canada Organic Products Inc. is dedicated to selling and distributing non-chemical, safe and effective products that can be used to minimize the amount of potentially dangerous chemicals used in daily life. The company is providing effective products at a cost that does not harm family, friends, the earth, or your pocketbook. These products include Mosquito Barrier, Rescue!, Defend Outdoor Protection Patches, Bet’r Bait, Natural fertilizers, indoor insect traps by Gardner Environmental Products and Fuel Stretcher, a natural based fuel catalyst to increase fuel efficiency and reduce harmful GHG’s.
For product and company information, please visit http://www.ucorganicproducts.com.

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Upper Canada Organic Products is dedicated to distributing safe and effective products that are used to minimize dangerous chemicals used in daily life. Products include Mosquito Barrier, Rescue, Defend, Bet’r Bait, fertilizers, and Fuel Stretcher