{"id":4860,"date":"2016-01-01T09:59:34","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T23:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ppmmagazine.com.au\/?p=4860"},"modified":"2022-10-06T10:03:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T00:03:47","slug":"new-ultraforce-cockroach-powder-no-bulldust-just-fipronil-powder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/pest-control-cockroaches\/new-ultraforce-cockroach-powder-no-bulldust-just-fipronil-powder\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW ULTRAFORCE COCKROACH POWDER \u2013 NO BULLDUST, JUST FIPRONIL POWDER"},"content":{"rendered":"

New for 2016, Sherwood Chemicals will be launching a fipronil dust that is specifically designed to tackle cockroaches<\/em>
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In a challenge to the dominance of gels for the control of cockroaches, Sherwood Chemicals<\/a> have announced they will be launching their new Ultraforce Cockroach Powder early\u00a0in 2016.<\/p>\n

John Ralph<\/strong>, Australian director of Sherwood Chemicals, was excited about this upcoming launch. \u201cSherwood Chemicals have again listened to pest managers in Australia and developed a much requested product \u2013 a new type of cockroach control product \u2013 a powder based on fipronil.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCockroach gels have certainly been successful over the years and have become a mainstay of the pest manager\u2019s toolbox. However, arguably there has been an over reliance on cockroach gels by the pest management industry, with some remarking on a drop in gel performance in recent years.<\/p>\n

\u201cOften this is attributed to the development of resistance but\u00a0there is also the selective pressure driving bait shyness or bait aversion, whereby cockroaches simply avoid baits. Either way, the effectiveness of baits is reduced. These are no longer a laboratory phenomena, with pest managers throughout Australia observing a reduction in gel performance under field conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn response to this need for an alternative, effective method of control, Sherwood Chemicals have developed Ultraforce Cockroach Powder,\u201d said Mr Ralph.<\/p>\n

Elton Ardene<\/strong>, Sherwood Chemicals Australian business manager continued, \u201cUltraforce Cockroach Powder has an ultra fine matrix as its carrier, which enables the fipronil to flow freely and with greater penetration into cracks and crevices \u2013 targeting cockroaches where they hide.<\/p>\n

\u201cField trials carried out in Australia over the last two years support the findings of laboratory studies \u2013 that Ultraforce Cockroach Powder will provide astounding results on difficult to control populations of both German and American cockroaches. In all trials, Ultraforce Cockroach Powder has been shown to eliminate cockroach infestations within seven days of application.<\/p>\n