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How does climate changes impact pest control?
Climate changes are on the agenda everywhere, and lately we have all been following the COP26 (United Nations Climate Change Conference of 2021) which sought to make international agreements on how...
Summary of 2021 – Most read news
2021 has come to an end and we would like to summarise this year with most read news from TrapMe. This gives also an indication of what are the trends and what PCO and other interest groups are...
What’s the status of digitisation in the pest control industry in Scandinavia and Germany?
It is a well-known fact that the world is becoming increasingly digitised, and at the same time, all societies have their problems with various kinds of pests. Digital pest solutions can help pest...
Where are the rats during winter?
The winter season has arrived, and oftentimes most people prefer being more inside. How do you think winter influences rat behaviour? Read more in this blog post about what rats do in order to...
Let’s talk about…
What kind of challenges do pest controllers have in their everyday life? How is the pest control industry developing? These are just a few of the topics, we will discuss in the videos to come over...
Rapid urbanization impacts pest control
According to the World Bank, in 2019, the population in urban areas was nearly 55.7%, and the population in urban areas appears to be increasing rapidly in the years to come. It is estimated that in...
JERRY – A new digital mouse trap
In connection with our new partnership with Traplinked, we are now introducing a new digital mouse trap to the Danish market. The new system is called JERRY and is ideal for monitoring and control...
TrapMe and Traplinked – a new partnership
TrapMe believes in digitalisation and that will shape shape the future of the pest control business, but we do not simply develop digital hardware and software products – we also integrate other...
Remote monitoring for rodent management
This blog post is a comment on BPCA’s article ‘BPCA position statement on remote monitoring for rodent management’ (See link at the bottom of the blog). Briefly explained, the article entails a...
Which bait box are you using?
There are many different types of bait boxes and as a pest controller (PCO), you probably also have your own experiences with good and bad types of bait boxes. In this blog post, you can read more...
Digital management of mice and rats
Do you sometimes think about how digitalization may influence your future work as PCO? In this blog post, we seek to uncover how digital management of rodents will in fact make your job as a PCO...
How can TrapMe help you as administrator
Many municipalities are working towards becoming more digital in terms of the work processes, while also striving towards becoming more sustainable – in order to be labeled...
Why choose digital traps for mouse control?
Some may think that digital traps are unnecessary for mouse control, but in order to challenge that perspective, we will look further into how digitalization can benefit mouse control. Before...
8 advantages of using snap traps for mouse control
How do you combat mice as a PCO? Are you using poison, snap traps, or digital traps? In this blog post, we will look into the advantages of using snap traps and digital traps and give you 8 reasons...
Why choose LoRa?
Sigfox, Wi-Fi, or LoRa? Apart from these four types of networks, there are many other network technologies, and it can be difficult making choice about which one to choose. We always have time to...
Techniques for mouse control
Location, location, location. The key to mouse control is setting up the traps in the right location, but where exactly is the right location then? In this blog post, we will give you some advice on...
Sigfox or LoRa?
For a long period of time, Sigfox and LoRa were the primary companies competing within the area of LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Networks). The two technologies are quite similar, but what type of...
Why not rodenticides?
Rodenticide poisons are no longer the preferred option as a pest control tool. Many customers are beginning to expect sustainable solutions to pest control problems. This eco-friendly demand might...
Digitalisation makes pest control easier for a PCO
Many pest controllers (PCOs) have for many years been using traditional traps and rodenticides when combating rats. Times have changed, our everyday lives have become increasingly digitalised, and...
Is LTE-M better than NB-IoT?
In this blog post, we will look into the differences and similarities of LTE-M (Long Term Evolution) and NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT). The right choice of technology tends to depend on your need, but is...
Rodenticide harms other animals
Rodenticide poisons are still used to a large extent for rodent control, but rats and mice are not the only animals killed. Sometimes stone martens, polecats, foxes, owls, or even cats and dogs are...
Snap traps, rodenticide or digital traps?
Many professional pest control operators (PCOs) are currently using digital traps for rodent control and this trend appears to be increasing. Traditional snap traps and rodenticides are of course...
Data connectivity – which technology is the best choice?
Offering IoT solutions inevitably leads to a discussion on the choice of connectivity – which technology is the best choice? What are the value drivers when choosing a technology? Will the chosen...
Why pest control is important to our health?
COVID-19 has impacted all of us. We are washing our hands, keeping a farther distance to one another, and cleaning surfaces more frequently, than we used to just a few years ago. We try our best to...
How to find signs of rats
Rats will quite frankly be unwanted guests in most people’s homes. In Denmark, you have to report to the authorities, if you discover rats, regardless of whether you see a rat at home, in your...
Why choose a digital trap?
An increasing number of experts within the pest control business agree that rodent control becomes more and more digitalized, and there are several benefits of using digital traps. The traps are...
How to tell: Rats at your house?
Who would want to have rats in the house? Everyone will most likely agree that they do not wish to see a single rat indoors. However, rats thrive in many places both in the cellar, the garden, or in...