The first and only soft bait product featuring breakthrough,
next generation technology that targets rodent populations by using
nonlethal methods to restrict fertility.
PHOENIX, Nov. 1, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- SenesTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNES), the leader in
fertility control to manage animal pest populations, announces
today the Company is now taking orders from commercial customers
for Evolve™ Soft Bait ("Evolve™"), a solution designed to reduce
fertility in rats, for shipment on or before November 13th. The Company already has
received advanced purchase commitments from key customers.
The minimum-risk solution is the first and only soft bait
developed to control pest populations using a breakthrough
technology that targets the rat population where it starts, by
restricting fertility through nonlethal methods.
Evolve targets the root cause of pest problems–rats' ability to
rapidly reproduce. The solution controls the population by
controlling the fertility of rats, rather than trying to keep up
with the growing numbers of an infestation. The active ingredient
in Evolve™ effectively reduces fertility in rodents in numerous
independent studies.
Evolve is highly palatable to rats, easy to deploy, and
offers diverse placement in many different environments including
municipalities, parks, recreation facilities, sports venues, food
processing facilities, correctional facilities, subways, medical
facilities, agribusiness, zoos and residential locations.
Evolve is priced competitively to rodenticide alternatives.
"Evolve was developed to offer customers a soft bait product
that has similar efficacy to ContraPest®, but in a format that is
easier to deploy and that they can use daily in their integrated
pest management programs," said Joel
Fruendt, SenesTech's president and CEO. "Evolve is also
suited for use by consumers, and we expect to announce partnerships
with e-commerce providers and big box retailers by the end of the
year."
"Evolve's active ingredient, gossypol, derived from cottonseed,
has a well-documented record of efficacy, and was developed under
the EPA's minimum risk rules, also known as '25B'", said
Dan Palasky, SenesTech's Chief
Technical Officer. "We will be publishing a white paper summarizing
this data, as well as continuing to perform our own field
tests."
For further information, visit senestech.com/evolve, or see the
Frequently Asked Questions below.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1. What is Evolve?
a. Evolve is a soft bait contraceptive for
rats developed by SenesTech. Its active ingredient,
cottonseed oil, inhibits fertility to reduce their population.
2. How does Evolve work?
a. Cottonseed oil, the active
ingredient extracted from cotton plants (genus Gossypium), contains
a compound called gossypol which affects fertility in rats.
The compound interferes with the reproductive mechanisms in both
male (sperm count and motility) and female rats (longer estrous
cycles and reduced follicles), thereby controlling their
population.
3. Where can Evolve be deployed?
a. Evolve can be used anywhere rats are
found! Simply place two to 12 pieces per location and update
based upon rat activity levels.
b. We recommend that Evolve be secured in
tamper-resistant bait stations in areas where there's potential
exposure to children, pets, wildlife, or other non-target
species.
c. Refer to label and SDS for further
information.
4. Does Evolve work on other species?
a. Evolve is currently only for rats.
SenesTech is expanding to other species soon, so be on the lookout
for new products!
5. Does Evolve pose an exposure risk to non-target
animals?
a. The low gossypol levels in Evolve are
designed for the body mass of rats so larger mammals would need to
repeatedly ingest a substantial amount over several weeks to see
any effects.
b. Birds appear to be more tolerant of
gossypol as they have different intestinal tracks and modes of
digestion.
6. After consumed by rats, how long does Evolve stay in their
system?
a. In rats, gossypol has a corresponding
half-life of approximately three days after consumption and is
mostly excreted via feces with a small amount through urine.
7. How much Evolve does a rat need to eat to take
effect?
a. The target is for rats to eat one piece
of Evolve bait per day. Evolve has a cumulative effect, so the more
a rat consumes and the longer they consume the greater the results
on their fertility.
8. When can I expect results with Evolve?
a. Evolve's effects on the population
begin after one to two breeding cycles (four to six weeks),
resulting in reduced pregnancies and less pups born.
b. Upon cessation of treatment, rats will
regain their fertility within approximately six weeks.
9. Why use Evolve?
a. Evolve is a non-lethal way to control
rat population levels. It is highly palatable to rats, easy to
deploy, and offers diverse placement in many different
environments.
10. What is the shelf life of Evolve?
a. Shelf life is a minimum of six
months.
11. How much does Evolve cost?
a. Evolve is priced competitively to
rodenticide (poison) alternatives.
About SenesTech
We are committed to improving the
health of the world by humanely managing animal pest populations
through fertility control. We are the experts in fertility control
to manage animal pest populations. We invented ContraPest, the
only U.S. EPA-registered contraceptive for male and female rats,
and Evolve, an EPA-designated minimum risk contraceptive for pest
animals. ContraPest and Evolve fit seamlessly into all integrated
pest management programs, significantly improving the overall goal
of effective pest management. We strive for clean cities, efficient
businesses and happy households – with a product designed to be
effective and sustainable without killing rats. At SenesTech, we
don't just eliminate rats. We make a better world.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of federal
securities laws, and we intend that such forward-looking statements
be subject to the safe harbor created thereby. Such forward-looking
statements include, among others our belief that Evolve™ Soft Bait
is a minimum-risk solution that is the first and only soft bait
developed to control pest populations using a breakthrough
technology that targets the rat population where it starts by
restricting fertility in rats through nonlethal methods; our belief
that Evolve™ Soft Bait is highly palatable to rats, easy to deploy,
and offers diverse placement in many different environments,
including municipalities, parks, recreation facilities, sports
venues, food processing facilities, correctional facilities,
subways, medical facilities, agribusiness, zoos and residences; our
plans to offer Evolve™ for direct sale to pest management
professionals, through distributors, on the Company's e-commerce
portal and through big box retailers; our belief that Evolve™ is
ideal for use by professionals in a format they can use daily in
their integrated pest management programs, as well as being
available to the consumer market through e-commerce or big box
stores, which will expand our reach to a broader array of
customers; our expectation that the addition of Evolve™ to our
portfolio of fertility control products will geometrically increase
our addressable market; and our expectation to make the product
available to consumers later this quarter. Forward-looking
statements may describe future expectations, plans, results or
strategies and are often, but not always, made through the use of
words such as "believe," "may," "future," "plan," "will," "should,"
"expect," "anticipate," "eventually," "project," "estimate,"
"continuing," "intend" and similar words or phrases. You are
cautioned that such statements are subject to risks, uncertainties
and other factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those reflected by such forward-looking statements.
Such factors include, among others, the impacts and implications of
the COVID-19 pandemic, the successful commercialization of our
products, market acceptance of our products, regulatory approval
and regulation of our products and other factors and risks
identified from time to time in our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2022.
All forward-looking statements contained in this press release
speak only as of the date on which they were made and are based on
management's assumptions and estimates as of such date. Except as
required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to publicly
update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of the
receipt of new information, the occurrence of future events or
otherwise.
CONTACT:
Investors: Robert Blum, Joe
Dorame, Joe Diaz, Lytham
Partners, LLC,
602-889-9700, senestech@lythampartners.com
Company: Tom Chesterman, Chief
Financial Officer, SenesTech, Inc.,
928-779-4143
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