BETHEL, Conn., March 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Connecticut
based Bite-Lite® announced today that Family Farm and Home will
start selling the new H-Trap Professional Horsefly Control System
in 10 stores in Michigan. These locations are:
Alma, Benton Harbor, Cedar
Springs, Chelsea,
Coldwater, Fenton, Grand
Rapids, Mason, Richmond, and Wayland.
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The H-Trap is also available for purchase online and in four
other states: Delaware:
Chicks Harness Supply in Harrington; New
Mexico: Cooks True Value in Espanola; Pennsylvania: Wurster
Farm/Dublin Agway in Dublin; and Virginia: Epps
Farm in Suffolk.
"We sold out during our first online sales last summer, and so
we know there is an interest and a market for a well-designed
horsefly trap that will prevent bites, pain, and discomfort to
humans and horses," said Bite-Lite Director of Sales Gail Bedoukian. "We are especially excited
about venturing into the resellers market this year, and receiving
Family Farm and Home's order and support."
Designed in the Netherlands,
the Bite-Lite outdoor horsefly trap is unique among other
commercial and government surveillance traps available in the
US. To catch multiple species of tabanids (commonly
known as horseflies, B 52's, yellow flies, greenheads, and deer
flies, etc.), the H-Trap uses a unique single legged frame, large
black inflatable ball, and green conical hood to trick the female
horsefly into finding the ball's infrared signature after being
heated by the sun. By placing the trap in a sunny location
near where adult horseflies are known to emerge (wet, swampy
areas), the females will land on the ball to "feed" and failing to
get their intended blood meal, they will fly vertically, their
normal flight path, into the green plastic conical hood and get
trapped in the plastic collection bin (both parts are UV
proof).
Since last May, researchers have conducted testing for Bite-Lite
in Florida and Cape Cod, MA, and have reported good
results. "This is the best and sturdiest trap we've ever
had! Best of all, it attracts the flies that bother
horses," said Greg McCandless of
Cedar Ridge Ranch in Cedar Key,
FL, one of the test locations.
The Bite-Lite horsefly trap is perfect for any sunny location
where female horseflies are a nuisance, including commercial and
residential horse stable yards, cattle farms, campgrounds, meadows,
golf courses, gardens, ponds, swimming pools, water parks,
state parks. Coverage is a 5 horse paddock or
about 2.5 acres, and there are no chemicals or electricity
involved. Warranty is two years on mechanical parts.
To learn more about the science behind the Bite-Lite horsefly
trap, visit www.bite-lite.com/h-trap/. To see how the trap
works, watch: Bite-Lite horsefly trap demonstration. You can also
contact Stephanie Sharlow at
855-248-3548 for any other information needed.
ABOUT BITE-LITE®:
Bite-Lite® is a Bethel, Conn.
based family business whose mission, since its inception in 2010,
is to design, manufacture and distribute biting and stinging insect
control products inspired by nature. It has been known
for its natural and great smelling mosquito repellent
candles. Since 2013, Bite-Lite has been gradually
moving away from China
manufacturing and has made available three soy based US made
candles. Bite-Lite became the exclusive US distributor of the
H-Trap after the National Hardware Show in 2014.
Besides selling directly to independent resellers,
Bite-Lite is a supplier or vendor to True Value, Arett
Distributors, Imperial Distributors, Val-Test, Goldcrest, and
Gard'n-Wise.
ABOUT FAMILY FARM and HOME:
Family Farm and Home is a privately held company based in
Muskegon, Mich. From three
stores in 2002, the family owned farm and agricultural company has
grown to 32 stores in Ohio,
Indiana, and Michigan.
It offers an unique assortment of farm equipment and supplies,
tractor supplies, energy equipment, tools, hardware, automotive
products, pet supplies, animal feed, lawn and garden products, and
casual but rugged clothing and footwear, all catering to the rural
homeowner.
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