The patented high-tech WiseTrap sets a brand new standard for fast and effective control of rats in sewers; the trap continuously monitors the situation and forwards the data via a SIM card, directly to cells or PC’s so that a systematic control program for the sewer system can be planned and carried out. For a start, many of these traps now beep every few minutes to tell you that there has been a catch. There are six models, with increasing levels of sophistication – the top models drop the hapless rodent into a plastic bag within a closed container and then rearms itself ready for the next unwise visitor. Once programmed, place the indoor radio frequency wireless switch in a suitable location and the installation is complete.

It can also be used for protecting buildings, sheds and stables by detecting if doors are closed or opened. The trap can be equipped with various eMitter sensors; one beeps three times every 30 seconds once a trap has caught a rodent and the company says the beep can be heard over a long distance.The cunning MinkPolice remote monitoring device is designed for managing traps, but can also be used for security and other purposes. It can fire up to 24 times on a single CO2 cylinder without any intervention and has an integral long-life lure which can be changed for different species and replaced quickly and easily. The simple trigger mechanism can be adapted to almost any situation and isn’t limited to any make or model of trap. The Wise Fusion Dimmer Slave is a dimmer based around wireless communication technology that talks to a corresponding Wise Fusion Dimmer Master.

The Wise Box makes installation of outdoor / indoor power and lighting achievable without hardwiring any switch. Metal cover plates for the Wireless Intense and Fusion switch ranges can be manufactured in finishes of your choice, to match standard switches and sockets. If you program to a PIR, then the PIR will reset itself to the pre-set time every time the sensor is triggered.

The simple trigger mechanism can be adapted to almost any situation and is not limited to any make or model of trap. No poisons are employed – you use peanut butter as bait and rats and mice are killed immediately by the 7000v charge, says the maker. However, putting down bait, checking traps and dealing with the corpses isn’t exactly the most fun thing in the farming year.