Automatic Trap Company Launches TerraBlend, a Poison-Free Bait for California Ground Squirrel Pre-Feeding and Trapping

SONOMA, Calif., Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Automatic Trap Company announced today the launch of Trap Master Dale’s TerraBlend™, a poison-free bait for ground squirrel control. TerraBlend works across the full control cycle: it conditions squirrels to a feeding site before trapping begins, then serves as the working lure once the trap is in service. It is manufactured by Innovative Trapping Solutions LLC and is available now online at https://www.automatictrap.com/.

California ground squirrels are one of the state’s most destructive agricultural pests. Their burrowing damages crops, undermines irrigation lines, weakens building foundations, and compromises levees and flood-control structures. Conventional control has long depended on restricted-use rodenticides, fumigants, and bait stations that introduce toxins into the soil and the surrounding food chain. TerraBlend was built for property owners who want an effective alternative that keeps poison out of the equation.

The product was formulated by Dale Shreve, a career pest control professional and the inventor of the TerraTrap system. Used as a pre-feed, it establishes a reliable feeding routine at the site, conditioning squirrels to return before the trap is placed into service. Used as bait, it continues to draw squirrels to the trap during operation. Pre-feeding builds the feeding pattern that makes trapping effective, and using one product across both stages keeps that pattern consistent from the first day of conditioning through active control.

“Squirrels are cautious about anything new in their territory – if you can get them feeding in one spot first, the trapping takes care of itself,” said Dale Shreve, inventor of TerraBlend and the TerraTrap system. “I built TerraBlend so you’re not switching products halfway through — the same blend that draws them in during pre-feed is what keeps them coming back once the trap is working. That consistency is what makes the difference in the field.”

The product contains no rodenticide. It pairs with the TerraTrap Kit, which uses a self-resetting trap mechanism inside a camouflaged housing built for ground squirrels. Together, the bait and the trap give property owners a control method that is poison-free and reliable.

About Automatic Trap Company

Automatic Trap Company is the North American distributor of Goodnature CO2-powered, self-resetting, poison-free rodent traps. The company serves homeowners, land managers, and professional pest control operators across the United States and Canada. TerraBlend and the TerraTrap housing are manufactured by Innovative Trapping Solutions LLC of Lompoc, California.

Media Contact:
Richard Cao, Marketing Manager
Automatic Trap Company
Tel. (877) 992-8868

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