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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Pestec today announced that Rodent Log, the free data collection app developed for the Effective Urban Rodent Ecology Knowledge Alliance (EUREKA), is now available on Android. Funded by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), Rodent Log gives pest management professionals (PMPs) a standard way to log, map and share rodent activity, creating a shared dataset for researchers, public health agencies and industry.<\/p>\n

The launch comes as forecasters watch for a strong El Ni\u00f1o this winter, as public funding for scientific research tightens, and ahead of PestWorld 2026, where the EUREKA team will be exhibiting with alliance partners Rat Sense.”Pest management professionals are on the front line of rodent activity every day,” said Luis Agurto, CEO of Pestec and Principal Investigator of the EUREKA grant. “Rodent Log turns what our technicians already see into data that can answer real questions about rodents, and gives PMPs neighborhood data they can share with their customers.”<\/p>\n

Rodent Log now on Android and iOS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rodent Log is free on Google Play<\/u><\/a> and the Apple App Store<\/u><\/a>. Technicians using Android devices can now log rodent activity during routine service visits, just as iOS users do. Each entry follows EUREKA’s data collection standard and feeds an open data repository that industry, researchers and policymakers can use. An instructional video is available in the EUREKA knowledge base<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The standard is also reaching beyond the app. EUREKA partner RatSense USA will incorporate Rodent Log’s data collection standards into its own platform in support of the alliance’s industry science effort.<\/p>\n

How will a Super El Ni\u00f1o affect rodents?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cA strong El Ni\u00f1o can bring heavy, sustained rain to some regions. Flooding and overwhelmed sewers can displace rats, so PMPs may see a short-term rise in sightings and calls during and after storms. Longer-term effects are less certain: flooding may reduce some populations, but wetter conditions and added vegetation could fuel a rebound the following year,\u201d said Agurto.<\/p>\n

Rodent Log enables data collection in one consistent format across companies and regions. That data can help answer questions that matter to homeowners, businesses and public health officials:<\/p>\n