AntGuard Proves Entrepreneurs Flourish at Any Age!

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Ernie Roberts and his team prove that inventors flourish at every age. Mr. Roberts is the 77-year-old owner of AntGuard(R). He believes that even a septuagenarian can launch the start-ups of the 21st century. AntGuard(R) is coming to the forefront of ant management, promoting a unique technology that was twenty years in the making.

Ernie Roberts first began toying with the AntGuard(R) technology when he tried to address his ant problem on his boat docked in Florida. He wanted to keep crawling insects away without using repeated pesticide baits and sprays. His highly effective solution turned into the AntGuard(R) concept.

Research and entomology experts confirm the fact that Ants are the #1 urban pest problem in the US. (In a national 2001 Market Facts, Inc. telephone survey of over 1,000 adults, almost one in five people with a hummingbird feeder report ant problems, 8% of respondents reported problems with ants invading potted plants, and over 11%+ reported ants in dog and cat food.)

Many years and scientific tests later, the technology is taking hold with a new breakthrough commercial product, an environmentally friendly way to keep ants -- even fire ants -- out of dog and cat food dishes, hummingbird feeders and potted plants. The AntGuard Ant Proof Tray(TM) features treated disks that repel ants. The disks are built into the tray's undersurface, and are inaccessible to people or pets. The odorless, maintenance free disks slowly release repellent to keep ants away without harming people, pets or the environment. Ants simply cannot penetrate up and into anything above the tray.

Mr. Roberts worked with the University of Florida's Department of Urban Entomology for 15 years to test the concept. When Ernie Roberts married at age 70 and moved to Davis, California seven years ago, he began working in collaboration with the UC Davis and UC Riverside Departments of Agriculture and Entomology. He has also been working with the University of Florida, Gainesville, Department of Entomology. He holds 18 patents and has 48 EPA approved product registrations.

Along with Mr. Roberts' vision and motivation, the business has been launched with the help of veteran scientists and entrepreneurs. The company's Board of Directors includes Joseph Domiano, Senior Partner at Friedman, Domiano and Smith LLC, Dr. Richard Gouger, Retired National Technical Manager for ICI Americas, Rod Parker, Director and Senior Vice President, International Agricultural Services, Ltd., UK, Dr. Richard Patterson, retired USDA-ARS entomologist, and Elsa Zisook, former Marketing Director of Ortho Brand of Garden Care Products.

AntGuard(R) for Hummingbird Feeders is also effective with oriole feeders, butterfly feeders, bio control disbursement stations and control traps for flying insects. After selling the product through Perky-Pet, The Home Depot, Wild Birds Unlimited and Ebay, Mr. Roberts has made a successful industry placement with the Mosquito Vector Control Industry to help the fight against West Nile Virus.

Mr. Robert's vision for the future is to introduce his broad portfolio of products into hospital and health care, PCO and agricultural markets. He is currently hard at work on additional products and patent applications.

For more information, visit www.antguard.com or call Mr. Roberts at 1-888-324-1889.