WALNUT CREEK, California (Business Wire), May 31, 2005:
Ernie Roberts proves that inventors flourish at every age. The 77-year-old owner of AntGuard, believes that even a septuagenarian can launch the start-ups of the 21st century. Ernie Roberts first began toying with the AntGuard technology 20 years ago 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 concept.
Ants are the biggest urban pest problem in the US. Mr. Robert has developed maintenance free disks which slowly release repellent to keep ants away without harming people, pets or the environment. Mr. Roberts worked with the University of Florida's Department of Urban Entomology for 15 years to test the concept.
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.
Mr. Robert's vision is to introduce his portfolio of products into hospital and health care, PCO and agricultural markets. Currently he is at work on additional products and patent applications.
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