Pest Monitoring & Control

Gotcha Traps are the inventors and distributors of Black Trakka, a system that allows pest and protected native species detection and monitoring.

The Black Trakka™ was developed in NZ by Warren Agnew and is now used in many countries. Our pest monitoring tunnels are specially designed for species identification and can even identify individual mammals by the size of their feet. Approved as the standard operating procedure by the New Zealand Department of Conservation and used by research scientists internationally, Black Trakka™ is equally suitable for backyard home monitoring.

Why Monitor For Pests?

Consider these quotes from the New Zealand Department of Conservation… (source)

“How will you know if your pest control is working?
Monitoring is an essential tool for your PF2050 group.”

“Predator Free 2050 is all about outcomes, and outcomes are all about monitoring
– so let’s get monitoring.”

“It can be essential to have monitoring results when
applying for funding and promoting your group.”