Four reasons why Lumnia should be the sustainable fly control solution for your business

A fly infestation can spell disaster – they’re one of the most likely insects to cause damage and disruption to a business. There are, astonishingly, 120,000 species worldwide, with approximately 18,000 found in North America alone, posing health risks to staff, customers, and livestock due to their potential to spread disease and contaminate goods. Flies have a short lifecycle. They multiply rapidly, with some fly species able to mature from eggs to adults in just seven days. As you can imagine, this can cause a lot of turmoil for businesses.

Prevention is, more often than not, better than the cure. But these days, there is heightened awareness about the need to protect the environment – focusing on sustainability in response to the climate crisis. Gone are the days when the solution to eradicate fly infestations was the push for automobiles as a means to reduce demand for horses and the manure associated with them. 

A report by Nielsen IQ in January 2023 explored the role of sustainability in consumer decisions. According to the findings, one-third of respondents viewed sustainability as a crucial aspect of their daily lives, actively striving to incorporate it. Additionally, 48 percent felt it was important for society that they made sustainable choices whenever possible.

With nearly 40% of millennials choosing a job because of company sustainability, your business could attract consumers and staff with the same values. With an increase in insecticide resistance from flies and the push for non-chemical solutions, it’s important to take a proactive, preventative approach against infestations to ensure that the risk is managed.

Lighting the way in fly-control

Scientific innovation and expertise have helped to design a commercial fly control solution that effectively attracts, kills, and encapsulates flies sustainably and hygienically. Lumnia’s innovative LED insect light traps (ILTs) attract and contain flying insects quickly, securely, and out of sight. They work by using high-attraction LED lamps to attract flies to the unit. 

Four sustainable reasons to choose the Lumnia range

HACCP-approved, Lumnia has helped Rentokil to provide a powerful solution that has also protected the environment since its introduction six years ago. By adopting the Lumnia family, your organization can create its own sustainability success story and take advantage of the following four benefits – plus many more.  

• Increased energy savings
  Lumnia LED lamps can save up to 79% energy compared to fluorescent bulb ILTs when using their unique adaptive mode technology.² Lumnia Compact, Standard, and Ultimate all feature adaptive mode options where you can opt to increase or decrease the power output of the lamps without significantly compromising the efficacy of the unit.

• No toxic chemicals
  Lumnia LED lamps do not use any mercury, creating a safer environment for your business and for our Technicians.
   
• 75% reduction in lamp waste
  Lumnia LED lamps need replacing once every four years as opposed to fluorescent bulbs that need to be replaced every year.¹ This means that for every four fluorescent bulbs, you only need one Lumnia LED lamp, thereby reducing your lamp waste by 75%. As a result of not having to change the lamps more than once every four years, Rentokil has managed to reduce lamp waste by 1.3 million units, making Lumnia more environmentally friendly than existing ILTs.⁶
   
• Reduction in carbon emissions
  Lumnia can help businesses be sustainable with a 62% reduction in carbon emissions vs. Rentokil's prior model. Based on data from the Environmental Protection Agency Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator, Lumnia has saved 53,139 tons of CO2  – that’s equivalent to powering over 6,072 homes for a year.⁷

Other benefits from the world-leading ILT range

• Catches over 15 different flying insects such as house flies, fruit flies, drain flies, and bluebottles, among others
   
• Up to 46% faster at catching flies, on average, compared to other available competitor LED solutions on the market⁵
   
• Combines LED light technology with unrivaled scientific innovation and expertise – for fly control that delivers total peace of mind
   
• Hides captured flies from view and helps prevent cross-contamination
   
• The open/close feature makes units easy to service, so there’s minimal disruption to your business
   
• Range of units in different sizes and a versatile design to suit different environments
   
• Zero mercury – Lumnia won’t be affected by the upcoming fluorescent tube ban
   
• Greater area coverage than any competitor flourescent insect light trap – with Lumnia, your customers can benefit from an expansive area coverage of up to 2,690 sq ft.⁴
   
• Encapsulation module – unique Rentokil technology gives our customers highly effective hygiene control by using an adhesive film inside an encapsulation cassette to trap, collect, and contain insects mitigating the risk of secondary infestations from debris

Sustainable fly control solutions from a team you can trust

The Lumnia range is brought to you by Rentokil, the global leader in pest control. We understand that protecting the health of your employees and customers also protects your reputation. With over 19,000 qualified technicians worldwide, we have extensive experience across a wide range of industry sectors.

In 2020, our parent company Rentokil Initial was awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation for the development of differentiated products that included Lumnia – the first commercial range of LED fly-control units.

Planet Mark has certified that Rentokil’s Lumnia LED range demonstrates 62% lower carbon emissions when compared to our previous Luminos range that used fluorescent bulbs. The certification was achieved in November 2019.

At Rentokil, we safeguard your reputation by taking a dual approach, incorporating both preventative and responsive strategies to help protect your business with a consistent, continuous pest-control program.

¹ 4-year lamp life based on manufacturer testing of Lumnia LED lamps; lifespan percentage based on available competitor claims as of October 2023. 

² Findings based on comparison study conducted by Rentokil Initial in 2019 between Lumnia models (on Low Power Mode setting) and various fluorescent bulb insect light traps. 

³ Findings based on calculations of Lumnia Compact vs average competitor units using traditional fluorescent tubes over a 5-year period based on product life cycle using the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator. 

⁴ Findings based on study conducted by Rentokil Initial in 2023 comparing max coverage area using Lumnia Standard model in a dark room versus the claimed max coverage area of competitor fluorescent bulb insect light trap units.

⁵ Findings based on a controlled laboratory catch rate study conducted by Rentokil Initial in 2023 using the Lumnia Standard versus 5 competitor models.

⁶Claim based on Lumnia 4-year lamp life, Lumnia sales from mid-2017 to December 2022, and expected fluorescent bulb lifespan of 1 year

⁷Findings based on Lumnia range killowat-hour usage since launch vs. killowat-hour usage of 135 competitor ILTs in the last 3-4 years