SenesTech, Inc. (/sɛnɛstɛk/) is an agricultural biotechnology life-sciences company, specializing in fertility management as a form of pest control.
The company's primary product, ContraPest is designed to make brown and black rats infertile.
ContraPest is a sugary liquid, designed to be attractive to, and to be consumed by rats in order to eliminate future potential offspring.
[6][7] The company claims that in field tests, ContraPest use caused a reduction in rat populations of roughly 40% over a period of 12 weeks or longer.
[12] In November 2023, Senestech released a new soft bait product with a different active ingredient, called Evolve.