FLAGSTAFF, AZ, March 13th, 2017 – SenesTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNES), a developer of proprietary technologies for managing animal pest populations through fertility control, announced today it is beginning its city wide collaboration with the New York Department of Health (DOH) targeting rat infestations within the City.  The project will include participation from multiple public agencies and will utilize ContraPest, SenesTech’s innovative rat fertility control product.

The commencement of rodent infestation estimates will begin this spring with targeted ContraPest deployment immediately following.  The exact study sites, agencies and financial terms were not disclosed.

 “The City of New York has been the leader in innovation to address the overwhelming problems that rodent reproduction brings to large urban areas.  With our EPA and New York State registrations for ContraPest, the DOH has initiated a number of progressive measures to address rat infestations and we are looking forward to being a part of this integrated team,” Dr. Loretta P. Mayer, Chair, CEO and co-founder of SenesTech, said. “Faced with decreasing budgets and increasing rodent infestations, many agencies serving the public find themselves in a challenging situation and need more effective, sustainable solutions.”

"We continue to hear the frustration of our public health officials with killing strategies that cannot provide sustainable results,” according to Mayer.  "When you are up against one of nature's most successful breeding machines (where two rats can give rise to 15,000 in a year) you can never get ahead by killing - as history has shown us".  Unlike rodenticide, which targets individual rats and can inadvertently affect non-targeted species, “ContraPest targets whole populations that carry disease, damage property and disturb the public by getting to the root of the problem: reproduction,” Mayer said.

About SenesTech

SenesTech has developed an innovative technology for managing animal pest populations through fertility control as opposed to a lethal approach.

The Company's first fertility control product, ContraPest^®, is marketed for use initially in controlling rat infestations. ContraPest's novel technology and approach targets the reproductive capabilities of both sexes, inducing egg loss in female rodents and impairing sperm development in males. Using proprietary bait stations, ContraPest is dispensed in a highly palatable liquid formulation that promotes sustained consumption by rodent communities. ContraPest is designed, formulated and dispensed to be safe for handlers and non-target species such as wildlife, livestock and pets, in a biodegradable product. In contrast, the historical approach to managing rodent pest populations, rodenticides, carries a high risk of environmental contamination and the poisoning of non-target animals, pets and children.

We believe our non-lethal approach, targeting reproduction, is more humane, less harmful to the environment, and more effective in providing a sustainable solution to pest infestations than traditional lethal pest management methods. There is currently no other non-lethal fertility control product approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for the management of rodent populations.  We believe ContraPest^® will establish a new paradigm in rodent control, resulting in improved performance in rodent control over rodenticides, without the negative environmental effects of rodenticides.  For more information visit the SenesTech website at www.senestech.com.

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CONTACT: 

Investor: Robert Blum, Joe Dorame, Joe Diaz, Lytham Partners, LLC, 602-889-9700, senestech@lythampartners.com

Company: Tom Chesterman, Chief Financial Officer, SenesTech, Inc, 928-779-4143