PULSED BAITING —A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR HIGH POTENCY, SLOW ACTING RODENTICIDES

摘要: Author(s): Dubock, Adrian C. | Abstract: The disadvantages of the acute, fast-acting, rodenticides are well understood by specialist. However, despite poison-shyness and consequent short-lived, low efficacy rodent control, many users prefer "acutes" such as zinc phosphide to "first-generation" anticoagulants warfarin type. techniques necessary for efficient use first-generation often inappropriate, particularly in agriculture. High labour bait inputs required unacceptable are, together with need area coordinated control programmes, significantly responsible lack widespread anticoagulants, even those countries a long history both disastrous damage crops research training centres. There other problems, too, including antithesis prophylactic perhaps part due inherent acutes impractical nature (often leading efficacy) anticoagulant baiting procedures. advent highly potent but slow-acting rodenticide molecule, brodifacoum, has allowed development pulsed technique. This practical technique is effective offers very significant savings compared excellent levels control. Single applications more than single acute toxicants. Now used agricultural urban proving be cost-effective acceptable, educated campaign organisers uneducated users. theory, cost-effectiveness considered experience gained from its over 4 million hectares land. Use allows first time