Palatability and toxicity of fipronil as a systemic insecticide in a bromadiolone rodenticide bait for rat and flea control

• Published in: Medical and Veterinary Entomology
• Main Authors: Leirs, H., Larsen, K. S., Lodal, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2001
• Subjects: Rothschild; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.0269-283x.2001.00302.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1046%2Fj.0269-283x.2001.00302.x; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1046/j.0269-283x.2001.00302.x/fullpdf

Abstract. Vector control in plague‐infested areas requires a simultaneous killing of rodents and their fleas. We investigated the efficacy of a combination of a systemic insecticide, fipronil, in a rodenticide bait formulation under laboratory conditions. Four different concentrations of fipronil (0...