Bromethalin--a promising new rodenticide

Bromethalin is a unique, highly potent rodenticide exhibiting a mode of action different from anticoagulant rodenticides. Bromethalin provides a lethal dose to rodents in a single feeding with death generally delayed two to three days. Rodents do not discriminate against bromethalin bait; therefore,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jackson, William B., Spaulding, S. R., Van Lier, R. B. L., Dreikorn, B. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: eScholarship, University of California 1982
Subjects:
bromethalin
rodenticide
toxicity
commensal rodents
Rattus norvegicus
Rattus rattus
Mus musculus
efficacy
nontarget hazard
Norway
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2k37t7gw
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Summary:Bromethalin is a unique, highly potent rodenticide exhibiting a mode of action different from anticoagulant rodenticides. Bromethalin provides a lethal dose to rodents in a single feeding with death generally delayed two to three days. Rodents do not discriminate against bromethalin bait; therefore, excellent bait acceptance is achieved with no prebaiting. Field studies have shown bromethalin bait to be highly efficacious against Norway rats and house mice under a variety of field conditions. Laboratory and field trial data indicate bromethalin is effective against known anticoagulant-resistant rodent populations. Toxicological data indicate bromethalin bait is relatively safe to nontarget species as well as to the environment.

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