An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Potential Norway Rat Attractants
Commensal rats cause significant damage to human food supplies and property around the world. They also cause severe ecosystem disruption, and even species endangerment, when introduced to islands. Effective attractants could help manage rat populations by increasing the probability of getting rats...
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ftcdlib:qt16k431nz 2023-05-15T18:05:21+02:00 An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Potential Norway Rat Attractants Witmer, Gary Burke , Patrick Jojola, Susan 35 - 38 2008-01-01 application/pdf http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/16k431nz english eng eScholarship, University of California qt16k431nz http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/16k431nz public Witmer, Gary; Burke , Patrick; & Jojola, Susan. (2008). An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Potential Norway Rat Attractants. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference, 23(23), 35 - 38. doi:10.5070/V423110654. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/16k431nz attractants commensal rodents invasive species lures Rattus norvegicus Rattus rattus Life Sciences article 2008 ftcdlib https://doi.org/10.5070/V423110654 2019-04-05T22:52:18Z Commensal rats cause significant damage to human food supplies and property around the world. They also cause severe ecosystem disruption, and even species endangerment, when introduced to islands. Effective attractants could help manage rat populations by increasing the probability of getting rats to detection stations, traps, and bait stations. Bait stations may contain a rodenticide, a fertility control agent, a disease vaccine, or an ecto-parasite control chemical. Effective rat attractants have not been made commercially available, although a few candidates have been identified over the years. We investigated 18 commerciallyavailable materials for their attractiveness to groups of wild Norway rats in a pen study. The most promising candidate attractants, based on the number of station visits, were almond, ginger, and lemon extracts. However, a subsequent, brief field trial at a livestock feedlot with a resident Norway rat population did not result in greater rat capture numbers with any of the 3 attractants over traps only containing water. It appears that additional testing of these and other materials will be necessary before an effective attractant can be discovered and made available for Norway rat population management. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus University of California: eScholarship Almond ENVELOPE(163.617,163.617,-78.383,-78.383) Norway Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference 23 |
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Commensal rats cause significant damage to human food supplies and property around the world. They also cause severe ecosystem disruption, and even species endangerment, when introduced to islands. Effective attractants could help manage rat populations by increasing the probability of getting rats to detection stations, traps, and bait stations. Bait stations may contain a rodenticide, a fertility control agent, a disease vaccine, or an ecto-parasite control chemical. Effective rat attractants have not been made commercially available, although a few candidates have been identified over the years. We investigated 18 commerciallyavailable materials for their attractiveness to groups of wild Norway rats in a pen study. The most promising candidate attractants, based on the number of station visits, were almond, ginger, and lemon extracts. However, a subsequent, brief field trial at a livestock feedlot with a resident Norway rat population did not result in greater rat capture numbers with any of the 3 attractants over traps only containing water. It appears that additional testing of these and other materials will be necessary before an effective attractant can be discovered and made available for Norway rat population management. |
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An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Potential Norway Rat Attractants |
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An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Potential Norway Rat Attractants |
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Witmer, Gary; Burke , Patrick; & Jojola, Susan. (2008). An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Potential Norway Rat Attractants. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference, 23(23), 35 - 38. doi:10.5070/V423110654. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/16k431nz |
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