Laboratory Evaluation of Flocoumafen Bait Against Rattus Rattus

Flocoumafen was evaluated in the laboratory against Rattus rattus rufescens.One to two days feeding on baits treated with 0.0025%, 0.005% and 0.01%concentration of rodenticide, resulted into 80 to 100% mortali ty of experimentalrodents in no choice as well as in choice tests. The consumption ofpoiso...

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Main Authors: Jain, A P, Mathur, Manju, Tripathi, R S
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Arid Zone Research Association of India 2016
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Online Access:https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/AAZ/article/view/64598
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Summary:Flocoumafen was evaluated in the laboratory against Rattus rattus rufescens.One to two days feeding on baits treated with 0.0025%, 0.005% and 0.01%concentration of rodenticide, resulted into 80 to 100% mortali ty of experimentalrodents in no choice as well as in choice tests. The consumption ofpoison bait revealed that at a given feeding period, the bait with low concentrationof poison was consumed more than that of the bait at higher concentration.