Developing a new resetting tool for controlling rats
A resetting toxin device (the “Spitfire”) has been designed that delivers a toxic paste to a rat’s ventral surface when it passes through a tunnel. The rat grooms off the paste and ingests the toxin. The system was assessed in cage trials and one field trial. The purpose of the cage trials was to in...
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ftlincolnuniv:oai:researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz:10182/16015 2023-06-11T04:16:15+02:00 Developing a new resetting tool for controlling rats Murphy, EC Agnew, T Sjoberg, T Eason, CT MacMorran, D Ross, James 2023-03-14 6 pages https://hdl.handle.net/10182/16015 https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000953321800001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=42fe17854fe8be72a22db98beb5d2208 https://doi.org/10.20417/nzjecol.47.3517 unknown New Zealand Ecological Society The original publication is available from New Zealand Ecological Society - https://doi.org/10.20417/nzjecol.47.3517 - http://dx.doi.org/10.20417/nzjecol.47.3517 https://doi.org/10.20417/nzjecol.47.3517 New Zealand Journal of Ecology https://researcharchive.lincoln.ac.nz/bitstream/10182/16015/5/Murphy%20et%20al%20-%20Developing%20a%20new%20resetting%20tool%20for%20controlling%20rats%20-%202023.pdf.jpg https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000953321800001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=42fe17854fe8be72a22db98beb5d2208 0110-6465 A2ES7 (isidoc) https://hdl.handle.net/10182/16015 doi:10.20417/nzjecol.47.3517 © 2023 The Author(s). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Attribution 1080 brodifacoum cholecalciferol Norway rat ship rat Spitfire toxin zinc phosphide 410202 Biosecurity science and invasive species ecology 410401 Conservation and biodiversity 34 Chemical sciences Journal Article 2023 ftlincolnuniv https://doi.org/10.20417/nzjecol.47.3517 2023-05-30T17:21:15Z A resetting toxin device (the “Spitfire”) has been designed that delivers a toxic paste to a rat’s ventral surface when it passes through a tunnel. The rat grooms off the paste and ingests the toxin. The system was assessed in cage trials and one field trial. The purpose of the cage trials was to investigate whether a range of toxins can be delivered by the Spitfire to rats (Rattus rattus and R. norvegicus), namely 0.55% sodium fluoroacetate (1080), 0.2% brodifacoum, 15% cholecalciferol, and 12.5% zinc phosphide. The trials with 1080, brodifacoum, and zinc phosphide were successful with > 85% of rats ingesting lethal doses. The trials with cholecalciferol were less successful with only 58% of rats dying. A one-month pilot field trial was undertaken using 1080 in the Spitfires. There was a knockdown in rat (and stoat Mustela erminea) abundance, establishing proof of concept for the Spitfire delivery system with this toxin. The long-term, effective control of introduced rats will require a range of toxins with different modes of action. The Spitfire could be a useful additional control tool for rats and is currently being re-engineered to be made more reliable. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Lincoln University (New Zealand): Lincoln U Research Archive Norway New Zealand Journal of Ecology |
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1080 brodifacoum cholecalciferol Norway rat ship rat Spitfire toxin zinc phosphide 410202 Biosecurity science and invasive species ecology 410401 Conservation and biodiversity 34 Chemical sciences Murphy, EC Agnew, T Sjoberg, T Eason, CT MacMorran, D Ross, James Developing a new resetting tool for controlling rats |
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A resetting toxin device (the “Spitfire”) has been designed that delivers a toxic paste to a rat’s ventral surface when it passes through a tunnel. The rat grooms off the paste and ingests the toxin. The system was assessed in cage trials and one field trial. The purpose of the cage trials was to investigate whether a range of toxins can be delivered by the Spitfire to rats (Rattus rattus and R. norvegicus), namely 0.55% sodium fluoroacetate (1080), 0.2% brodifacoum, 15% cholecalciferol, and 12.5% zinc phosphide. The trials with 1080, brodifacoum, and zinc phosphide were successful with > 85% of rats ingesting lethal doses. The trials with cholecalciferol were less successful with only 58% of rats dying. A one-month pilot field trial was undertaken using 1080 in the Spitfires. There was a knockdown in rat (and stoat Mustela erminea) abundance, establishing proof of concept for the Spitfire delivery system with this toxin. The long-term, effective control of introduced rats will require a range of toxins with different modes of action. The Spitfire could be a useful additional control tool for rats and is currently being re-engineered to be made more reliable. |
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