Laboratory and field evaluation of pyriminyl as a poison for Rattus norvegicus
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Published:1980-06
Issue:3
Volume:84
Page:347-354
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ISSN:0022-1724
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Container-title:Journal of Hygiene
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language:en
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Short-container-title:J. Hyg.
Author:
Rentnison B. D.,Redfern R.,Dubock A. C.,Gill J. E.,Richards C. G. J.
Abstract
SUMMARYLaboratory tests indicated that the optimum concentration for pyriminyl in rat baits was between 1% and 3%. In field trials in which 0·5% pyriminyl (the concentration in commercial use) was compared with 2·5% zinc phosphide for the control of rats on farms, the pyriminyl treatments were significantly less effective than the zinc phosphide even when the poisoned baits were left down for 7 days instead of 1 day after prebaiting. Both poisons were as effective in medium oatmeal bait as they were in medium oatmeal containing 5% corn oil and 5% sugar.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Immunology
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