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Laboratory trials of five rodenticides for the control of Mesocricetus auratus Waterhouse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

A. A. G. Bradfield  and
J. E. Gill
A. A. G. Bradfield
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Agricultural Science Service, Tolworth Laboratory, Hook Rise South, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey, UK
J. E. Gill
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Agricultural Science Service, Tolworth Laboratory, Hook Rise South, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey, UK
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The efficacy of five rodenticides for use in bait against the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus Waterhouse) was investigated in the laboratory. The species proved to be resistant to warfarin (up to 0·5%) and difenacoum (0·005%), but brodifacoum (0·005%) gave complete mortality after three days' feeding. Calciferol (0·1%), though toxie, was significantly unpalatable. Zinc phosphide (5·0%) presented in a choice test for two days against unpoisoned feed gave 100% mortality, and appears to be the most suitable of these compounds for the control of M. auratus in the field.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 93 , Issue 2 , October 1984 , pp. 389 - 394
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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