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Laboratory evaluation of gophacide as a rodenticide for use against Rattus norvegicus and Mus musculus*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

R. Redfern ,
J. H. Greaves  and
H. Tinworth
R. Redfern
Affiliation:
Pest Infestation Control Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Hook Rise South, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey
J. H. Greaves
Affiliation:
Pest Infestation Control Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Hook Rise South, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey
H. Tinworth
Affiliation:
Pest Infestation Control Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Hook Rise South, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey
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Laboratory tests were carried out to assess the efficacy of gophacide as a rodenticide against the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) and the house mouse (Mus musculus). Results of feeding tests with wild animals suggest that the compound would be more useful against mice than rats, and that 0.3% would be a near optimal concentration for field trials for both species.

The hazards of using gophacide as a rodenticide are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 74 , Issue 1 , February 1975 , pp. 103 - 108
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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