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Field trials of flocoumafen* against warfarin-resistant infestations of the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus Berk)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

A. P. Buckle
A. P. Buckle
Affiliation:
Mammals and Birds Department, Tolworth Laboratory, Agricultural Science Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Hook Rise South, Tolworth, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 7NF
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The anticoagulant rodenticide flocoumafen was tested against warfarin-resistant Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus Berk.) infesting farm buildings. Complete control was obtained in 10–21 days (mean 14·2 days) in six treatments in which baits poisoned with 0·005% flocoumafen were maintained, in surplus, until rats ceased to feed from them. A further six treatments, in which the application of poisoned bait was restricted to periodic placements of 50 g, were also completely successful in 15–30 days (mean 21·0 days). Less poisoned bait was used in the restricted flocoumafen treatments than in the unrestricted treatments but the time taken to control the rat infestations was significantly longer.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 96 , Issue 3 , June 1986 , pp. 467 - 473
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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