Laboratory evaluation of germinated and non-germinated bait base for the management of the house rat, <i>Rattus rattus</i>

Sakthivel, P.; Neelanarayanan, P.

doi:10.1080/15627020.2011.11407514

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“…The grains preferred by the test animals under two-choice and multiple choice tests, namely, germinated paddy, pearl millet, and finger millet and because of their low cost and easy availability when compared to pulses, were used as bait carrier for the chosen rodenticides as suggested by Sakthivel [25], Sakthivel and Neelanarayanan [26], and Sakthivel et al [27]. These tests were conducted under both no-choice and choice conditions, individually.…”

Section: Toxicitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Efficacy of Germinated Cereals as Bait Carrier for Zinc Phosphide and Bromadiolone against Field and Commensal Rodent Pests: A Laboratory Evaluation

Sakthivel

Neelanarayanan²

2014

Advances in Zoology

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Both sexes of rodent pests such as Bandicota bengalensis, Millardia meltada, Mus booduga, and Rattus rattus were subjected to toxicity tests (acute rodenticide: 1.5% and 2% zinc phosphide and chronic rodenticide: bromadiolone (0.005%), under no-choice and choice tests) by using their preferred germinated cereals, namely, paddy, pearl millet, and finger millet, as bait base, individually. The results indicated that the poison baits in the germinated cereals induced all the chosen four species of rodent pests to consume greater quantities of bait perhaps due to the bait carrier's palatability and texture. Besides these, the chosen three germinated cereals proved themselves that they are also capable of acting as suitable bait base for both selected rodenticides in bringing maximum mortality among the tested rodent pests under both no-choice and choice tests. Therefore, these germinated cereals may be recommended as a bait carrier for both zinc phosphide (2%) and bromadiolone (0.005%) poisons for the control of all these four species of rodent pests under field conditions. However, this requires field based trials with rodenticides for making a final recommendation.

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Section: Toxicitymentioning

confidence: 99%