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Efficacy of Germinated Cereals as Bait Carrier for Zinc Phosphide and Bromadiolone against Field and Commensal Rodent Pests : A Laboratory Evaluation
Joint Authors
Sakthivel, P.
Neelanarayanan, P.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sakthivel, P.& Neelanarayanan, P.. 2014. Efficacy of Germinated Cereals as Bait Carrier for Zinc Phosphide and Bromadiolone against Field and Commensal Rodent Pests : A Laboratory Evaluation. Advances in Zoology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481227
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sakthivel, P.& Neelanarayanan, P.. Efficacy of Germinated Cereals as Bait Carrier for Zinc Phosphide and Bromadiolone against Field and Commensal Rodent Pests : A Laboratory Evaluation. Advances in Zoology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481227
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sakthivel, P.& Neelanarayanan, P.. Efficacy of Germinated Cereals as Bait Carrier for Zinc Phosphide and Bromadiolone against Field and Commensal Rodent Pests : A Laboratory Evaluation. Advances in Zoology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481227
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-481227