New rodenticide

control mice mouse rodents

Status: In Progress

Start date: 12 June 2018

Completion date: 30 June 2022

Project code: A-004

Species: Mice

Summary

New chemicals to complement zinc phosphide are required for the control of in-crop rodents. This project sought to find and test the efficacy of various sodium nitrite formulations, potentially resulting in additional effective manufactured bait products and a formulated sodium nitrite product.

This project is also assessing additional chemicals that were demonstrated to be sufficiently acutely toxic, attractive, palatable, and highly effective in US EPA compliant oral toxicity studies.

Objectives

  1. To progress the R&D and subsequential registration of a new rodenticide for use in Australia.

Key achievements

Outputs

  • A suitable toxin was identified to complement the current use of zinc phosphide to control rodents in broadacre cereal farming. Preliminary testing indicated the toxin results in a quick and humane death for
    rodents.

Outcomes

  • In December 2018, the Centre and the USDA executed a cooperative research and development agreement.

Project team

Dr Tony Buckmaster

Project Lead | CISS

Dr Katherine Horak

USDA

Project partners

This project is funded externally by GRDC with in-kind support from the US Department of Agriculture.

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