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

1 February 1975

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Epidemiology and Infection

Vol. 74 (1) , 103-108
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022172400046751

Abstract

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.

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