Rodenticide, any substance that is used to kill rats, mice, and other rodent pests. Warfarin, 1080 (sodium fluoroacetate), ANTU (legal label for alpha-naphthylthiourea), and red squill are commonly used rodenticides. These substances kill by preventing normal blood clotting and causing internal hemorrhaging. Fumigants such as sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide, and methyl bromide are also effective rodenticides. Phosphorus paste, barium carbonate salt, and powders such as zinc phosphide, white arsenic, thallium sulfate, strychnine, strychnine sulfate, and calcium cyanide are mixed with bait and placed where rodents will find and eat them. All these poisons are toxic to other animals, and most cause death by disturbance of nervous-system functions. Red squill, a rodenticide derived from the bulbs of a lilylike subtropical plant, is slower-acting and less toxic to animals other than rodents because it is removed from the stomach by vomiting—a reflex that is absent in rodents.

Insecticide For Rats

Rats and mice are not only a nuisance but can also cause property damage and transmit diseases that pose a threat to public health. You’ll know they’ve arrived if you see rodent droppings near a food source or shredded fabric or paper. If you identify rogue rodents, there are several steps to take to ensure permanent removal of these pests.

Removing rodents with traps or poisons will not keep rodents out of your property in the future. The easiest way to permanently keep rats and mice out of your home or business is to prevent access by sealing all entry points.

Removing food storage or open garbage containers outside will make your property even less attractive to rats and mice. Keep compost piles as far as possible away from buildings. These simple but effective preventative steps save you time and money in the long run.

Once you have blocked the access points, you’ll need to eliminate the remaining rodents. The following sections offer an overview of different treatment options and serve as useful guidance for keeping your property permanently free of rats and mice.

Pest Control Overview

AVERT!

Seal entry points	Prevent rodents from entering your home or business by permanently sealing holes that allow rodents entry into the building.
Remove rodent attractions	Eliminate any source of food or shelter by ensuring that food is securely stored and that surroundings are clean.

IDENTIFY!

Signs of infestation

Look for rodent droppings around food, kitchen corners, inside cabinets, or under sinks. Also, look for nesting material such as shredded paper or fabric.

TREAT!

Traps	Snap and electronic traps are preferable. Be cautious with live traps as rodents might urinate and increase the risk of spreading disease.
Rodenticides	Only use rodenticides if other methods fail. Use the lowest toxicity products to avoid poisoning children and pets.

 

Low Impact Approaches

Benefits of Using Traps

Using traps instead toxic poisons offers visual confirmation of a captured rodent and allows you to better gauge the effectiveness of treatment. You are also able to dispose of rodents immediately rather than dealing with the foul odor of rotting carcasses inside your walls or out of reach. Most important, using traps allows you to avoid rodenticides, which pose a greater threat of exposure to children, pets, and non-target wildlife, including endangered species. Often, successful rodenticide treatment requires multiple feedings of poison, which increases the chances of unintended exposure to natural predators like cats or dogs.

Review all your options before deciding on a treatment plan. If you decide to work with a pest control professional, be sure the company is Ecowise or GreenShield certified and familiar with Integrated Pest Management techniques.

Rodenticides

Potential Consequences of Rodenticide Products

Recognize that when you use rodenticides, you should be ready to deal with these potential consequences:

• Rodents are likely to die in locations where they cannot be retrieved. The smell of a dead animal will persist for several weeks to several months.
• If you or your neighbors have cats or dogs, they may die or become acutely ill from eating poisoned rodents.
• Predatory birds like hawks, eagles and owls and mammalian predators such as foxes and coyotes may die from eating poisoned rodents.

Precautions to Take When Using Rodenticides

If you determine that rodenticides are necessary, take these precautionary steps to reduce the potential for adverse effects:

• Indoors, place rodenticide bait stations only in locations that are completely inaccessible to children and pets—inside walls, under heavy appliances, or in enclosed crawlspaces.
• Once all signs of rodents are gone, remove bait stations promptly.
• Always read and follow the label instructions on the pesticide product. The label is the law and you could be liable for any damage resulting from not following the label instructions.
• Use only US EPA approved products

Insecticide For Rats

Rodenticide baits are formulated to be lethal to small mammals, and are therefore not selective for the target species. As a result, all baits pose a high risk of primary poisoning for non-target animals that might eat the bait, including children, pets, birds, and other wildlife. The first-generation anticoagulants listed in the first table below pose slightly less risk to mammals that only occasionally feed on one or just a few bait pellets. This is due to the fact that first-generation baits are metabolized more rapidly, and generally non-target mammals must consume several pellets over several days to receive a lethal dose. Comparatively, the second-generation rodenticides described in the second table below are more acutely toxic and have a higher risk of severe unintended poisoning for children, pets, and other non-target wildlife

List Of Insecticide For Rats