Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings collection

 

Title

CHOLECALCIFEROL: A UNIQUE TOXICANT FOR RODENT CONTROL

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

March 1984

Cholecalciferol is an acute (single-feeding) and/or chronic (multiple-feeding) rodenticide toxicant with unique activity for controlling commensal rodents including anticoagulant-resistant rats. Cholecalciferol differs from conventional acute rodenticides in that no bait shyness is associated with consumption and time to death is delayed, with first dead rodents appearing 3-4 days after treatment.