For more than 50 years the control of commensal rodents has been dominated by chemical control, namely anticoagulant baits, with the recent re-introduction of cholecalciferol into the European and global market.

Despite the regulatory challenges faced by these chemicals, they continue to be authorised within the EU for rodent control due to a lack of efficient and viable alternatives, including non-chemical control methods.

European guidelines have recently been published for the evaluation of non-chemical rodent control (NoCheRo), particularly rodent snap-traps, as such a viable alternative.

BASF undertook a 21 day rural trial on a market-leading rat snap trap according to these guidelines. The farm site had a heavy Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) infestation.

The aim of the trial was to assess the efficacy of the snap traps and record any target and non-target humaneness or welfare concerns. The efficacy of the snap traps was measured using pre- and post-trapping census indices (census diet takes and tracking patch scores) to rat record activity.

PPC LIVE 2023, HARROGATE
INDOOR SEMINAR THEATRE 
14.00-14.45

Presented by: Sharon Hughes, Global Technical Marketing Manager, BASF

This Seminar is held at PPC Live and is completely free to attend.