Field trials of the rodenticide 5-p-chlorophenyl silatrane against wild house mice (Mus musculus L.).
The performance of the rodenticide 5-p-chlorophenyl silatrane at 0.5% in a wholemeal flour/pinhead oatmeal/corn oil bait was compared with that of zinc phosphide at 3% in the same base in poison treatments carried out against urban infestations of the house mouse (Mus musculus L.). Each poison treatment was conducted for 1 day and after 3 days' pre-baiting. The success of the treatments was assessed from census baitings conducted before and after treatment. Treatment success varied considerably with both poisons used but in general 5-p-chlorophenyl silatrane proved to be at least as effective as zinc phosphide, a commonly used acute rodenticide for the control of mice.
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D001372:Aza Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000633:toxicity; D001952:Bridged-Ring Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D010720:Phosphines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity; D012378:Rodenticides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity; D012825:Silicon / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000633:toxicity; D015032:Zinc / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity
D001372:Aza Compounds; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds; D001952:Bridged-Ring Compounds; D010720:Phosphines; D012378:Rodenticides; D015032:Zinc; D012825:Silicon