PLANT PROTECTION 1 â Pests, Diseases and Weeds
PLANT PROTECTION 1 â Pests, Diseases and Weeds
PLANT PROTECTION 1 â Pests, Diseases and Weeds
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<strong>PLANT</strong> <strong>PROTECTION</strong> 1 – <strong>Pests</strong>, <strong>Diseases</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Weeds</strong><br />
Table 50. Rodenticides. (mice, rats, rabbits, foxes)<br />
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Most rodenticides are highly toxic to children, pets, domestic animals <strong>and</strong> wildlife. Some are only to be<br />
used in a lockable bait station. Some contain Bitrex <br />
Some are restricted pesticides <strong>and</strong> only to be supplied to <strong>and</strong> used by licensed pest control<br />
operators. Consult local council or shire for information on vertebrate pests.<br />
CHEMICAL TYPES/GROUPS<br />
ANTI-COAG<br />
ULANTS<br />
Coumarin<br />
Non-crop use<br />
Ind<strong>and</strong>ione<br />
Non-crop use<br />
OTHERS<br />
These products are all<br />
extremely hazardous <strong>and</strong><br />
must only be supplied to<br />
<strong>and</strong> used by licensed pest<br />
control operators<br />
FUMIGANTS<br />
All chemical fumigants are<br />
extremely hazardous <strong>and</strong> must<br />
only be supplied to <strong>and</strong> used<br />
by licensed pest control<br />
operators (see pages 58, 60 &<br />
267 for mode of action groups)<br />
VIRUSES<br />
Trade name<br />
Active constituent<br />
KLERAT, RODEX,<br />
TALON<br />
brodafacoum<br />
BROMAKIL,<br />
BROMARD<br />
bromadiolone<br />
RACUMIN<br />
coumatetralyl<br />
RATSAK, VARIOUS<br />
warfarin<br />
STORM,<br />
STRATAGEM<br />
flocoumafen<br />
SOREXA PRO<br />
RODENTICIDE<br />
difenacoum<br />
may be formulated with<br />
alpha-cypermethrin<br />
PINDONE, VARIOUS<br />
pindone-sodium<br />
RESTRICTED PESTICIDE<br />
POISON<br />
RAMIK GREEN<br />
BAIT BITS<br />
diphacinone<br />
POISON<br />
RAMPAGE<br />
cholecalciferol<br />
(Vit D3)<br />
DANGEROUS POISON<br />
VARIOUS<br />
zinc phosphide<br />
DANGEROUS POISON<br />
1080, VARIOUS<br />
sodium<br />
fluoroacetate<br />
DANGEROUS POISON<br />
CHLORFUME,<br />
LARVACIDE<br />
chloropicrin<br />
(tear gas)<br />
FUMITOXIN,<br />
VARIOUS<br />
aluminium phosphide<br />
CSSP PHOSPHORUS<br />
PIG POISON<br />
carbon disulphide +<br />
phosphorus<br />
DEN-CO-FUME<br />
CARBON MONOXIDE<br />
FUMIGANT CARTRIDGE<br />
sodium nitrate +<br />
charcoal +<br />
MYXOMA VIRUS<br />
myxomatosis virus<br />
CALICI VIRUS<br />
rabbit haemorrhagic<br />
disease virus<br />
CYLAP RCD<br />
VACCINE<br />
rabbit calici virus<br />
THE PRODUCT<br />
Method of control<br />
Bait<br />
One dose is effective.<br />
Eliminate alternate food<br />
Bait<br />
1-2 feedings will control<br />
a population<br />
Bait<br />
Continuous feeding is<br />
necessary for control<br />
Bait<br />
Repeated ingestion<br />
needed<br />
Bait<br />
Lethal in a single dose,<br />
non-food blue colouring,<br />
human taste deterrent<br />
Bait<br />
blocks, wax, paste,<br />
pellets<br />
Bait (usually carrots,<br />
dyed green), less likely<br />
to be eaten by birds.<br />
Degrades in soil <strong>and</strong><br />
water.<br />
Ready to use nugget<br />
baits<br />
Bait Mobilises store of<br />
calcium from bones to<br />
plasma in the body of<br />
rodents<br />
Bait (sterilized wheat<br />
seed coated with zinc<br />
phosphide). One grain is<br />
lethal to mice.<br />
Bait Lethal to domestic<br />
dogs & some wildlife,<br />
native animals have<br />
some tolerance.<br />
Soil fumigant<br />
Often used as a<br />
warning agent with<br />
other fumigants<br />
Fumigant<br />
Bait<br />
Fumigant cartridge<br />
Very toxic, explosive<br />
For the initiation of<br />
myxomatosis in rabbits<br />
Injection & baits<br />
Injection to control calici<br />
virus in European<br />
rabbits<br />
SOME USES<br />
Read label, obtain advice from company<br />
CROPS,/SITES<br />
TREATED<br />
Non-crop, buildings,<br />
crop edges<br />
Within & around<br />
buildings or in<br />
enclosed spaces<br />
Non-crop, buildings.<br />
Young pigs are very<br />
sensitive<br />
Non-crop, buildings.<br />
Hazardous to wildlife,<br />
domestic animals,<br />
In & around industrial,<br />
domestic <strong>and</strong><br />
agricultural buildings<br />
In & around<br />
buildings<br />
Professional pest<br />
control product<br />
Non-crop,<br />
very small risk of<br />
secondary poisoning<br />
(domestic dogs)<br />
Commercial, agric &<br />
domestic buildings<br />
In & around domestic,<br />
commercial <strong>and</strong> agric<br />
buildings.<br />
Only to be used in<br />
lockable bait stations<br />
Agricultural situations,<br />
sugarcane<br />
Must not be used<br />
around farm buildings<br />
Non-crop.<br />
DANGEROUS POISON,<br />
RESTRICTED PESTICIDE<br />
Pre-planting soil<br />
fumigation, soil heaps,<br />
rabbit warrens<br />
Non-crop, buildings,<br />
seed, stored grain,<br />
pasture<br />
Restriction on where<br />
it may be used.<br />
Natal fox dens<br />
For prevention of<br />
calicivirus in cats,<br />
rabbits<br />
PESTS CONTROLLED,<br />
SUPPRESSED<br />
Rats & mice<br />
various species<br />
Rats & mice<br />
various species, poultry<br />
are very sensitive<br />
Rats & mice<br />
various species<br />
Rats & mice<br />
various species,<br />
Rats & mice<br />
controls rats <strong>and</strong> mice<br />
resistant to warfarin<br />
Rats & mice<br />
including those resistant<br />
to other anticoagulants<br />
Rabbits<br />
Consult state authority<br />
on vertebrate pests<br />
Mice<br />
Rats & mice<br />
including anticoagulant<br />
resistant species<br />
Mice, rats<br />
large scale plagues,<br />
minimal risk to non-target<br />
native animals, birds or<br />
reptiles<br />
Wild dogs & foxes,<br />
vermin<br />
consult state authority<br />
on vertebrate pests,<br />
Fumigant<br />
rabbits, soil fungal &<br />
bacterial diseases,<br />
nematodes, weed seeds<br />
Commodity fumigant<br />
storage pests & mice,<br />
rabbits<br />
Feral pigs<br />
Foxes<br />
humane asphyxiation of<br />
foxes in natal dens<br />
Wild European rabbits<br />
Wild European rabbits<br />
Domestic rabbits &<br />
cats<br />
Vertebrate pests 249