What are Rodenticides?
Rodenticides can be broken down into three categories, baits, tracking powders and fumigants. Both baits and tracking powders are rodent poisons in the traditional sense, they must be eaten to kill the pest. Baits are designed to attract the rodent to a feeding station. Baits can be used both in the field and in and around buildings. Tracking powders are placed along rodent runways in and around buildings, picked up by the fur as the animal passes by, and then ingested during grooming. Fumigants are poisonous gasses, designed to kill rodents in their burrows. Rodenticide baits and tracking powders are the type of rodenticides that are most often encountered by homeowners with a rodent problem. There are two types of rodent poisons generally available acute poisons (also known as single feed baits) and chronic poisons (multiple feed baits).[iv] Acute poisons are extremely dangerous to pets and children, as one encounter can make them very sick or kill them.[v] Multiple feed baits are th
