The black rats were successfully eradicated from Anacapa Island by 2003, with a controversial program that involved an aerial application of the
rodenticide brodifacoum, the first such eradication in the United States.
Non-target species mortality and the measurement
of brodifacoum rodenticide residues after a rat (Rattus rattus) eradication on Palmyra Atoll, tropical Pacific.
In fact, it's made
with Brodifacoum, one of the most powerful poisons available on the market.
We also mitigated for bird species potentially susceptible to
brodifacoum poisoning and monitored aspects of the terrestrial and marine environments.
Residue profiles of
brodifacoum in coastal marine species following an island rodent eradication.
The risks, costs and benefits of
using brodifacoum to eradicate rats from Kapiti Island, New Zealand
The grain pellets, poisoned with the highly toxic
pesticide Brodifacoum, will be eaten not only by the rats but by the native deer mice — unique to Channel Islands National Park, Newton said.
Black rats were successfully eradicated from Anacapa Island by 2003, under a controversial program that involved an aerial application of the
rodenticide brodifacoum.
An IDPH spokesperson told Gizmodo that at least some patients had evidence
of brodifacoum, a chemical used in rat poison that inhibits vitamin K receptors in the body.
The poison used here is
Brodifacoum, a highly - effective rodenticide.
The main ingredient is
brodifacoum, making this a great product to kill nearly any sized infestation of rodents.
Common chemicals toxic to dogs include: slug bait (metaldehyde); rodent bait (
brodifacoum, bromadiolone, coumarin, etc), and antifreeze (ethylene glycol).
Brodifacoum, warfarin, and other anticoagulant rat poisons cause an inability to clot the blood and often lead to internal bleeding.
The main types of rodenticides contain warfarin,
brodifacoum, diphacinone, and bromethalin.
With some types (e.g.,
brodifacoum), it only takes a very small amount to cause poisoning, especially in dogs.
Brodifacoum was not detected in the marine environment or in significant amounts in terrestrial soil, plants and arthropods.
To rid the islands of the rodents, the Park Service proposes dropping up to 9,700 pounds of the rodenticide
brodifacoum.