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Rodent Control
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Developing an Integrated Rodent Strategy
This book has been
designed to help you plan
and organise your rodent
control procedures whilst
keeping a record of your
activities.
Good record-keeping is important if you are to:
Comply with food and farm quality
assurance schemes.
Apply the appropriate treatment to the
given situation.
Ensure the most effective bait point siting.
Maintain consistent bait replenishment.
Monitor the success of treatments.
Demonstrate sufficient wildlife responsibility.
Any good rodent control plan should constantly go through 3
stages: Preventative, Non Chemical solutions and Baiting.
By eliminating key rat and mouse necessities such as food
and harbourage and constantly searching for rodent activity
your control strategy becomes easier to manage and makes
infestations more preventable.
Monitoring and Recording
Preventative
Non-Chemical
Baiting
Monitoring and Recording
Habitat Management
Eliminate and
Reduce Opportunity
Food
Harbourage
Aim to
PREVENT
activity in the
first place.
Frequently
Monitor
Look for signs of activity:
Sightings
Droppings
Damage
Tracks
This useful cycle of eliminating opportunities and frequent monitoring will reduce
the potential impact of a rodent infestation on your farm. Being vigilant to the
signs that rodents are present, as well as minimising the chances they have to
access food and shelter, will help prevent rodents from settling in to the habitat.
If during monitoring you do spot signs of rodent activity, analyse the location and
decide on the best course of treatment for an eradication campaign. Be sure
not to significantly modify the site before your treatment begins, for example
removing rodent harbourage, as this will disturb the infestation making control
more difficult to achieve.
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ERADICATION CAMPAIGN
If an infestation has been identified, consider and eliminate the
different control options available, taking care not to adversely
affect the surrounding environment and non-target species.
PREVENTATIVE
Hygiene Issues - Minimise rodent access to alternative food sources
Store grain and feed in secure areas behind closed doors.
Block up any obvious rodent access points.
Fit metal strips to the base of gnawed wooden doors.
Clear-up all spilled grain and feed.
Readily-available alternative food access can seriously restrict bait uptake.
NON-CHEMICAL
Traps are an important part of an Integrated Rodent Strategy and they come in
different shapes, sizes, and types. They can also be used to help to identify the pest
problem and for quick knock down of populations or problem rats and mice. Please
always refer to user guidelines for the use and checking of traps.
Non Toxic monitoring baits - for use to identify hotspots, re-invasion and presence of
rats or mice without using chemical baits. Non toxic baits can be used in everyday
baiting to immediately identify activity so they can then be substituted with a chemical
bait for your eradication campaign.
BAITING
1st Generation baits (for rats)
Acutes (for mice)
Gassing (for rats) away from buildings
Second Generation Anticoagulants (SGARs) -
(for rats and mice) in and around buildings
Place baiting points whenever
you spot signs of rodent
activity
Along rat runs beside walls between
living and feeding areas.
Where tell-tale droppings, gnawing,
footprints, smears are evident.
In holes and burrows.
Extending beyond obvious hot
spots to ensure full farmstead
control.
The more the better, especially with
mouse infestations.
To overcome rat neophobia site
baiting points several days before
putting out the bait.
Replenish Neosorexa ® and
Sorexa ® baits regularly
Inspect bait points every day for the
first 3 or 4 days.
Then check every 3-4 days.
Replenish all eaten bait on every
occasion.
Where bait remains untouched after a
week re-site the point.
Maintain baiting until all signs of
consumption and activity have
ceased.
Clear-up and dispose of all uneaten
bait and any dead rodents after
treatment.
Campaigns should last no longer
than 35 days.
Because rodents may need several
feeds to acquire a lethal dose
of difenacoum, baits need to be
continuously available in sufficient
quantity. See product labels for details.
Provide Storm ® flocoumafen
baits in strict weekly pulses
Only use indoors.
Inspect bait points 3, 7 and 14 days
after initial treatment.
Replenish all eaten bait on each
occasion.
Where bait remains untouched resite
the point.
Clear-up all uneaten bait and any
dead rodents after 21 days.
Because rodents will consume a lethal
dose of flocoumafen in a single feed,
pulse baiting allows significant savings
in both bait use and treatment time.
See product labels for details.
Eradicate activity quickly and efficiently. Remove all baits at the end of a campaign and search for bodies.
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Responsible Farm Rodent Planning - Outside
1
Remove rubbish and
clean-up site, to prevent
areas for rats to live in and
move around under.
2
Prevent rodent ingress
under doors. Fix kicker
plates, re-hang door or
change the floor – just
keep them out!!
3
Cut back vegetation close
to a building to remove
cover for rodents to
migrate from one place
to another and around
buildings.
4
All spilt food should be
cleaned up immediately it
occurs. This is an alternative
food source to your
rodenticides and will effect
how quickly you get bait
take and therefore control.
5
Burrow bait where obvious
active rat burrows appear.
Use Neosorexa ® Gold or
Neosorexa ® Bait Blocks
directly into hole and then
heal in soil to cover bait.
Check bait daily.
6
Where evidence of rat activity
is found use either Neosorexa ®
Gold or a secureable product
such as Neosorexa ® Pasta or
Bait blocks. Always cover bait
and protect from non target
species. You may use suitable
materials on site or the Roguard
bait station or Wide Piper offer
more secured bait points where
necessary.
4

Responsible Farm Rodent Planning - Inside
1
Ensure all food rubbish
is removed from site (for
example: discarded boxes
and containers, over
spill from rubbish bins,
discarded animal feed bags
etc).
2
Spilt food and nesting
material must be frequently
removed to reduce
possible activity becoming
established.
3
For quick results start
mouse control using snap
traps.
For 100% control the use
of rodenticides may be
required.
4
Signs such as heavy smear
marks over the containers
and bags, along with
packaging damage on the
cardboard boxes clearly
show high mouse activity in
the area.
5
Mouse droppings found
on stored items should
be cleared away to allow
ongoing monitoring.
6
Where evidence of mouse
activity is found place
Sorexa ® D, Sorexa ® Gel or
Storm ® baits in a secure
baiting station and inspect
in accordance with the
product label.
5

Record Keeping And Due Diligence
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station
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Rat
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Rodent
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Your Outdoor Farm Plan
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6

Draw on here your outdoor and indoor areas for rodent control. Highlight key
areas of activity and where you plan to use bait stations for your eradication
campaign. Number your bait stations/traps on the diagram for the table overleaf.
Also mark where any specific non-target species activity is seen and special care
is needed.
Your Indoor Plan
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Rodent Eradication Campaign
Name of responsible person(s):
Campaign 1 Start Date: DD/MM/YYYY
No. Location
Product
Type
Pest
Type
Start Date Total Quantity
Second
Application
Total Quantity
Third
Application
Total Quantity
Final
Application
1 Barn Door
Neosorexa
Gold
Rats 10/5/15 200g 15/10/15 100g 20/10/15 100g 25/10/15 0g
Quantity

Campaign 2 Start Date: DD/MM/YYYY
Name of responsible person(s):
No. Location
Product
Type
Pest
Type
Start Date Total Quantity
Second
Application
Total Quantity
Third
Application
Total Quantity
Final
Application
Quantity
1 Barn Door
Neosorexa
Gold
Rats 10/5/15 200g 15/10/15 100g 20/10/15 100g 25/10/15 0g

Campaign 3 Start Date: DD/MM/YYYY
Name of responsible person(s):
No. Location
Product
Type
Pest
Type
Start Date Total Quantity
Second
Application
Total Quantity
Third
Application
Total Quantity
Final
Application
Quantity
1 Barn Door
Neosorexa
Gold
Rats 10/5/15 200g 15/10/15 100g 20/10/15 100g 25/10/15 0g

Campaign 4 Start Date: DD/MM/YYYY
Name of responsible person(s):
No. Location
Product
Type
Pest
Type
Start Date Total Quantity
Second
Application
Total Quantity
Third
Application
Total Quantity
Final
Application
Quantity
1 Barn Door
Neosorexa
Gold
Rats 10/5/15 200g 15/10/15 100g 20/10/15 100g 25/10/15 0g

Campaign 5 Start Date: DD/MM/YYYY
Name of responsible person(s):
No. Location
Product
Type
Pest
Type
Start Date Total Quantity
Second
Application
Total Quantity
Third
Application
Total Quantity
Final
Application
Quantity
1 Barn Door
Neosorexa
Gold
Rats 10/5/15 200g 15/10/15 100g 20/10/15 100g 25/10/15 0g

Campaign 6 Start Date: DD/MM/YYYY
Name of responsible person(s):
No. Location
Product
Type
Pest
Type
Start Date Total Quantity
Second
Application
Total Quantity
Third
Application
Total Quantity
Final
Application
Quantity
1 Barn Door
Neosorexa
Gold
Rats 10/5/15 200g 15/10/15 100g 20/10/15 100g 25/10/15 0g

The Best Bait Choices For Your Eradication Campaign
Neosorexa ® Gold
The UK’s No 1 rat and mouse bait with Fortec
technology for increased bait consumption.
The UK’s
No1
Rodenticide
Multi-purpose, cut wheat bait for effective and consistent control
Extremely palatable with Fortec technology for increased bait consumption
A lethal dose consumed within just one day
Proven superior performance to ordinary baits
Available as loose bait or 100g sachets
Containing difenacoum, Neosorexa ® Gold is the first rodent bait to use the patented
Fortec technology. A mixture of foraging grain pellets and cut wheat means greater
palatability and faster control of rats and mice.
What is Fortec?
A major advancement in rodenticide technology
to aid modern rodent control. Fortec introduces
a ‘new approach’ to rat management, offering
more rapid and reliable control by exploiting
rats’ natural feeding behaviour.
Touch
Taste
Sight
Smell
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Neosorexa ® Blocks
The most reliable multi
feed block bait for rat and
mouse control. Provides the
best balance of palatability
and durability in a highly
efficacious block.
Neosorexa ® Pasta Bait
The most reliable multi
feed pasta bait for difficultto-control
rats and mice.
Provides a moist, rich bait in a
highly palatable and attractive
formulation.
Sorexa ® D
The ultimate canary seed bait
for mouse control. Provides
maximum uptake by mice in
any situation.
Sorexa ® Gel
The preferred mouse gel
bait for hard to reach areas.
Provides targeted application
of a specialist mouse
formulation in sensitive
environments.
Storm ® Secure
The fastest single feed,
fixable block bait for indoor
rat and mouse control.
The Best Bait Stations
Secure bait stations are an important way of minimising
the risk of rodenticides to children, pets and other nontarget
species.
Designed with a clear understanding of natural rodent
behaviour, Roguard ® bait stations do this while also
minimising the extent to which bait boxes restrict the
uptake of rodenticides by rats in particular.
Use the Roguard ® Xtra for the greatest versatility
Twin feeding chambers equally suited to any bait type –
or a rat trap.
Sufficient space to accommodate more than one rat at
a time.
Strong and robust with tamper-resistant locks and
multiple anchorage points.
Use the Roguard ® Wide Piper for grain baiting
simplicity
Heavy duty, gravity-fed dispenser in a pipe form familiar
to rats.
Designed for all grain baits.
Clear bait hopper allows rapid visual consumption check.
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A sociation members in 2010.
around their farm.
In and around
maize silage clamps
In and around hay
or straw stacks
Around muck
or slurry vstores
In f ed passages
and feeding areas
In and around
concentrate
storage areas
In and around
mill and mix areas
13%
The Key Control Cha lenge
5%
44%
38%
31%
Source o figure:
National maize silage study conducted with members of the Maize Growers A sociation
the silage to drink.
where infestations are maize silage-based.
Use biocide safely. Always read the label and product information before use.
Further information from:
Far le s predictable rodent problems brought on by
much more variable seasons coupled with growing
food safety and farm a surance requirements make
it vital to keep on top of rats and mice in and around
grain stores from as soon after harvest as po sible.
Repairs to gu ters, d ors and fl ors wi l, however, help restrict a ce s.
Equa ly, removing ru bish and scrub for about a metre around grain stores
removes local rat harbourages and discourages their a proach.
Bait containers are best sited down the outsides of buildings where
rats tend to concentrate their travel and should be insta led we l before
pu ting down the bai to help overcome their natural warine s of new
things. Secure bait points should also be placed strategica ly inside stores
to intercept both rats and mice.
Large amounts of stored grain in highly a ce sible barns are a magnet
fo rats and mice. As their external f od sources are depleted and once
the disturbance of harvest subsides, rats increasingly come in from the
With such a ready source o f od on hand, it is vital to use an especia ly
fields to forage in and around grain stores.
palatable bai to ensure sufficiently early and complete uptake fo rapid
In contras to rats which live in external bu rows and only visit grain
and e fective control.
stores to f ed, mice establish colonies within the buildings themselves Since single f ed rodenticides can’t be used outd ors in the UK,
and may never venture outside.
the best external rat baiting options is Neosorexa ® Gold with patented
Although they are responsible for 25% of a l farm fires, grain contamination Fortec TM technology based on difenacoum-treated cut and whole wheat
is the main risk from rodent infestations. Each rat produces around 15, 0 respectively.
dro pings and 6 litres of urine a year. And mice typica ly produce around Both these advanced foraging grain formulations are proven to
30, 0 dro pings and a litre of urine per head per year.
overcome bait shyne s and stimulate enhanced levels of immediate intake
With rodents known to ca ry a wide range of human and animal
that can make the multi-f ed rodenticide deadly in a day.
diseases – including cryptosporidiosis, toxoplasmosis, leptospirosis, They also have the advantage o familiarity to rodents f eding on grain.
bruce losis and salmone losis – preventing such contamination is a f od Specialist pasta, canary s ed or gel baits based on difenacoum are
and f ed safety as much as quality e sential.
also recommended for ind or mouse control given the rodenticide’s
Rat infestation pa terns, in particular, becoming as increasingly
particular potency against mice. And where populations prove particularly
unpredictable as the climate. Sometimes there is li tle, if any, evidence cha lenging single-f ed Storm ® Secure blocks based on flocoumafen
of activity. Then su denly rats s em to be a l over the place, posing
can be a usefu last resort – although legislation means these can
major problems.
only be used inside secure buildings.
In a dition to this clear, climate-linked change, of course, rat and mouse With a l multi-f ed rodenticides it is vital to check and top-up bait
numbers continue to be a l t o easy to seriously under-estimate until containers every two or thr e days until a l signs of rodent activity cease.
they reach very high levels simply because they f ed almost exclusively Failing to provide sufficient bait over a long enough period for even the
at night.
least dominant individuals in a large population to consume a lethal dose
is, after a l, one of the most common reasons for p or control.
Under these circumstances – and with tighter f od quality a surance And br eding rates mean populations can completely re-establish
eds – the traditional fire-brigade a proach to rat and mouse control themselves in li tle more than a month even with 80% control, leading
n eds to be replaced with simple but we l-pla ned routine programmes
to a rapid resurgence of problems.
that both exclude and eliminate rodents from grain storage areas.
Reason to take Rodents Seriously
8%
Take Control
The Best Control Planning
maize silage.
adequately pr ofing most outd or silos.
up to them and around u per clamp shoulders.
alternatives on o fer to ensure sufficient intake.
whole wheat respectively.
Early control, with a cycle of baiting s on after harvest, is vital to
stop rat and mouse populations ge ting established in and around grain
stores. This wi l restrict rodent activity from the start, doing much to
preven the su den winter upsurges that increasingly s em to
characterise modern infestations. With rats being able to ge through a
hole the size of a man’s thumb and mice through even sma ler openings,
total exclusion isn’t practical on most farms. Not least with so many
other demands on sta f time.
re-treatment important.
Neosorexa ® Gold contains difenacoum. Neosorexa ®, Storm® and Fortec
Use biocide safely. Always read the label and product information before use.
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Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use
Always have a planned
approach.
Always read the label.
Always record quantity of bait
used and where it is placed.
Always use enough baiting
points.
Always collect and dispose of
rodent bodies.
Never leave bait exposed to
non-target animals and birds.
Never fail to inspect bait
regularly.
Never leave bait down at the
end of the treatment.
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• Advice Notes on Rodent Baiting in Grain Stores, Rodent Baiting in Maize Silage,
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• Storm ® User Guide.
• Baiting Record Book.
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situation.
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Think Rat Resource - to help plan control programmes to take the greatest
advantage of natural rodent behaviour.
Interactive Video Guides - to help save treatment time through the best control
practice in a range of ‘real life’ situations.
Contro ling Rats in Maize Silage
Maize silage presents particula rat control
challenges on many livestock farms. Indeed, over
80% of maize growers acro s England & Wales
reported greater rat problems a sociated with
their maize clamps than elsewhere on the farm in
a national study conducted with Maize Growers
Contro ling Rats and Mice
Around Grain Stores
Pla ning and managing rodenticide baiting to take maximum
advantage of the way rats are behaving is e sential if e fective
control is to be achieved despite the unique cha lenge presented by
Since the rats commonly live within the clamps themselves, the first
e sential has to be to intercept as many adults as po sible before
they take up residence and become far le s a ce sible.
A the same time, many more report encountering rats in and
around their maize clamps than in other typical rodent hot spots
This is particularly important given the near impo sibility of
In most seasons rats are already starting to move in from the fields
in search of winter a commodation by the time maize silage is
clamped in the late autumn. So sufficient baiting points should be incorporated
in their immediate vicinity of the clamps and baited with
rodenticides as s on as they are securely sh eted down.
A generous number of baiting points n ed to be sited where rats
commonly s ek a ce s – along a l silage faces, internal wa ls ru ning
We l-sited baiting points wi l, of course, also ensure the best winter long
interception of rats as they leave the clamps in search of water
which they are physiologica ly unable to obtain from f ed alone.
The particular a peal of maize silage as a f odstu f as we l as
a commodation makes it vital to employ the most a resting and
a tractive rodenticide bait. After a l, if rats are only consuming sma l
amounts of other f eds, baits n ed to be the most a tractive
Since single f ed rodenticides can’t be used outd ors in the UK, the
The r ot of the cha lenge is made clear by the fac tha two thirds
best baiting options are Neosorexa Gold or Neoki l Gold with their
of those encountering rats in and around their maize silage actua ly patented Fortec technology based on difenacoum-treated cut and
repor them within the clamps. Here they find such a secure, relatively
dry and energy rich environmen tha they often only n ed to leave
Both these advanced foraging grain formulations are proven to
overcome bait shyne s and stimulate enhanced levels of immediate
It is hardly surprising, therefore, that many livestock units can
intake that make the multi-f ed rodenticide deadly in a day.
experience disa pointing levels of control with rodenticide baits
A l maize clamp baiting points n ed to be we l to ped-up initia ly and
wheneve rats are s en around the farm. Unle s refi led every two or
Thr e quarters of those participating in the 2010 study,
thr e days during treatment, bait levels can easily be depleted before
ind ed, pinpointed rats living inside the clamps as the main reason a l the rats have had the chance to consume a lethal rodenticide
for particular problems a sociated with maize silage, with two thirds dose. Equa ly, as a particularly a tractive environment, maize silage
finding that rats often prefer maize to thei rodenticide baits.
remains a magnet fo re-infestation by othe rat populations in the
area once control has eliminated the competition, making regular
Although su gested by a minority of growers in the study, rodenticide
resistance is only likely to be an i sue in the few distinct areas where
it is already known to exist; especia ly so as the latest research shows Practical work with farmers acro s the country confirms that
that Vitamin K levels far higher than those found in the richest of
constant vigilance and the best po sible rodenticide practice based
known forage sources are required for any antidotal e fect agains the on a thorough understanding of rat behaviour is invariably more than
most widely-used modern farm rodenticide, difenacoum.
enough to k ep even maize-based problems we l under control.
Where do you mainly encounte rat problems?
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The Best Rodenticide Practice
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ADVICE
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Storm ® Secure
The fast single feed, fixable
block bait for indoo rat and
mouse control.
The fast way to eliminate rodent infestations
Delivers a lethal dose in a single feed
Saves time and money in application
Effective even against resistant strains
Enabling the most e fective solutions to your pest problems.
USER
GUIDE
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ADVICE
Advice Notes
Storm ® Secure, Baiting Record Book
and Sorgene ® 5 User Guide
Produced in partnership with
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Neosorexa ® , Sorexa ® , Storm ® , Fortec TM and Roguard ® are trademarks of BASF
Neosorexa ® and Sorexa ® contain difenacoum. Storm ® contains flocoumafen. Use biocides safely.
Always read the label and product information before use.
Further information from:
BASF Plc
PO Box 4, Earl Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 6QG
Tel: 0161 488 5355 Fax: 0161 485 1137 Email: pestinfo@basf.com
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