Bio-efficacy of difethialone, a second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide, for the control of poison shy rodents

Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 550-552

  Chaudhary, Vipin ^a   Tripathi, R S ^a  

^a CENTRAL ARID ZONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute poison; Anticoagulants; Difethialone; Poison shyness; Rattus rattus; Residual population; Rodent control; Tatera indica

Indexed keywords

RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA; TATERA; TATERA INDICA;

EID: 1242299016     PISSN: 00195022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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