Efficacy of male scent glands and urine in masking poison bait odour in female house rats, Rattus rattus

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 255-258

  Selvaraj, R ^b   Archunan, Garchu ^a  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PRIST UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cheek gland; Poisonbait shyness; Preputial gland; Rattusrattus; Rodenticide; Zinc phosphide

Indexed keywords

BAIT; BIOPESTICIDE; PHEROMONE TRAP; RODENT;

RATTUS RATTUS;

EID: 33750468642     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-006-0136-7     Document Type: Article

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