Brodifacoum is effective against Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) in a tyrosine139cysteine focus of anticoagulant resistance in Westphalia, Germany

Pest Management Science

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1579-1585

  Buckle, Alan P ^a   Klemann, Nicole ^b   Prescott, Colin V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anticoagulant resistance; Brodifacoum; Norway rat; Pulsed baiting; Rattus norvegicus; Tyrosine139cysteine; Y139C

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTICOAGULANT; BAIT; BRODIFACOUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MUTATION; PEST SPECIES; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; RODENT; RODENTICIDE;

GERMANY; WESTPHALIA;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84869867080     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.3352     Document Type: Article

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