Physical and behavioural abilities of commensal rodents related to the design of selective rodenticide bait stations

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 189-193

  Pitt, William C ^a   Sugihara, Robert T ^a   Driscoll, Laura C ^a   Vice, Daniel S ^b  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bait station; Rodent behaviour; Rodent control; Rodent eradication; Rodenticide

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009578090     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670874.2011.561889     Document Type: Article

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