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Rodent Control
Record Book
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Date:
ON FARM
REPORT
MANUAL
Produced in partnership
with FarmTrain
Developing an Integrated Rodent Strategy
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 suffi cient wildlife responsibility.
This book has been
designed to help you plan
and organise your rodent
control procedures whilst
keeping a record of your
activities.
Preventative
Baiting
Non-Chemical
Monitoring and Recor
ding
Monitoring and Recor
ding
Preventative
Preventative
Non-Chemical
Non-Chemical
Non-Chemical
Non-Chemical
Baiting
Baiting
Eliminate and
Reduce Opportunity
Frequently
Monitor
Habitat Management
Aim to
PREVENT
activity in the
fi rst place.
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 signifi cantly modify the site before your treatment begins, for example
removing rodent harbourage, as this will disturb the infestation making control
more diffi cult to achieve.
Look for signs of activity:
Sightings
Droppings
Damage
Tracks
Food
Harbourage
2
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.
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
fi rst 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 suffi cient
quantity. See product labels for details.
Provide Storm
®
fl ocoumafen
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
re-site the point.
Clear-up all uneaten bait and any
dead rodents after 21 days.
Because rodents will consume a lethal
dose of fl ocoumafen in a single feed,
pulse baiting allows signifi cant savings
in both bait use and treatment time.
See product labels for details.
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.
BAITING
NON-CHEMICAL
PREVENTATIVE
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
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.
ERADICATION CAMPAIGN
If an infestation has been identifi ed, consider and eliminate the
different control options available, taking care not to adversely
affect the surrounding environment and non-target species.
Eradicate activity quickly and effi ciently. Remove all baits at the end of a campaign and search for bodies.
Responsible Farm Rodent Planning - Outside
Cut back vegetation close
to a building to remove
cover for rodents to
migrate from one place
to another and around
buildings.
3
Prevent rodent ingress
under doors. Fix kicker
plates, re-hang door or
change the floor – just
keep them out!!
2
Remove rubbish and
clean-up site, to prevent
areas for rats to live in and
move around under.
1
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.
6
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.
5
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.
4
Responsible Farm Rodent Planning - Inside
For quick results start
mouse control using snap
traps.
For 100% control the use
of rodenticides may be
required.
3
2
Spilt food and nesting
material must be frequently
removed to reduce
possible activity becoming
established.
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).
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
Mouse droppings found
on stored items should
be cleared away to allow
ongoing monitoring.
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.
Your Outdoor Farm Plan
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Feuchtgebiet
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Köderstation
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Kanal
Stapel (Stroh / Heu)
Rattenbau
Köderstation
Wasser
Building
Door/Gate
Livestock
Feed
storage
Water
Wetland
Path
Rodent
burrow
Stack
( straw / hay )
Bait
station
Record Keeping And Due Diligence
Rat
activity
activity
Mouse
6
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Wasser
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Köderstation
Wasser
Non-target
activity
Rodent
entry point
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Köderstation
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Kanal
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Köderstation
Wasser
Area Key
Rodent Key
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Lageplanskizze
Bitte benutzen Sie für Ihre Skizze die folgenden Symbole:
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Tierhaltung
Futterlager
Feuchtgebiet
Kanal
Stapel (Stroh / Heu)
Rattenbau
Köderstation
Wasser
Gebäude
Lageplanskizze
Bitte benutzen Sie für Ihre Skizze die folgenden Symbole:
Tür / Tor
Tierhaltung
Futterlager
Feuchtgebiet
Kanal
Stapel (Stroh / Heu)
Rattenbau
Köderstation
Wasser
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Kanal
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Köderstation
Wasser
Your Indoor Plan
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 specifi c non-target species activity is seen and special care
is needed.
Rodent Eradication Campaign
Campaign 1
Start Date:
DD/MM/YYYY
Name of r
esponsible person(s):
No.
Location
Pr
oduct
Type
Pest
Type
Start Date
Total Quantity
Second
Application
Total Quantity
Thir
d
Application
Total Quantity
Final
Application
Quantity
1
Bar
n Door
Neosor
exa
Gold
Rats
10/5/15
200g
15/10/15
100g
20/10/15
100g
25/10/15
0g
Campaign 2
Start Date:
DD/MM/YYYY
Name of r
esponsible person(s):
No.
Location
Pr
oduct
Type
Pest
Type
Start Date
Total Quantity
Second
Application
Total Quantity
Thir
d
Application
Total Quantity
Final
Application
Quantity
1
Bar
n Door
Neosor
exa
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 r
esponsible person(s):
No.
Location
Pr
oduct
Type
Pest
Type
Start Date
Total Quantity
Second
Application
Total Quantity
Thir
d
Application
Total Quantity
Final
Application
Quantity
1
Bar
n Door
Neosor
exa
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 r
esponsible person(s):
No.
Location
Pr
oduct
Type
Pest
Type
Start Date
Total Quantity
Second
Application
Total Quantity
Thir
d
Application
Total Quantity
Final
Application
Quantity
1
Bar
n Door
Neosor
exa
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 r
esponsible person(s):
No.
Location
Pr
oduct
Type
Pest
Type
Start Date
Total Quantity
Second
Application
Total Quantity
Thir
d
Application
Total Quantity
Final
Application
Quantity
1
Bar
n Door
Neosor
exa
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 r
esponsible person(s):
No.
Location
Pr
oduct
Type
Pest
Type
Start Date
Total Quantity
Second
Application
Total Quantity
Thir
d
Application
Total Quantity
Final
Application
Quantity
1
Bar
n Door
Neosor
exa
Gold
Rats
10/5/15
200g
15/10/15
100g
20/10/15
100g
25/10/15
0g
Sight
Smell
Taste
Touch
Containing difenacoum,
Neosorexa
®
Gold is the fi rst 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.
Neosorexa
®
Gold
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.
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
14
The Best Bait Choices For Your Eradication Campaign
The UK’s No 1 rat and mouse bait with Fortec
technology for increased bait consumption.
Storm
®
Secure
The Best Bait Stations
Secure bait stations are an important way of minimising
the risk of rodenticides to children, pets and other
non-target 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.
Suffi cient 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.
The fastest single feed,
fi xable block bait for indoor
rat and mouse control.
Neosorexa
®
Blocks
Neosorexa
®
Pasta Bait
Pasta Bait
Sorexa
®
D
Sorexa
®
Gel
The most reliable multi
feed block bait for rat and
mouse control. Provides the
best balance of palatability
and durability in a highly
effi cacious block.
The most reliable multi
feed pasta bait for diffi
cult-to-control rats and mice.
Provides a moist, rich bait in a
highly palatable and attractive
formulation.
The ultimate canary seed bait
for mouse control. Provides
maximum uptake by mice in
any situation.
The preferred mouse gel
bait for hard to reach areas.
Provides targeted application
of a specialist mouse
formulation in sensitive
environments.
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
www.pestcontrol.basf.co.uk
Neosorexa
®
,
Sorexa
®
,
Storm
®
,
Fortec
TM
and
Roguard
®
are trademarks of BASF
Neosorexa
®
and
Sorexa
®
contain difenacoum.
Storm
®
contains fl ocoumafen. Use biocides safely.
Always read the label and product information before use.
Further Information and Support
Visit
www.pestcontrol.basf.co.uk/go/diytips
for simple pest control knowhow.
Content includes:
•
Advice Notes
on Rodent Baiting in Grain Stores, Rodent Baiting in Maize Silage,
Milking Cluster Disinfection and Controlling Mice in Intensive Livestock Units.
•
Storm
®
User Guide.
•
Baiting Record
Book.
•
Sorgene
®
5
User Guide - Disinfectant for livestock and general farm use.
•
Best Practice Dairy Calving Hygiene
Smart Guide.
•
Rodenticide Decider
to help you choose the right rodenticide for your specific
situation.
Online technical support:
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.
Storm
®
Secure,
Baiting Record Book
and
Sorgene
®
5
User Guide
Advice Notes
Further information from:
BASF Plc - Professional and Specialty Solutions,
PO Box 4, Earl Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 6QG, United Kingdom Tel: 0161 485 6222 Fax: 0161 485 1137 e-mail: pestinfo@basf.com www.pestcontrol.basf.co.uk
Controlling Rats and Mice
Around Grain Stores
Far less predictable rodent problems brought on by much more variable seasons coupled with growing food safety and farm assurance requirements make it vital to keep on top of rats and mice in and around grain stores from as soon after harvest as possible. Reason to take Rodents Seriously
Large amounts of stored grain in highly accessible barns are a magnet for rats and mice. As their external food sources are depleted and once the disturbance of harvest subsides, rats increasingly come in from the fields to forage in and around grain stores. In contrast to rats which live in external burrows and only visit grain stores to feed, mice establish colonies within the buildings themselves and may never venture outside. Although they are responsible for 25% of all farm fires, grain contamination is the main risk from rodent infestations. Each rat produces around 15,000 droppings and 6 litres of urine a year. And mice typically produce around 30,000 droppings and a litre of urine per head per year. With rodents known to carry a wide range of human and animal diseases – including cryptosporidiosis, toxoplasmosis, leptospirosis, brucellosis and salmonellosis – preventing such contamination is a food and feed safety as much as quality essential. Rat infestation patterns, in particular, becoming as increasingly unpredictable as the climate. Sometimes there is little, if any, evidence of activity. Then suddenly rats seem to be all over the place, posing major problems. In addition to this clear, climate-linked change, of course, rat and mouse numbers continue to be all too easy to seriously under-estimate until they reach very high levels simply because they feed almost exclusively at night. Under these circumstances – and with tighter food quality assurance needs – the traditional fire-brigade approach to rat and mouse control needs to be replaced with simple but well-planned routine programmes that both exclude and eliminate rodents from grain storage areas.
Take Control
Early control, with a cycle of baiting soon after harvest, is vital to stop rat and mouse populations getting established in and around grain stores. This will restrict rodent activity from the start, doing much to prevent the sudden winter upsurges that increasingly seem to characterise modern infestations. With rats being able to get through a hole the size of a man’s thumb and mice through even smaller openings, total exclusion isn’t practical on most farms. Not least with so many other demands on staff time.
Repairs to gutters, doors and floors will, however, help restrict access. Equally, removing rubbish and scrub for about a metre around grain stores removes local rat harbourages and discourages their approach. Bait containers are best sited down the outsides of buildings where rats tend to concentrate their travel and should be installed well before putting down the bait to help overcome their natural wariness of new things. Secure bait points should also be placed strategically inside stores to intercept both rats and mice.
The Best Rodenticide Practice
With such a ready source of food on hand, it is vital to use an especially palatable bait to ensure sufficiently early and complete uptake for rapid and effective control. Since single feed rodenticides can’t be used outdoors in the UK, the best external rat baiting options is Neosorexa® Gold with patented
FortecTM technology based on difenacoum-treated cut and whole wheat respectively. Both these advanced foraging grain formulations are proven to overcome bait shyness and stimulate enhanced levels of immediate intake that can make the multi-feed rodenticide deadly in a day. They also have the advantage of familiarity to rodents feeding on grain. Specialist pasta, canary seed or gel baits based on difenacoum are also recommended for indoor mouse control given the rodenticide’s particular potency against mice. And where populations prove particularly challenging single-feed Storm® Secure blocks based on flocoumafen can be a useful last resort – although legislation means these can only be used inside secure buildings. With all multi-feed rodenticides it is vital to check and top-up bait containers every two or three days until all signs of rodent activity cease. Failing to provide sufficient bait over a long enough period for even the least dominant individuals in a large population to consume a lethal dose is, after all, one of the most common reasons for poor control. And breeding rates mean populations can completely re-establish themselves in little more than a month even with 80% control, leading to a rapid resurgence of problems.
Neosorexa® Gold contains difenacoum. Neosorexa®, Storm® and Fortec TM are registered trademarks of BASF. Use biocides safely. Always read the label and product information before use.
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Advice Notes
Repairs to gutters, doors and floors will, however, help restrict access. Equally, removing rubbish and scrub for about a metre around grain stores removes local rat harbourages and discourages their approach. Bait containers are best sited down the outsides of buildings where rats tend to concentrate their travel and should be installed well before putting down the bait to help overcome their natural wariness of new things. Secure bait points should also be placed strategically inside stores to intercept both rats and mice.
The Best Rodenticide Practice
With such a ready source of food on hand, it is vital to use an especially palatable bait to ensure sufficiently early and complete uptake for rapid and effective control. Since single feed rodenticides can’t be used outdoors in the UK, the best external rat baiting options is Neosorexa® Gold with patented
technology based on difenacoum-treated cut and whole wheat Both these advanced foraging grain formulations are proven to overcome bait shyness and stimulate enhanced levels of immediate intake that can make the multi-feed rodenticide deadly in a day. They also have the advantage of familiarity to rodents feeding on grain. Specialist pasta, canary seed or gel baits based on difenacoum are also recommended for indoor mouse control given the rodenticide’s particular potency against mice. And where populations prove particularly challenging single-feed Storm® Secure blocks based on flocoumafen can be a useful last resort – although legislation means these can only be used inside secure buildings. With all multi-feed rodenticides it is vital to check and top-up bait containers every two or three days until all signs of rodent activity cease. Failing to provide sufficient bait over a long enough period for even the least dominant individuals in a large population to consume a lethal dose is, after all, one of the most common reasons for poor control. And breeding rates mean populations can completely re-establish themselves in little more than a month even with 80% control, leading to a rapid resurgence of problems. to a rapid resurgence of problems.
ADVICE NOTE 2
Controlling Rats in Maize Silage
Maize silage presents particular rat control challenges on many livestock farms. Indeed, over 80% of maize growers across England & Wales reported greater rat problems associated with their maize clamps than elsewhere on the farm in a national study conducted with Maize Growers Association members in 2010.
At the same time, many more report encountering rats in and around their maize clamps than in other typical r
odent hot spots around their farm.
The Key Control Challenge
The root of the challenge is made clear by the fact that two thirds of those encountering rats in and around their maize silage actually report them within the clamps. Here they find such a secure, relatively dry and energy rich environment that they often only need to leave the silage to drink. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that many livestock units can experience disappointing levels of control with rodenticide baits where infestations are maize silage-based. Three quarters of those participating in the 2010 study, indeed, pinpointed rats living inside the clamps as the main r eason for particular problems associated with maize silage, with two
thirds finding that rats often prefer maize to their rodenticide baits. Although suggested by a minority of growers in the study, rodenticide resistance is only likely to be an issue in the few distinct areas where it is already known to exist; especially so as the latest research shows that Vitamin K levels far higher than those found in the richest of known forage sources are required for any antidotal effect against the most widely-used modern farm rodenticide, difenacoum.
The Best Control Planning
Planning and managing rodenticide baiting to take maximum advantage of the way rats are behaving is essential if effective control is to be achieved despite the unique challenge pr
esented by maize silage.Since the rats commonly live within the clamps themselves, the firs t essential has to be to intercept as many adults as possible before they take up residence and become far less accessible. This is particularly important given the near impossibility of adequately proofing most outdoor silos. In most seasons rats are already starting to move in from the fields in search of winter accommodation by the time maize silage is clamped in the late autumn. So sufficient baiting points should be in
-corporated in their immediate vicinity of the clamps and baited with rodenticides as soon as they are securely sheeted down. A generous number of baiting points need to be sited wher e rats commonly seek access – along all silage faces, inter
nal walls running up to them and around upper clamp shoulders. Well-sited baiting points will, of course, also ensur e the best winter long interception of rats as they leave the clamps in sear
ch of water which they are physiologically unable to obtain from feed alone.
The Best Rodenticide Practice
The particular appeal of maize silage as a foodstuff as well as accommodation makes it vital to employ the most arresting and attractive rodenticide bait. After all, if rat
s are only consuming small amounts of other feeds, baits need to be the most attractive alternatives on offer to ensure sufficient intake. Since single feed rodenticides can’t be used outdoors in the UK, the best baiting options are Neosorexa Gold or Neokill Gold with their patented Fortec technology based on difenacoum-tr
eated cut and whole wheat respectively. Both these advanced foraging grain formul
ations are proven to overcome bait shyness and stimulate enhanced
levels of immediate intake that make the multi-feed rodenticide deadly in a day. All maize clamp baiting points need to be well topped-up initially and whenever rats are seen around the farm. Unless refilled every two or three days during treatment, bait levels can easily be depleted before all the rats have had the chance to consume a lethal rodenticide dose. Equally, as a particularly attractive environment, maize silage remains a magnet for re-infestation by other rat populations in the area once control has eliminated the competition,
making regular re-treatment important. Practical work with farmers across the country confirms that constant vigilance and the best possible rodenticide practice based on a thorough understanding of rat beh
aviour is invariably more than enough to keep even maize-based problems well under control.
Where do you mainly encounter rat problems?
Source of figure: National maize silage study conducted with members of the Maize Growers Association In and around maize silage clamps In and around hay or straw stacks Around muck or slurry vstores In feed passages and feeding areasIn and around concentrate storage areasIn and around mill and mix areas
88% 55% 44% 38% 31% 13% ADVICE NOTE 1
Further information from:
BASF Plc - Professional and Specialty Solutions,
PO Box 4, Earl Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, C heshire, SK8 6QG, United Kingdom Tel: 0161 485 6222 Fax: 0161 485 1137 e-mail: pestinfo@basf.com www.pestcontrol.basf.co.uk
Use biocides safely. Always read the label and product information before use.
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USER
GUIDE
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 effective solutions to your pest problems.
Storm
®Secure
The fast single feed, fixable block bait for indoor rat and mouse control.
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