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Bird deaths and mice plague

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I know there has been an earlier thread on this but I wonder if anyone has any further thoughts or have read the article on p. 16 of the Friday Financial Review by Emily Parkinson, “Mice Threaten 1m hectares” and has any comment about the use and risk of firstly “MouseOff” and secondly the use of “homemade” poisons.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts,

Bob Gosford, Katherine NT

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2 responses to “Bird deaths and mice plague”

  1. Carl Clifford Avatar
    Carl Clifford

    Bob,

    Which type of MouseOff do you mean, MouseOff BD or Mouseoff ZP ? If it is BD, I think that anyone caught using it on crops should be bounced through the courts, hard. The manufacturers web site and, I presume, labels and MSDS states that it is not approved for use in broad-acre crops. If it is MouseOff ZP, if it is applied as per label i.e. late in the day, after birds have stopped feeding and at 2-3 grains per square metre, I have no problem with it. Under mouse plague conditions, I doubt that there would be much left, if any for the birds next morning.

    With MouseOff ZP, there is no risk of secondary poisoning from consumption of poisoned mice. The mice dies of internal Phosphine poisoning.

    As for those who use homebrewed poisons, the same treatment as for those who misuse MouseOff BD

    Carl Clifford

    I know there has been an earlier thread on this but I wonder if anyone has any further thoughts or have read the article on p. 16 of the Friday Financial Review by Emily Parkinson, “Mice Threaten 1m hectares” and has any comment about the use and risk of firstly “MouseOff” and secondly the use of “homemade” poisons.

    Thanks in advance for your thoughts,

    Bob Gosford, Katherine NT

  2. bob gosford Avatar
    bob gosford

    Thanks Carl and yes I am aware of the distinction between the two forms of MouseOff and note that BD is listed as being sold for “domestic” purposes. There is an interesting piece here on the use of super-toxic 2nd generation rodenticides in the US – mainly using brodifacoum and bromadiolone (this latter the active ingredient in MouseOff BD) here: http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/rodenticides-kill-wildlife/document_view

    Cheers and I agree with your sentiments…

    Bob

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