STANDARD RODENTICIDES FOR USE IN MILITARY OPERATIONS
1. General Use. The following rodenticides are considered general use items and may
be used safely by other then certified personnel (for example Field Sanitation Teams) if
label directions are followed. Procurement approval is not required. Rodenticides to
read as follows:
Pesticide
Stock Number
Rodenticide Bait, anticoagulant,
0.005 percent diphacinone
Rodenticide Bait, anticoagulant,
0.005 percent Brodifacoum (Talon-G)
Rodenticide Bait, anticoagulant,
0.005 percent bromadiolone (Maki)
2. Supervision Required. The following rodenticides must be applied by, or under the
direction supervision of trained and certified personnel. Procurement approval is
required. Rodenticides to read as follows:
Pesticide
Stock Number
Rodenticide Bait, 2 percent zinc phosphide
(ZP Rodent Bait) restricted
Rodenticide, 10 percent zinc phosphide
(ZP Tracking Powder) restricted
Figure 3-7. Standard rodenticides for use in military operations.
b. Anticoagulants. Anticoagulants are the rodenticides generally
recommended for use by the military, civilian health departments, or the public. They
are available through supply channels as well as commercially, and they are the ones
with which the untrained individual is the least likely to experience difficulty. The
anticoagulant poisons such as Warfarin, Brodifacoum, Bromadiolone or diphacinone kill
in a manner radically different from the older, single-dose poisons. They must be
ingested for several days before they become effective. This provides a definite safety
factor for children or animals eating a single large portion of anticoagulant bait. These
poisons cause internal hemorrhages, so the rodents literally "bleed to death." Even
when weakened, rats apparently do not associate their loss of strength with their food
supply. They return to feed on anticoagulant-treated baits again and again. The
problem of bait shyness commonly associated with "one-shot" poisons is largely
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