El Castor wrote:
> I live in a semi-rural area with a large rat population. A local pest
> control company has been placing Bell ground level bait stations
> around the neighborhood. I believe they are using Contrac Blox
> containing Bromadialone. We have quite a few cats in the area, as well
> as an active owl population. I hear the owls hooting most nights, but
> lately -- nothing. Assuming the owls eat the rats, is Bromadialone
> going to poison the owls, and how about the cats? The pest control guy
> insists that it's perfectly safe for everything but rats and mice, but
> I'm skeptical. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.
The only issue I have ever heard of with baits and birds of prey was
with the older generation of baits on some small islands off of the west
coast where the only food source for the birds were the rat/mice on the
in which they had bird kills. In a rural setting, yes they probably
will eat some contaminated rodents, but it will be only a small
percentage of the over all diet..s****s..lizards rodents away from the
baited areas. As far as the cats, I wish they would be effected (ok,
just kidding) They would have to eat a large number of poisoned rats
that had exclusively fed on the baits for a number of days, once again
their diet is going to be not only baited rats but other rodents that
have not found the bait, birds, human garbage, etc.
Lar
(not really kidding ;) )
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