Some birds may even eat the bait directly. In a test, Elliott put sparrows in a cage with rat-bait pellets. ARs work by interfering with the blood's ability to clot. But there is a huge variation in how susceptible individual birds and animals are to the poisons, says Maureen Murray, a wildlife veterinarian from Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in North Grafton, Massachusetts, who has worked with hundreds of injured birds of prey, many suffering from AR poisoning.
Similar variation is seen among humans who take blood-thinning drugs such as warfarin. Governments are moving to address the problem. On 1 January, Canada will start restricting most outdoor household use of ARs to the less-toxic first-generation compounds, says Elliott.
And in most situations, bait will have to be contained in tamper-resistant bait stations or in other locations not accessible to non-target wildlife. There is also a move towards increased use of a potent neurotoxin called bromethalin, said Anne Fairbrother, director of ecosciences at Exponent, a science and engineering consultancy in Bellevue, Washington.
A survey conducted last summer found that "a lot" of operators put their products outside and leave them there for a long time. Nor is she enamoured with the idea of switching to bromethalin.
AR poisoning, by contrast, can be treated using vitamin K. Warfarin works to reduce vitamin K creating blood clots. So, the production of more vitamin K is the obvious way to overcome poisoning.
Mice have evolved to become poison resistant. Genes adapt through spontaneous mutations during DNA replication. There is also evidence to suggest that mice have developed the ability to metabolize warfarin more quickly therefore reducing its effect.
In one study, Algerian mice acquired the mutation to counter a vitamin K deficient diet in the desert. Horizontal gene transfer is generally associated with microbes, but rodents produce so fast that resistance could be transferred from Algerian mice to house mice. This PI is out the door. The author is a board certified entomologist, a registered sanitarian and manager of technical services, Terminix International, Memphis, Tenn.
He can be reached via e-mail at shedges giemedia. For years, pest control operators have been more than ready, willing and able to try new products as manufacturers have introduced them to the pest control marketplace — and no area has been more volatile than the termite control market.
HomeGuard Distributors Inc. The HomeGuard Monitoring System offers pest management professionals a new direction in termite baiting with its "thermal shadow" that attracts termites into the station, according to the manufacturer. Termites are attracted to the station through the use of a temperature differential of 5 degrees or more Fahrenheit that causes termites to identify a food source above them as they enter the station.
The HomeGuard Monitoring System can do this because it is a solid tube with no holes or slots on the side. But, the bottom of the station is open, which enables termites to readily move into the station. Pest Shield of St. Petersburg, Fla. Before the HomeGuard Monitoring System was introduced, the two companies would offer a chemical booster treatment as part of the warranty. Now, when the warranty expires, the company talks to the customer about installing the monitoring system.
However, when the termite baiting system came along, it was the perfect solution for pest control companies and homeowners because it finds the termites before they get into homes. Pest Shield currently has about 4, termite baiting customers, with plans for more.
Pest Shield also offers general pest control and lawn care as part of its everyday business cycle, but termite baiting has now become a major part of its pest management business. Technicians are "cloverleafing" around neighborhoods of current customers with hopes of gaining additional clients. He said that turning in 40 stops a day is unacceptable, as is five or six termite monitoring stops a day.
Pest Shield used to pay its pest control technicians on a salary basis, but now the technicians are paid a percentage of their production. Ashish Malik has never walked away from a challenge. Oftentimes, the food and hunger problems were enormous but he never gave up, even when the challenges seemed overwhelming. Following career stops at B. Goodrich, where he served as a senior financial analyst and market manager, and Imerys, a French-owned minerals company with offices in Atlanta, Ga. Having lived on three continents I was definitely looking to work in an international environment and Syngenta is a world-class company with a global reach.
It was also a company that was coming off of a merger of two very large agri-chemical companies, but it had sorted through the operational issues associated with the merger and was interested in investing in top-line growth. What I do bring to the table, however, is strategic marketing as a skill set. In my case, I think Syngenta was looking for someone who had demonstrated those skills at another organization outside of pest management to complement the vast industry experience already present in the company.
It brings fresh ideas and fresh thinking to the organization. Syngenta Crop Protection was founded November 13, , although the Syngenta legacy companies — Novartis and Zeneca — have a long history in the industry dating as far back as the 18th century.
Founded in as Ciba, and through several other mergers and acquisitions, Novartis joined Zeneca, which was founded as ICI in and also withstood many mergers and acquisitions, to form what is known today as Syngenta. Global Headquarters: Basel, Switzerland U.
Headquarters: Greensboro, N. Number of Employees: Approximately 19, Countries with Syngenta Operations: 90 U. Manufacturing and Processing Facilities: 5 Syngenta Crop Protection operates five manufacturing facilities and two formulation facilities in the U. Syngenta also contracts with 43 other formulation and packaging facilities. It was just enough time for me to get to know my team before heading out and meeting customers and start learning about the industry. The first month of my time, quite honestly, consisted of interviewing a lot of people about the challenges facing the industry and how Syngenta could help address those challenges from a product and service perspective.
I got immersed in the business from day one. What struck me more than anything else is the collegial atmosphere that is present in the industry. It was a bit of a surprise to me, but it was very refreshing. Yes, we are all competitors day in and day out. We have core chemistry that addresses the rodent, termite, ant and cockroach control markets, so we have a very solid foundation.
Because we have such a broad product portfolio we have the eyes and ears of our customers. The industry is currently undergoing some fast-paced changes in the termite control market. The introduction of non-repellent chemistry has had a dramatic impact on the marketplace.
In addition, the pre-treat market has undergone significant changes as well. Pre-treats have traditionally been an area where the pest management professional has not made much money. In many cases, it was a way for them to get their foot in the door and sell other services.
But with the introduction of products like Impasse Termite Blockers, there are some new profit opportunities in the pre-treat market. I also see the lines between pre-treat and post-construction treatments blurring as we move forward. Heading into the future, there are going to be certain products and chemistries that address both of these markets.
The pre-treat market has always been the root of a certain amount of tension. Given the current state of the termite market it appears the industry is moving towards a preventive model rather than a remedial model. I believe termite prevention should start when a house is built and it should utilize the best available technology. Our challenge is to educate our customers about how they can start making money in the pre-treat market. If you start by saying that our strategic vision for the future is to become the most trusted business partner to our customers — so they turn to us for their answers before they go to anybody else — the thing we have to do better than any other company is be the best at listening and the best at innovating.
The regional teams have people on the team who are selling to PMPs, as well as calling on builders in support of our Impasse effort. However, the cornerstone of the entire transaction is the PMP. We understand that it all starts with the PMP. We started the conversation by conducting focus groups with PMPs throughout the country.
We listened. This ultimately benefits all PMPs within the industry. At the builder level, our target audience is the more progressive builder who is willing to try something new and understands that you can make money from a premium termite product. MORELAND: While there have been several new active ingredients introduced in the termite market in recent years, the rodent control market — where Syngenta also has a product presence — has seen fewer chemical innovations.
What are your plans for the rodent control market? We view ourselves as a total solutions provider. For instance, last year we launched the Multiplex Station, a premium bait station that addresses a variety of pest control problems, from rodents to ants. MALIK: It was only available the second half of the rodent control season last year, so I think is going to be a much truer test of the value of the product.
As part of that initiative we launched Choice-Communications, a virtual marketing program for our customers, and ePM, a Web-based information management system providing all kinds of benefits to PMPs.
These are complementary business tools designed to further enhance our customer relationships. MALIK: At any given time we have dozens of products that are at various stages of discovery within the Syngenta pipeline. One is thiamethoxam, a new non-repellent insecticide with excellent activity against termites and ants.
I think it goes back to how do you define your business. Are we a chemical manufacturer or are we a solutions provider? A new series of mutations have been discovered that allow rats to resist the effects of the popular poison warfarin.
According to the authors, "Mutations in VKORC1 may cause a heritable resistance to warfarin , possibly by preventing coumarin derivatives from interfering with the activity of the reductase enzyme". A common house mouse. Since its discovery warfarin has been heavily used around the world to control mice and rat populations. The mutation to vkorc1, a gene found in all mammals that manages vitamin K, makes mice resistant to the anticoagulant. Warfarin works to reduce vitamin K creating blood clots.
Do mice take poison back to nest? They won't bring the poison back to their nest and kill the others. A mouse or two or even half a nest may die, but if the other half doesn't take the poison, you did little to remedy the problem. What poison kills mice instantly? The most popular type of rodenticide is called an anticoagulant.
This prevents the mouse's blood from clotting, causing internal bleeding that eventually kills the rodent. Other types of mouse poison include vacor, yellow phosphorus, strychnine and arsenic. What is the best mouse poison? Runner Up. These large chunks are great for a variety of applications.
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