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Rodenticides


Contacts: Tyler Newberry, Amy Solis, andBrett Bultemeier

Release Date: 10/27/2019

Reviewed At: 6/17/2026

DOI: 10.32473/edis-pi284-2019

Agriculture

Abstract

Rodenticides are pesticides designed to kill rodents. However, rodents are not the only species that can be poisoned by rodenticides. Rodenticides vary widely in the hazard they present even though they are all designed to kill animals that are physiologically comparable to humans. This document will address those hazards for rodenticides that are currently registered in Florida.

About this Publication

This document is PI284, one of a series of the Pesticide Information Office, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 2019. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Fishel, F. M. (2019). Rodenticides. EDIS, 2019(5), 4. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-pi284-2019

Authors

Frederick Fishel
Frederick Fishel

professor (retired), Department of Agronomy, and former director, UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Office

Contacts

Tyler Newberry
Tyler Newberry
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Specialist
University of Florida

Extension program specialist, UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Office, Gainesville, FL

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Amy Solis
Amy Solis
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staff
University of Florida

Extension program manager, UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Office, Gainesville, FL

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Brett Bultemeier
Brett Bultemeier
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Specialist
University of Florida

director, UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Office; and Extension associate professor, weed science and invasive plants, Department of Agronomy, Gainesville, FL

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Publication #PI284

Peer Reviewed

Disclaimers

The use of trade names in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information. UF/IFAS does not guarantee or warranty the products named, and references to them in this publication do not signify our approval to the exclusion of other products of suitable composition.

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