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<blockquote data-quote="Agriland RSS" data-source="post: 8884413" data-attributes="member: 105608"><p>Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland</p><p></p><p style="text-align: right"><img src="https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/cdn.agriland.co.uk/uploads/2023/08/Lodi-UK-machinery-rodents-640x360.jpg" alt="Lodi UK machinery rodents" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Pest control chemical manufacturer Lodi UK has urged farmers to be aware of the damage rodents can cause to farm machinery.</p><p></p><p>Every farm’s post-harvest rodent control strategy should be to protect storage and machines from rodents, the company said.</p><p></p><p>Pest control specialist at the company, David Reece, said baiting both inside and outside storage with rodent control paste can control rodents in just seven days.</p><p></p><p>Farmers should seek to implement solutions like this, he said, before rodent damage to <a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/category/machinery/" target="_blank">machinery</a> becomes costly.</p><p></p><p>“Rodents will seek food, water and harbourage following harvest, often choosing sheds where machines are stored,” he said.</p><p></p><p>“An integrated pest management (IPM) strategy is essential to prevent rodents chewing through wires to access <a href="https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/cso-food-and-live-animal-exports-down-5-in-june/" target="_blank">food</a> or places to nest, and baiting where necessary should be carried out to prevent or tackle infestations.”</p><p></p><p>Reece warned that machinery stored with grain or grass still attached will attract rodents and should be cleaned thoroughly before being stored.</p><p></p><h2>Cholecalciferol baits</h2><p></p><p>Reece has recommended that farmers use cholecalciferol baits as rodents are becoming more and more resistant to the effect of bromadiolone and difenacoum.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/cdn.agriland.co.uk/uploads/2023/08/Lodi-UK-machinery-rats.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/cdn.agriland.co.uk/uploads/2023/08/Lodi-UK-machinery-rats-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Cholecalciferol baits, he said, can also be used both inside and outside which “enables farmers to bait in all areas of the farm and reduce the effect of rodenticides to non-target species such as wild birds or livestock”.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>“There is also the issue of resistance to consider. There are significant areas of the UK affected by so called ‘super rats’ that have become resistant to the effect of bromadiolone and difenacoum.”</p><p></p><p>Therefore, Reese said using an alternative cholecalciferol bait will save the farmer both time and money whilst also helping control the spread of resistant rats.</p><p></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/farmers-urged-to-protect-machinery-from-rodent-damage/" target="_blank">Farmers urged to protect machinery from rodent damage</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk" target="_blank">Agriland.co.uk</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/farmers-urged-to-protect-machinery-from-rodent-damage/" target="_blank">Continue reading on the Agriland Website...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Agriland RSS, post: 8884413, member: 105608"] Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland [RIGHT][IMG alt="Lodi UK machinery rodents"]https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/cdn.agriland.co.uk/uploads/2023/08/Lodi-UK-machinery-rodents-640x360.jpg[/IMG][/RIGHT] Pest control chemical manufacturer Lodi UK has urged farmers to be aware of the damage rodents can cause to farm machinery. Every farm’s post-harvest rodent control strategy should be to protect storage and machines from rodents, the company said. Pest control specialist at the company, David Reece, said baiting both inside and outside storage with rodent control paste can control rodents in just seven days. Farmers should seek to implement solutions like this, he said, before rodent damage to [URL='https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/category/machinery/']machinery[/URL] becomes costly. “Rodents will seek food, water and harbourage following harvest, often choosing sheds where machines are stored,” he said. “An integrated pest management (IPM) strategy is essential to prevent rodents chewing through wires to access [URL='https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/cso-food-and-live-animal-exports-down-5-in-june/']food[/URL] or places to nest, and baiting where necessary should be carried out to prevent or tackle infestations.” Reece warned that machinery stored with grain or grass still attached will attract rodents and should be cleaned thoroughly before being stored. [HEADING=1]Cholecalciferol baits[/HEADING] Reece has recommended that farmers use cholecalciferol baits as rodents are becoming more and more resistant to the effect of bromadiolone and difenacoum. [URL='https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/cdn.agriland.co.uk/uploads/2023/08/Lodi-UK-machinery-rats.jpg'][IMG]https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/cdn.agriland.co.uk/uploads/2023/08/Lodi-UK-machinery-rats-1024x683.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Cholecalciferol baits, he said, can also be used both inside and outside which “enables farmers to bait in all areas of the farm and reduce the effect of rodenticides to non-target species such as wild birds or livestock”. “There is also the issue of resistance to consider. There are significant areas of the UK affected by so called ‘super rats’ that have become resistant to the effect of bromadiolone and difenacoum.” Therefore, Reese said using an alternative cholecalciferol bait will save the farmer both time and money whilst also helping control the spread of resistant rats. The post [URL='https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/farmers-urged-to-protect-machinery-from-rodent-damage/']Farmers urged to protect machinery from rodent damage[/URL] appeared first on [URL='https://www.agriland.co.uk']Agriland.co.uk[/URL]. [url="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/farmers-urged-to-protect-machinery-from-rodent-damage/"]Continue reading on the Agriland Website...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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