Pest Management Professional, April 2012

Rodent Management Series Part 1 of 6 Continued from page 21 sponsored by Liphatech constructed in a manner so as to be vulnerable to commensal rodent invasions and or to harboring or attracting rodent infestations Examples of such structures are homes and other permanent or temporary residences food processing facilities industrial and commercial buildings trash receptacles agricultural and public buildings transport vehicles ships trains aircraft and docks and port of terminal buildings and related structures around and associated with these sites Because one of EPAs primary concerns throughout the rodenticide registration process was indiscriminate fence line baiting the new language makes clear that for the label purposes a fence isnt a man made structure constructed in a manner thats vulnerable to commensal rodent invasions and or to harboring or attracting rodent infestations Therefore placing rodenticides along a fence farther than 100 feet from a man made structure is a label violation Treating burrows The latest revisions allow for additional flexibility when treating rodent burrows First generation and non anticoagulant rodenticides can be used to treat burrows farther than 100 feet from man made structures provided the rodent infestations have been confirmed Continued on page 26 Resistant bed bugs worst nightmare is here More than 20 Days Temprid s bed bug label allows you to solve bed bug problems quickly even on resistant strains and bed bug eggs And with a long residual and fl exible labeling Temprid will assure your customers many many good nights Bayer CropScience LP Environmental Science Division 2 TW Alexander Drive Research Triangle Park NC 27709 1 800 331 2867 www BackedbyBayer com Bayer the Bayer Cross Temprid and Backed by Bayer are trademarks of Bayer Not all products are registered in all states Always read and follow label instructions carefully 2012 Bayer CropScience LP 7 key points in the latest rodenticide label revisions Extend the distance rodenticides may be placed from buildings from 50 feet to 100 feet Replaces the word buildings with the phrase man made structures constructed in manner thats vulnerable to commensal rodent invasions and or harboring or attracting rodent infestations Examples of man made structures constructed in a manner so as to be vulnerable to commensal rodent invasions and or harboring or attracting rodent infestations include homes and other permanent or temporary residences food processing facilities industrial and commercial buildings trash receptacles agricultural and public buildings transport vehicles ships trains aircraft docks and port of terminal buildings and related structures around and associated with these sites A fence isnt considered to be a structure First generation and non anticoagulant rodenticides may be used to treat burrows further than 100 feet from man made structures Bait must be placed at least 6 inches deep into burrows Block soft bait and sachet formulations may not be used in rodent burrows mypmp net Pest Management Professional April 2012 23