SureFire All Weather Blocks Rodenticide 1kg: Brodifacoum Rat Bait Blocks for Rats and Mice

Rat Bait Blocks: SureFire Brodifacoum Rodenticide for Rats and Mice

SureFire All Weather Blocks Rodenticide is a ready-to-use rat and mouse bait in wax block form, made for damp or dry situations in and around industrial, commercial, agricultural and domestic buildings. Each block contains brodifacoum at 0.05 g/kg, a second-generation anticoagulant that can deliver a lethal dose in a single feed and controls rodents resistant to warfarin. The blocks also contain denatonium benzoate, a bittering agent that makes them taste unpleasant to people.

How Brodifacoum Bait Blocks Work

Brodifacoum is an anticoagulant. It blocks the vitamin K cycle that rodents need for normal blood clotting, so after feeding they gradually lose the ability to clot. One feed is enough, but the effect takes several days to develop. That delay is useful: rats and mice don't link the bait with feeling unwell, so they keep visiting the station and the rest of the colony doesn't become bait shy.

Because brodifacoum is a single-feed active, it also controls rodents that have built up resistance to older, multi-feed anticoagulants such as warfarin.

Do Rat Poison Blocks Work?

Yes, when they're used properly. Rat poison blocks work best when rodents have few other things to eat and the bait is placed where they already travel, such as along walls, behind stored goods and near entry points. A few things make the biggest difference:

• Remove or secure other food sources, including spilt grain and pet food
• Put stations on active runways where you see droppings, gnawing or rub marks
• Use enough stations for the level of activity, and keep them topped up
• Check stations often so you can see how much bait is being taken

The wax formulation holds its shape and stays palatable in damp, humid areas where grain-based baits can go mouldy.

Rat Bait Blocks for Mice: Getting Placement Right

Mice behave differently from rats. They travel short distances and nibble small amounts from many spots, so a single station rarely does the job. For mice, use single blocks in stations placed closer together, about 2 to 3 metres apart, in the areas where you see activity. Under the current APVMA conditions, baiting for mice is indoors only.

What Makes an Effective Rat Bait?

The best poison for rats and mice is the one that suits your situation and can be used safely. Look for:

• An active that works on your rodents, including any resistance to older baits
• A format suited to the site, such as wax blocks for damp areas
• A bittering agent to deter accidental human ingestion
• Use inside tamper-resistant bait stations
• A product you can use in line with its label and current regulations