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Laboratory Evaluation of Difethialone for Bait Shyness in Indian Desert Gerbil, Meriones hurrianae Jerdon

A B S T R A C T Due to the development of problem of bait shyness with acute rodenticides and resistance against first generation anticoagulants, it has become essential to develop rodenticides to overcome such shortcomings. A second generation anticoagulant rodenticide, Difethialone was evaluated in laboratory conditions for bait shyness in Indian Desert Gerbil, Meriones hurrianae Jerdon. Most palatable concentration of 0.00093% was used for preparing poison baits. Results of this laboratory evaluation showed a highly significant difference (P<0.001) in the total daily consumption of most preferred poisoned bait and less preferred plain bait. This is indicative of the absence of bait shyness and poison avers ion in gerbils towards Difethialone.