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Agriculture agency presents rodenticide risks and stewardship options as committee weighs H.326
Summary
Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets staff described rodenticide types, registration counts, and stewardship practices to the committee considering H.326, and said the agency will work with Fish and Wildlife on additional data and recommendations to limit wildlife and pet exposure.
The House Agriculture Committee heard from the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets about rodenticides, risks to non-target animals, and options to reduce exposure while preserving tools for pest control.
Steve Dornell, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, told the committee that rodenticides fall into three groups: first-generation anticoagulants (for example, warfarin), second-generation anticoagulants (for example, brodifacoum) and non-anticoagulant products (bromethalin, cholecalciferol and zinc phosphide). He said the second-generation anticoagulants are more toxic and can cause mortality after a single feeding, and that some non-anticoagulant products — notably bromethalin — have no antidote.
Dornell said Vermont currently has roughly 47 first-generation products, 69 second-generation anticoagulant products, 11 formulations of cholecalciferol and about 80 bromethalin products registered. He said the second-generation anticoagulants are…
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