Robert's Rants
Robert's Rants
A personal blog on the Canadian pesticide industry and other pet peeves and interests

Robert’s Rule on Rodenticides: “What’s the Worse that can Happen”

Here’s the bare facts: I believe the Industry has been given a false sense of comfort on the Evo Express and tampering.   Is the Evo 100% safe in preventing secondary poisoning?  Nope. The other problem is we only have bromadiolone to use outdoors.  (except in underground burrows which is considered “indoors”) Of the 2 – […]

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Okay okay….back to Pest Management: The #1 Rule!

And why the regulators don’t get this….(last half of my title). I like the word regulators.  Makes it sound like you’re back in the days of prohibition…revenuers and regulators.  Fits. ANY WAY The number one, numero uno, # 1 rule of Pest Management????? KEEP THEM OUT TO START WITH! IPM starts with exclusion.  A pest, […]

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Okay…enough fooling around…here’s the law (and the real list!)

Before I put you to sleep with the PMRA ruling (ahem)…my list of bait stations Gardex carries that meet all the criteria for using a Commercial indoors or outdoors: JUST ABOUT EVERY SINGLE ONE! (provided you sticker the outside with the product info) Nearly all bait stations from Bell Labs, B&G and Lipha are designed […]

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TIER 2 Bait Stations – Here is the Ultimate List (part 2)

Since this continues to raise it’s ugly head, I’ve decided it best to have the Ultimate list of all Tier 2 Bait Stations registered in Canada: Here it is: Nothing? Let’s Try Again: Still Nothing Hmmmmmmm….does that mean there really isn’t one? Correct! There is no Tier 2 bait station approved in Canada.

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TIER 1 Bait Stations – Here is the Ultimate List

Since this continues to raise it’s ugly head, I’ve decided it best to have the Ultimate list of all Tier 1 Bait Stations registered in Canada: Here it is: Nothing? Let’s Try Again: Still Nothing Hmmmmmmm….does that mean there really isn’t one? Correct! There is no Tier 1 bait station approved in Canada.

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