[Tweeters] Exposure to neurotoxic rodenticide bromethalin in birds of prey -- ScienceDaily

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We started using this (fairly new) alternative, which is basically rat birth control. They did a compelling study on Queen Anne, and it has been tested elsewhere with similar results. I live in Seattle’s Central District where there are a lot of rats, and I have seen a dramatic decrease in numbers since I, and my neighbors, started using the rat birth control. 

https://raptorsarethesolution.org/poison-free-by-2023/

We get ours here. 
https://contrapeststore.com/pages/shop

There are also some pest control companies that are starting to carry it and, if you ask, will put that in the bait stations instead of rodenticide. 

Jill




> On Jul 16, 2023, at 9:45 AM, Gene Beall <gene.beall at gmail.com> wrote:

> 

> A couple years ago we transitioned away from using any loose bird seed and started using only hot pepper suet cakes and seed cylinders.  We no longer have any problem with rodents or squirrels.  We get the small Hot Pepper No Melt Suet Dough cakes at Home Depot and the big 5-lb Hot Pepper No-Mess seed cylinders at Wild Birds Unlimited (also available in smaller 1.75-lb cylinders).  The seed cylinders are a bit pricey but well worth it to avoid using any other rodent control.

> 

> Gene Beall

> Sammamish, WA

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> 

> On 7/16/23 09:20, Alan Roedell wrote:

>> Interesting article. If you feed birds, you're feeding rats. What's to be done?

>> 

>> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 2:28 AM Dan Reiff <dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com <mailto:dan.owl.reiff at gmail.com>> wrote:

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>> https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230711133304.htm <https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230711133304.htm>

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