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Answer» <html><body><p> Rodenticide<br/></p><br/><br/><p>Rodenticides are a category of pest control chemicals intended to kill rodents. Metal phosphides have been used as a means of killing rodents and are considered single-dose fast acting rodenticides (death occurs commonly within 1-3 <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/days-944904" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DAYS">DAYS</a> after single bait ingestion). A bait consisting of food and a phosphide (usually zinc phosphide) is left where the rodents can eat it. The acid in the digestive system of the rodent reacts with the phosphide to generate the toxic phosphine gas. This method of vermin control has possible <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/use-1441041" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about USE">USE</a> in places where rodents are resistant to some of the anticoagulants, particularly for control of house and <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/field-987291" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about FIELD">FIELD</a> mice; zinc phosphide baits are also cheaper than most second-generation anticoagulants, so that <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/sometimes-648384" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about SOMETIMES">SOMETIMES</a>, in the case of large infestation by rodents, their population is initially reduced by copious <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/amounts-374805" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about AMOUNTS">AMOUNTS</a> of zinc phosphide bait applied, and the rest of population that survived the initial fast-acting poison is then eradicated by prolonged feeding on anticoagulant bait.</p></body></html>


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