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Market insight - Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Favourite snail, slug bait revived

June 3, 2025 | 3 min read

Australian pest control specialist Sundew Solutions is using its local manufacturing expertise to relaunch an outstandingly effective slug and snail bait which has not been available in this country for several years since the original formulation was withdrawn by an overseas producer.

Market insight - Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Snail and slug baiting methods put to the test

June 2, 2025 | 2 min read

A research project is underway to aid Australian grain growers to manage snail and slug damage in crops by optimising bait spreading operations.

Market insight - Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Hit hard with soft bait attack

May 28, 2025 | 2 min read

With the onset of cooler months, the need for effective rodent control solutions becomes very important to control and manage rodent populations.

Market insight - Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Mouseoff ZP –proven performer since 2000

May 26, 2025 | 3 min read

Mouseoff ZP continues to be the market leading brand for broadacre scale management of mouse populations across Australia since its launch some 25 years ago.

Market insight - Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Imtrade sets sights on smarter rodent controls

May 22, 2025 | 3 min read

Mouse baiting has become a critical part of farming operations across Australia, particularly during the sowing period when newly planted seeds and young crops are at their most vulnerable. In some years, the problem escalates beyond routine management – with mouse populations exploding into plague proportions.

Merchandise - Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Must-have rodent control solutions

June 21, 2023 | 4 min read

Fears of the next mouse plague are rippling through the agricultural community as Australian farmers become increasingly vigilant for signs of rodent activity.

Merchandise - Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Mousemaster for effective mouse control

June 20, 2023 | 2 min read

Granular Products has introduced a zinc phosphide mouse control product to their range with the launch of GP Mousemaster 25 pellets.

Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Be prepared as rodent populations increase

May 27, 2023 | 3 min read

A record harvest season, along with high levels of stored grain and fodder, have created ideal conditions for rodent populations to rapidly expand this season. The abundance of food in paddocks and around farms means that farmers should be vigilant.

Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Try ‘soft’ approach to hit rodents hard!

May 22, 2023 | 3 min read

With the onset of cooler months and lodged cereal crops being an issue this season, the need for effective rodent control solutions becomes very important.

Rodent & vertebrate pest control

The safer, humane way to catch rodents

May 22, 2023 | 3 min read

The Goodnature Smart Trap from Gallagher has reinvented pest control with smart trapping technology. It’s automatic, non-toxic, and delivers a quick and humane kill.

Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Award winning military style feral pig program

May 22, 2023 | 2 min read

The Department of Primary Industries and Regions, South Australia (PIRSA) has received a 2022 Australian Biosecurity Award in the Government category for their role in the Kangaroo Island (KI) Feral Pig Eradication Program.

Rodent & vertebrate pest control

The madness of mouse management

May 22, 2023 | 4 min read

Many growers and merchants may have been surprised and confused by claims by CSIRO and GRDC during the last mouse plague, that currently registered zinc phosphide mouse baits can “kill only 50% of mice” or “are 50% effective”.

Merchandise - Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Rural market rodenticides from Rudducks

Dec. 23, 2022 | 2 min read

When control of rats and mice is proving to be a problem, Rudducks has some unique and highly effective options. As well as the Pyrethrum based insecticides featured in November Rural Business, Rudduck offers two rodenticide products for the rural market.

Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Building mouse and insect pressure highlights importance of hygiene

April 13, 2022 | 2 min read

As seeding preparations build during this busy time of year, growers are encouraged to prioritise hygiene around seed grain and storage infrastructure.

Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Research prompts increase to recommended mouse bait rates

May 11, 2021 | 3 min read

A new research investment by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), led by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has enabled evidence-based increases to zinc phosphide (ZnP) mouse baits that will help grain growers battling above-average mouse numbers in eastern Australia.

Rural Business News

Favourite snail, slug bait revived

Snail and slug baiting methods put to the test

Hit hard with soft bait attack

Mouseoff ZP –proven performer since 2000

Imtrade sets sights on smarter rodent controls

Must-have rodent control solutions

Mousemaster for effective mouse control

Be prepared as rodent populations increase

Try ‘soft’ approach to hit rodents hard!

The safer, humane way to catch rodents

Award winning military style feral pig program

The madness of mouse management

Rural market rodenticides from Rudducks

Building mouse and insect pressure highlights importance of hygiene

Research prompts increase to recommended mouse bait rates

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