#rodenticides — Public Fediverse posts

Genetic analysis of 147 house mice and 143 Norway rats from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington D.C. found the 84% of mice and 35% of rats had mutations in a gene that affects the efficacy of anticoagulant pesticides. This is consistent with exterminators' observations of reduced susceptibility in some populations.

Summary: https://scitechdaily.com/urban-rodents-are-evolving-to-survive-common-poisons/

Original paper: https://scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ps.70833

#Science #Evolution #Rodents #Mice #Rates #Rodenticides

Documentaries show that predators such as #barnowls, #eagleowls, #tawnyowls, #kestrels, #commonbuzzards, #redkites, #foxes can be secondarily poisoned if they eat poisoned #mice.Long-term monitoring of barn owls reveals widespread contamination with #rodenticides,while systematic monitoring is lacking in many countries.This is precisely where the agricultural and hunting lobbies intertwine:instead of promoting natural predators as allies,they defend poisoning strategies

https://wildbeimwild.com/en/owl-parents-as-a-team-not-as-predators/