| A rat control programme was conducted with success in Tikra, India; cooperation of Tikra's villagers, achieved through extensive education, was largely responsible for the total coverage of the programme. Poisoned baits were placed in the houses; later, the houses were inspected, the rats removed, and the findings recorded. Initially an anticoagulant poison (Rodafarin)was used, followed by an acute poison (zinc phosphide)to wi the residual rat population. The programme was appraised aceording to both the villagers' comments and the remaining rat density (measured by setting traps inside the houses). Data on estimated rat densities during pretreatment, treatment, and posttreatm are set forth in a table. It is concluded that an integrated approach such as this is effective for a considerable time. |