Rat Baits

Choosing Rat Baits (Rodenticides)

Inspect your property to determine the size of the rat population and rat activity locations. Pay attention to signs such as fecal material, gnawed marks, grease marks, runways, urine stains and tracks. Click here: Rodent Inspection Tips.

Bait Blox: this form of bait is the most popular in the industry when it comes to baiting for rats. Blox tend to last the longest of all baits and are also palatable to rodents (they like it). We recommend bait blox such as:

J. T. Eaton's Bait Block 2G
Contrac Blox
Small size and California approved: Top Gun Blocks, Fastrac Blox and Agrisel Gladiator Blox

Soft Baits: In recent years, professional pest control operators have seen the advantage of using soft baits. Soft baits have outstanding palatability and acceptance by rodents, even in areas where other food sources are a competition to the acceptance of applied rodent bait. A soft bait that we recommend and have found success with is:

J.T. Eaton's Nectus 2G Soft Bait

Always use tamper restant bait stations because not only are they effecitve but in most situations, it is the law.

Pro-Tip: We recommend using T-Rex Snap Traps in the stations. It only kills one rat at a time but it eliminates the possibility of the rat dying in an undesirable location.

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Matching Rat Bait to Rat Problems

Quick Recommendations

Persistent / Chronic Rat Problems	Occasional-Need for Quick Knock Kill	Maintenance Rat Problems	Monitoring Purposes
Eaton' Bait Block 2G or Eaton's Nectus 2G Soft Bait Contrac Blox or Pellets Final Pellets or Final Blox	Top Gun Pellets Gladiator Blox Fastrac Blox	Ditrac Blox Liqua Tox	Detex Blox Detex Blox with Lumintrack

Rat Bait Tips

Whichever rat bait you use, make sure the bait cannot be eaten by pets and other nontarget animals by using tamper-resistant bait stations.
Several protective tamper- resistant bait stations are available that allow rats to feed on the rat bait but keep pets and non-target animals from accessing the bait.
For monitoring purposes (food warehouses, restaurants, etc.), use a non-toxic bait like Detex Blox. Detex Blox does not kill the rodents but will tell you if there is a rodent population present when it is eaten.
If rats are abundant on the property, the use of rat traps with the rat bait will speed up the rodent control program.

Does Rat Bait Embalm the Rat?

Unfortunately, there is no rat bait on the market that embalms the rat. If the rat dies in an inaccessible area and you can not retrieve the carcass, there will be a smell for a while.

Rat Baiting Tips and Placement

Eliminate (as much as possible) all competing food sources and make sure an adequate sanitation program is in place. After the rodent inspection; place rat bait along their runways. Place rat bait every 15-50 feet for rat control. For a larger rat population, place rat bait at closer intervals.

For more infomation : Rat Baiting Tips

Rodenticide Formulations

Extruded Blox

Pellets

Meal

Liquid Baits

Highly palatable and weatherable

Can be used indoors and outdoors

Features multiple edges

Has a hole through the center for securing on rods in tamper-resistant bait stations

Hard, compact shape satisfies a desire to gnaw

To apply, use a long-handled spoon and place directly into the rodent's burrow. However, place pack pellets are restricted in burrow placement. Bulk pellets not in the place packs may be used in burrows.

Highly palatable formulation made with seeds and grains

Offers a variety of textures and flavors which is good for finicky rats or mice

Important to place in dry areas; it's the least weatherable bait form.

Ideal to use when food is abundant

Liquid bait is more acceptable in dry conditions

Strategically place liquid baits where rodents will readily encounter them.

Ideally suited for rats.