Development of a Rat-Selective Toxicant: Microencapsulation, Bait Formulation, and Platform Technology for Species-Selective Toxicants

All currently used toxicants are not genus-selective. Many different species, including humans and pets may be negatively affected by a baiting campaign. Norbormide and its analogs have the potential to limit toxicity to a single genus, therefore, dramatically increasing the safety factor for non-target species. We plan to further develop, to the point of market-ready product introduction, a toxicant with one totally unique feature, namely, the ability to kill selectively just one designated genus, Rattus spp. The selection of an effective analogue will be followed by encapsulation and bait formulation and Rattus testing. After the formulation of an palatable and effective bait, further animal will be initiated to test its non-target toxicity.