Rodenticide

/ɹəʊdˈɛntɪsˌaɪd/

/ɹoʊˈdɛntɪsaɪd/

Rodenticide

a pesticide used to control and kill rodents, such as rats and mice, and can come in the form of baits, traps, or poisons

Examples

1. Rodenticides are really harmful so using owls is definitely the sustainable eco-friendly way to reduce rodents.

2. The mainstream, conventional way of killing rodents is to apply rodenticides.

3. It includes herbicides for destroying weeds, insecticides for getting rid of insects, fungicides for keeping mold from growing, rodenticides for poisoning rats and mice, as well as everyday disinfectants.

4. Some were speculating this was a result of copper poisoning while others claimed it’s due to the anti-coagulant rodenticide, a product residents of California often use.