Large bandicoot rat

• The largest and most aggressive rat in India.
• Large sized active burrower and is responsible for much structural damage to the storage buildings, ground, flooring and also spoils stored products.
• They are good swimmers and non-fussy eater.
• It is also serious a pest in poultry and agriculture.

Management

• Commonly used rodenticides
• Aluminimum phosphide – a fumigant used to kill rats and mice
• Bromodiolone, Coumachlor, Coumatetralyl and warfarin – These are anticoagulants which act as rodenticides and they are mainly stomach poisons
• Sodium cyanide insecticide with respiratory action is also used as rodenticide
• Zinc phosphide – Inorganic compound, highly toxic, Garlic like odour and taste and commonly used in baits