Pied Piper Bait Station Information Sheet THE NEW PIED PIPER™ BAIT STATION FOR RAT CONTROL WHY WAS THE PIED PIPER DEVELOPED? The Pied Piper bait station was designed and manufactured by Pacific Plastics Ltd in Christchurch, New Zealand to feed poisoned cereal pellets, the cheapest form of rat bait available. Another problem with using cereal pellets in the past has been that rats take them away and store them. This increases the amount of bait used and therefore cost. Also an excessive amount of poison is introduced to the environment. The Pied Piper design prevents rats storing bait by using a unique gridded basket that allows rats to feed on the baits but prevents them taking them away, solving all the above problems. EASILY ASSEMBLED AND DISASSEMBLED FOR TRANSPORT The Pied Piper has four separate parts, a lid, a basket and two tunnels. These are easily assembled and disassembled. (see below). HOW IT WORKS The Pied Piper contains a gridded basket that allows rats to feed on the cereal pellets but stops them taking them away to store. This means more rats are killed for a given volume of bait used. The basket is moulded from a special hard plastic that is resistant to gnawing by rats. The tunnels have also been designed so that they can use existing foot-print tracking cards so they can be used for rat monitoring. KEY FEATURES The key features of the Pied Piper are shown in the following diagram. Pied Piper Bait Station Information Sheet ASSEMBLING AND USING THE PIED PIPER 1. Pull both tunnels off the basket and lid. 3. Remove the lid, so the basket can be filled with bait, by pulling out the latch at one end and lifting off the lid. (See the baiting strategies instructions below for baiting options). Refit the lid by pressing down until it clips into place. To disassemble the tunnels pull the latch in the same direction and slide them off the basket. 2. Take each tunnel and slide it onto the basket as shown below. Continue sliding until it clips firmly into place. Repeat for the other tunnel. SECURING THE LID As an added safety feature the Pied Piper has been designed with loops on the basket. These loops can be used to lock the lid onto the bait station using cable ties or wire to prevent the lid being removed. SECURING THE BAIT STATION The Pied Piper should be securely placed in a level position against trees or shrubs, away from areas where stock may disturb or trample Pied Piper Bait Station Information Sheet Securing options are: Nail through each end of the Pied Piper into a tree root, branch or log. Tie the Pied Piper to a suitable tree, post, stake or solid structure using tying wire threaded through various loops or around the body of the station. Ensure the lid is free to take off. Stake the Pied Piper into the ground using bent No. 8 wire pushed through the bottom loops on the tunnels. An added protection is to place heavy objects on top of and around the bait station to stop possums or large birds upsetting it. MICE need a step up of about 30mm to reach the bait. Place flat stones sticks or other material inside the tunnel but not so large to prevent rats walking through. BAITING STRATEGIES FOR THE PIED PIPER WHAT BAITS ARE AVAILABLE FOR USE IN THE PIED PIPER? There are two cereal-based pellet baits that can be used in the Pied Piper. These are: Pindone Rat Bait that contains the anticoagulant pindone. Pestoff Rat Bait that contains the anticoagulant brodifacoum. These baits can be purchased plain or with a wax coating (for longer life in wet environments). Long-life pelleted baits available for the Pied Piper are: Pestoff Waxed Bait that contains the anticoagulant brodifacoum. These products are all available from Pest Go. WHAT IS THE BEST BAITING STRATEGY? Pied Pipers should be placed in a 40-50 metre grid to ensure all rats have access to the bait. Fill the Pied Pipers with either Pindone or Pestoff cereal pellets and leave for a week. Refill after the weekly check and repeat at weekly intervals until almost all bait stops being eaten. When this happens replace the cereal pellets with long-life Pestoff baits. These are more weather resistant and will provide ongoing rat control for several months without the need for checking. Check after several months and rebait with Pindone or Pestoff cereal pellets if all the waxed baits have been eaten and repeat the baiting procedure described above. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WHEN USING POISON BAITS Please carefully read the safety data provided with the bait to ensure it used safely. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO MEASURE HOW EFFECTIVE THE RAT CONTROL HAS BEEN? The effectiveness of the rat control when using the Pied Pipers can be monitored by measuring the amount of bait eaten from them over time. The amount eaten should steadily decrease during the baiting period. If the rat numbers have been reduced to very low levels tracking cards with the middle portion coated with tracking ink and a dab of peanut butter will give an indication of whether rats are still present. For more information please contact Pest Go either by Freephone: 0508 PESTGO or through our website: http://www.pestgo.co.nz or by email: mail@pestgo.co.nz
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