How to Use rodenticide in a Sentence

rodenticide

noun
  • Modern rodenticides kill rats in a process that may take five to 10 days.
    — WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Petersen said rodenticides that are used to kill rodents, can also kill hawks if the hawks eat rats or mice that have been poisoned.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Critics contend that other wildlife could be poisoned by the rodenticide.
    — Fox News, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Other recent studies have found rodenticides lower in food webs.
    — Bydina Fine Maron, science.org, 10 July 2024
  • Critics contend other wildlife could be poisoned by the rodenticide.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Rattlesnakes suffer from being hit by cars and exposed to rodenticides, Pauly said.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Without a doubt, mice on Kuaihelani have already been exposed to rodenticide for a long time.
    — Wieteke Holthuijzen, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Mountain lions have also gotten killed by cars and from eating rodenticide, or rat poison.
    — National Geographic, 18 Apr. 2016
  • Ideally, rodenticide, a type of poison used to kill rodents, should be offered when mice are most hungry and likely to eat it.
    — Wieteke Holthuijzen, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2024
  • In Flaco’s case, the rodenticides in his system could have turned a nonlethal injury into a fatal one.
    — Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The bait, a rodenticide laced with grain pellets, was carefully distributed across the island.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Additional owls are lost to rodenticides and collisions with wind turbines and cars.
    — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
  • The general public also has access to some rodenticides, but there are regulations on how they can be used.
    — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • But animal rights activists are opposing the plan, saying other creatures will eat the rodenticide and spread it through the food chain.
    — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 10 July 2019
  • Human foods and medications look like treats to pets as do fertilizers and rodenticides.
    — Sun-Sentinel.com, 12 June 2017
  • Toxic substances such as pesticides and rodenticides that can be found outdoors also pose some serious health risks.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • They are certified in rodent control and arrive with rodenticides, baits and tracking powder.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2019
  • Different studies have showed alarmingly high rates of rodenticide exposure in birds, as well.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 15 June 2023
  • Bioaccumulation, as the process is known, would pass the rodenticide up the food chain, where concentrations increase.
    — Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine, 6 Aug. 2017
  • Even today, the species remains at risk from rodenticides, vehicles, disease and habitat loss, the institute said.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The billboards feature several animals killed by the rodenticide including a dog, cat, fox, eagle, owl, and hawk.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The city treats rat burrows by applying rodenticide directly to the burrow, rather than putting rodenticide or bait traps outside the burrows.
    — Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Some genes, for instance, may be associated with resistance to rodenticide.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2020
  • Should the poison bait drift into the ocean, the rodenticide would likely not show up at detectable levels in the water and near-shore fish and marine invertebrates, the agency states.
    — Will Houston, The Mercury News, 8 July 2019
  • Land use changes in the eastern United States and the prevalence of rodenticide to kill mice and rats have decimated its populations.
    — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 29 May 2018
  • Second-generation rodenticides have been under limited use restrictions for a couple of years.
    — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • This population has been reduced by vehicle strikes and by animals sustaining rodenticide poisoning over the past decades.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Criticism has mounted against brodifacoum in recent years after animals like mountain lions were found dead with rodenticide in their systems.
    — Rosanna Xia, latimes.com, 10 July 2019
  • In recent years, lawmakers have introduced bills to ban the rodenticide altogether, citing its high risks to young children, pets and other animals.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Some commissioners were concerned about the 120-day lifespan of the rodenticide and its potential to pollute soils, nearby waters and wildlife.
    — Will Houston, The Mercury News, 11 July 2019

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