Clemson University TigerPrints All Dissertations Dissertations 5-2018 Impacts of Two Temporal Rotations from a Nontoxic Bait to a Cholecalciferol Rodenticide on Wild House Mouse Mus musculus L. Consumption, Bait Station Interaction, and Movements Sean Price Nolan Clemson University,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations Recommended Citation Nolan, Sean Price, "Impacts of Two Temporal Rotations from a Nontoxic Bait to a Cholecalciferol Rodenticide on Wild House Mouse Mus musculus L. Consumption, Bait Station Interaction, and Movements" (2018). All Dissertations. 2118. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/2118 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Dissertations at TigerPrints. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Dissertations by an authorized administrator of TigerPrints. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. IMPACTS OF TWO TEMPORAL ROTATIONS FROM A NONTOXIC BAIT TO A CHOLECALCIFEROL RODENTICIDE ON WILD HOUSE MOUSE Mus musculus L. CONSUMPTION, BAIT STATION INTERACTION, AND MOVEMENTS A Dissertation Presented to the Graduate School of Clemson University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy Animal and Veterinary Sciences by Sean Price Nolan May 2018 Accepted by: Dr. Peter Skewes, Committee Chair Dr. William Bridges Dr. Cady Sartini Dr. Greg Yarrow ABSTRACT Commensal rodents, including the house mouse (Mus musculus L.), pose a substantial risk of damage and disease towards human kind, threatening the infrastructure and food supply on which it depends. The implications of rodent infestations have become more significant as issues of public health and food safety become elevated priorities. Effective control of house mice relies heavily on rodenticides of which, the efficacy is known to be impacted by a variety of factors including palatability, social interaction and the development of behavioral aversions.