Bromethalin

Bromethalin is an active ingredient in a variety of rodenticide products used to control infestations of mice and rats. Unlike most common rodenticides, Bromethalin is not an anticoagulant. However, it is still a powerful rodenticide that can deliver a lethal dose to rodents in just one feeding. A rodent usually dies within 24 to 36 hours after ingestion.

Solutions Pest & Lawn proudly carries Bromethalin products in our professional-grade rodenticide inventory. On this page, you can learn more about Bromethalin and why it works so effectively to kill even the most stubborn of rodent invasions. You can also shop for Bromethalin-containing products we have in stock.

What is Bromethalin?

Bromethalin is a neurotoxin available in bars (blocks), pellets, and seed form and is used as a primary active ingredient in rodenticides. In its original form, bromethalin is a pale, odorless, crystalline solid compound in the diphenylamine family. The EPA first registered Bromethalin in 1984 to address the increasing issue of rodent infestations worldwide and the rising problem of rodent resistance to anticoagulant (blood thinning) rodenticides.

Since then, it has become popular as an alternative to anticoagulant rodent baits. Bromethalin can efficiently control stubborn rodent infestations such as Norway rats, roof rats, mice, field rodents, moles, and raccoons. It can be applied inside and outside industrial buildings and homes, in outdoor alleys, port terminals, sewers, farmhouses, grain stores, factories, fields, and transport vehicles such as trains, ships, and aircraft.

How Does Bromethaline Work?

Mode of Action

Bromethalin attacks the central nervous system of rodents by interfering with the process of energy production within their cells. Gradually, the complications of the active ingredient in the central nervous system result in the rodent becoming weaker and weaker until it is paralyzed or experiences convulsions and eventual death.

Benefits of Bromethalin

Bromethalin offers a quick kill. Most labels containing the active ingredient state that rodents can consume a lethal dose in a single feeding and die within one to two days after consumption. This is a lot faster than most anticoagulant rodenticides. Bromethalin also shows less chance of resistance from rodents than anticoagulants.

Drawbacks of Bromethalin

Bromethalin baits show concern as not being as palatable to rodents as other rodenticide active ingredients. Also, the rapid effects of the active ingredient can lead rodents to become bait shy to the product if they don't consume a lethal dose.

Is Bromethalin Safe?

Bromethalin is safe to use with the proper safety precautions. Due to its toxicity, we highly recommend placing Bromethalin-based rodenticides in tamper-resistant bait stations to keep the poison away from pets and children. Bromethalin is activated by ingestion or inhalation and is considered category II (moderately toxic) by the EPA when exposed to the skin through contact.

Wear gloves during treatment, and wash your arms, hands, and face with soap after handling the bait. Avoid all contact with the mouth. Do not allow the bait to contaminate food or water supplies. Call the Center for Poison Control and a doctor immediately in case of accidental ingestion. While there isn’t an antidote for Bromethalin, there are treatment programs to mitigate the effects of the poison.

What To Expect

Bromethalin should always be used with the proper safety precautions, which usually consist of a tamper-resistant bait station when targeting mice and rats. It is highly toxic to humans, pets, and wildlife. While it is a rodenticide, bromethalin can also be used to address larger rodent issues like moles. It is often hidden inside a worm-like bait, such as Talpirid mole bait, to attract moles.

Bromethalin is so popular because it kills faster than other anticoagulant pesticides, usually within 1 to 2 days. It is ideal when populations need to be addressed and wiped out quickly. 

Featured Products

Top Gun Bromethalin Rodenticide Blocks JT Eaton - Top Gun Bromethalin Rodenticide Blocks are used to eliminate rats and mice. The active ingredient attacks the rodent's nervous system, causing them to die within 48 hours. A lethal dose of Top Gun can be consumed with the first meal.

Fastrac Blox Poison Bait - Fastrac Blox eliminates rats and mice. The active ingredient attacks the rodent's nervous system, causing them to die as soon as 48 hours after exposure. A lethal dose of Fastrac Blox can occur in a single feeding.

Talpirid Mole Bait - Talpirid Mole Bait is used to kill moles. Moles are attracted to the earthworm like the bait and die within 48 hours after eating it. Even when earthworms are available, moles will prefer Talpirid.