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RCO INTERNATIONAL
Omega Gopher Bait
Omega Gopher Bait is an easy-to-use poisonous gopher bait formulated with strychnine, the active ingredient. It contains oats, which make the poison palatable to gophers. It is meant strictly to control gophers and pocket gophers.
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Omega Gopher Bait, manufactured by RCO International, is a ready-to-use gopher bait that can be placed in the gopher tunnel system.
This effective bait formula contains anti-mold additives that keep the product fresh for gopher consumption and oats that help make it palatable to gophers constantly searching for food.
Use Omega Gopher Bait as part of a control program to remove gophers from your property.
Tools Needed
It comes ready to use, but you will need a long-handled measuring spoon or gopher bait applicator to apply the product in gopher holes.
Do not apply this product with a burrow-builder machine.
How to Use
- Step 1: Observe the pocket gopher runways that have been made on the property. Wherever you see an open mound, that is their main runway. You can locate the main runway by using a rod or something similar to probe the mounds.
- Step 2: Carefully remove the dirt plug with a long-handled spoon or other suitable tool. Insert a teaspoonful of Omega Gopher Bait at the junction of the lateral tunnel and the main runway. Re-close the hole, excluding light and not allowing the soil to cover the bait. Pick up and properly dispose of any spilled bait.
- Step 3: For probing applications, use either a metal rod or other suitable implement, then probe soil 6 to 8 inches around the mound, starting from the plug side, to locate the main runway. When the runway is entered, resistance on the probe will decrease abruptly. Remove the probe and insert a teaspoonful of Omega Gopher Bait through the probe hole. Cover the opening with a rock, a clump of soil, or another object that will exclude light. Take care not to allow dirt to cover the bait. Pick up and properly dispose of any spilled bait.
- Step 4: Make two to five sets per burrow system, depending upon its apparent size. One pound of Omega Gopher Bait will treat one to eight acres, depending upon pocket gopher density. Wait a few days and reapply if pocket gopher activity continues.
Where to Use
Omega Gopher Bait can be used only in manual, subterranean applications in terrestrial food crops, terrestrial nonfood, and forestry areas.
Bait must be deposited in pocket gophers’ underground runways. Do not apply bait above the ground.
Do not apply directly to food or feed crops.
When to Use
Use when you have discovered gopher activity. This can be indicated by seeing gophers themselves or the mounds they dig.
Burrowing pocket gophers throw out low, fan-shaped dirt mounds on either side of their underground runways. Short lateral tunnels connect the mounds to the main runway. However, when a pocket gopher throws out dirt, its lateral tunnels are plugged with soil at the mound, often creating a horseshoe-shaped depression.
Safety Information
Omega Gopher Bait is safe to use around children and pets when applied according to the product label instructions. Always wear the proper personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling and applying this product.
Do not expose baits in a manner that presents a hazard to humans, pets, poultry, or livestock. Keep pets, domestic animals, and people not involved with the application out of the treatment area while the product is being applied.
This product is toxic to fish, birds, and other wildlife. Do not allow bait to be exposed on the soil surface.
Special Considerations
The bait must be deposited in pocket gophers’ underground runways when applying Omega Gopher Bait. The product is not meant to be applied above ground under any circumstances.
| Availability | Online |
| Restricted Use | No |
| Shipping Restrictions | 1 Pound: AK, AL, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, HI, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WV |
| Brand | RCO INTERNATIONAL |
| Keith's Pro Tips | "Using gloves when applying Omega Gopher Bait isn't just for safety; it's also to keep your human scent off of the bait. If gophers smell human scent on the bait, they will be less likely to consume it, rendering the bait ineffective." |
| Product Drawbacks | Omega Gopher Bait cannot be applied above ground anywhere and is only meant to be placed underground in runways and gopher tunnels. |
| Target Pests | Pocket Gophers, Northern Pocket Gophers, Southern Pocket Gophers, Camas Pocket Gophers, Valley Pocket Gophers, Mazama Pocket Gophers, Plains Pocket Gophers, Mountain Pocket Gophers, and Townsend’s Pocket Gophers. |
| Application Equipment | Gloves |
| Application Methods | Baiting |
| Active Ingredient | Strychnine .50% |
| Product Type | Rodenticide |
| Formulation | Granular Bait |
| Application Rate | There is no need to mix Omega Gopher Bait as it comes Ready-to-Use |
| Shelf Life | Omega Gopher Bait will last 1 to 2 years in storage when stored in a cool, dry place. |
| Yield | Make two to five placement of Omega Gopher Bait per burrow system, depending upon its apparent size. Depending upon pocket gopher density, one pound of bait will treat one to eight acres. |
| Use Sites | Outdoors |
| Time to Kill | 7 to 10 days after ingestion |
| Comparable Products | Kaput Gopher Bait, Martin's Gopher Bait 50 |
| EPA Registration # | 5042-32 |
| Restricted Use | No |
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| Shipping Restrictions | AK, AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, HI, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV |
| Availability | Online |
| Signal Word | DANGER |
| Keith's Pro Tip | "Using gloves when applying Omega Gopher Bait isn't just for safety; it's also to keep your human scent off of the bait. If gophers smell human scent on the bait, they will be less likely to consume it, rendering the bait ineffective." |
| Target Pests Multi | Mazama Pocket Gophers, Mountain Pocket Gophers, Northern Pocket Gophers, Plains Pocket Gopher, Pocket Gophers, Southern Pocket Gophers, Townsend Pocket Gophers, Valley Pocket Gophers |
| Time to Kill | 7 to 10 days after ingestion |
| Chemical Type | Rodenticide |
| Formulation | Granular Bait |
| Application Methods | Baiting |
| Product Drawbacks | Omega Gopher Bait cannot be applied above ground anywhere and is only meant to be placed underground in runways and gopher tunnels. |
| Active Ingredient | Strychnine .50% |
| Application Equipment | Gloves |
| Mix Rate | There is no need to mix Omega Gopher Bait as it comes Ready-to-Use |
| Use Sites | Outdoors |
| Yield | Make two to five placement of Omega Gopher Bait per burrow system, depending upon its apparent size. Depending upon pocket gopher density, one pound of bait will treat one to eight acres. |
| EPA Registration No. | 5042-32 |
| Shelf Life | Omega Gopher Bait will last 1 to 2 years in storage when stored in a cool, dry place. |
| Comparable Products | Kaput Gopher Bait, Martin's Gopher Bait 50 |
| Children or pets? | Yes |
| Property Characteristics | None |
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