Rodent management strategies may include: … Rodent-proofing advice such as sealing holes and cracks to prevent rodent entry. Traps to capture and eliminate and prevent rodent entry. Rodenticides secured in tamper-resistant bait stations and used in strategic indoor and outdoor areas to eliminate rodent activity.

In tropical countries rodents pose a continuous problem because of the climatic conditions, uninterrupted food supply and relatively open structures. Therefore the control of rodent pests should be approached as a management problem much more so than a simple and single poisoning action. For a control strategy to be effective staff responsible need to be trained and informed, their activities must be co-ordinated, responsibilities confirmed, inputs and equipment readily available and the entire action must be planned.