A rat caught on camera sniffing an A24 trap.
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Self-resetting traps useful for rat control, not eradication

Good for rat population control, but not a stand-alone tool – that’s how two scientists have described the success of self-resetting traps on Goat Island. In a recent study, Auckland University biologists Dr Markus Gronwald and Dr James Russell tested 10 Goodnature A24 self-resetting traps on Goat Island (Te Hāwere-a-Maki).   They found that while the … Continue reading Self-resetting traps useful for rat control, not eradication