Application Form for rat
control in the Habitat
Tuateawa Pest Control Area.
September 2023
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Name of applicant:
9(2)(a)
Company/organisation: Habitat Tuateawa Inc.
Postal address:
9(2)(a)
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Phone number:
9(2)(a)
9(2)(a)
Email address
9(2)(a)
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1. INTRODUCTION
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2. OUTCOMES AND TARGETS
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3. CONSULTATION AND CONSENTS
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4. METHODS
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Describe the pesticide use, covering the following points:
Pesticide use
Target pest
264 bags of diphacinone
Rats
(0.05 g/kg) paste in bait
stations
Brand name of
RatAbate
pesticide
Lure/mask (& %)
n/a
Type of pre-feed
n/a
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(lure/dye)
Number of pre-feeds
nil
(if any)
Prefeed quantity when nil
filled
Toxic bait-number fills 2
Toxic bait quantity
300 g
when filled
Describe pattern of bait 150 x 75 m grid
stations (e.g.,
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grid/contour/ spur-
ridge)
Bait station spacing
75 m
Bait station type
Philproof
Other details about this method
Bait stations are mounted at least 1 m above ground level.
4.2
This method and pesticide have been selected because the
Justification
application can be effected by our volunteers and toxic
for proposed
licences are not required. This approach has been developed
method
in close consultation with DOC staff and involves existing best
practices and approved toxins and baits.
4.3
n/a
Treatment
Block 2
(treatment block
name)
4.4
n/a
Justification
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for proposed
method
(treatment block
name)
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Other species which may benefit from this operation include:
• Tree Wētā (
Hemideina crassidens)
• Archey’s Frog (
Leiopelma archeyi)
• Hochstetter’s Frog (
Leiopelma hochstetteri)
• Coromandel Striped Gecko (
Toropuku stephensi)
• Pateke / Brown Teal (
Anas chlorotis)
• North Island Kaka (
Nestor meridionalis)
• Coromandel Brown Kiwi (
Apteryx mantelli)
• Kereru / NZ Pigeon (
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)
• Long Tailed Cuckoo (
Urodynamis taitensis)
• Bellbird (
Anthornis melanura)
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• Tui (
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae)
• Morepork / Ruru (
Ninox novaeseelandiae)
• North Island Tomtit (
Petroica macrocephala)
• Grey Warbler (
Gerygone igata)
• NZ Fantail / Piwakawaka (
Rhipidura fuliginosa)
The Kennedy Bay Block area is ranked high in the Northern
North Island Region for biodiversity by the Department of
Conservation.
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Non-target native species that may be present in the
Non-target
treatment area include pigs, cattle, goats, cats, dogs.
species
• Giant Kōkopu (
Galaxias argenteus)
• Banded Kōkopu (
Galaxias fasciatus)
• Short-finned Eel (
Anguilla australis)
• NZ Longfin Eel (
Anguilla dieffenbachii)
• Redfin Bully (
Gobiomorphus huttoni)
• Giant Bully (
Gobiomorphus gobioides)
• Torrentfish (
Cheimarrichthys fosteri)
• Freshwater Crayfish (
Paranephrops planifrons)
To date bats have not been found within the Tuateawa area.
Effect of
Philproof bait stations will be used to prevent access by
operation on
inquisitive, non-target, native species (e.g., kaka). The bait
native species
stations are secured to tress in such a way to prevent bait
from falling out onto the ground .
Performance
The baits must be dyed green or blue.
standards and Bait stations wil be removed or made pesticide-free at the
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completion of the operation.
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needs
The product must only be used as specified on the
manufacturer’s product label.
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