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These products help deal with possums

no possums prefilled bait station & refill
no possums gel bait refil
no possums prefeed gel bait
rabbit repel

Possum

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Possums are browsing pests and can cause damage to many trees and plants. They often feed on roses and fruit in gardens.

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HOW TO CONTROL POSSUMS

To get rid of possums follow these steps:

  1. Fix NO POSSUMS CHOLECALCIFEROL GEL BAIT STATIONS on trees or posts in areas where possums are present. If possible identify trees which are being used by possums and fix the stations where possums can easily feed on the gel. If there is no access to the bait by dogs or stock the bait can be placed so that possums can feed from the ground. Otherwise place the station 2m or more above the ground where a branch or other provides a platform for possums to stand and feed.
  2. Use NO POSSUMS PRE-FEED first to acclimatize the possums to feeding on the gel. When there is a good amount of pre-feed taken, replace with the Cholecalciferol toxic bait. Replenish the bait when it is all taken.
  3. When no more bait is taken the bait can be left in place for many months to control new possums moving into the area.
  4. Damage to trees and other plants can be reduced by the use of RABBIT REPEL which is a repellent to possums and other browsing animals.

Commercial NO Possums bait stations are available for larger scale possum control. The following document describes the use of NO Possums to control possums. The instructions relate to the use of the commercial bait station but are relevant to the standard NO Possums stations and baits also.

Guidelines on the use of NO Possums Cholecalciferol Gel long life Baits 

 

About

Possums where introduced to New Zealand to begin a fur trade. With no natural predators they have rapidly sprerad and become a major pest. They damage native flora and will eat bird eggs. They are also the major carrier and transmitter of tuberculosis to cattle and deer.

Possums eat roses, fruit and other garden plants. They will also live in our roof spaces, and given a chance become a general nuisance around homes and other buildings.

 

Did you know

Brushtail possums were first introduced from Australia into New Zealand in 1837. They were initially landed in Invercargill by Captain J. Howell with the intention of establishing a fur trade. With no native predators and the native plant life having no natural defence against these browsing mammals, there was nothing to stop the possums breeding out of control.

The scientic name for the common Australian Brushtail Possum is - Trichosurus vulpecula

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Possums are a pest in gardens when they feed on roses and fruit trees. Possums are New Zealand's number one pest. They damage native trees and spread tuberculosis.