A 52-year-old male was discovered supine on his bed in a state of early decomposition. Commercial strychnine-treated gopher pellets were found in the home, and suicide notes were present at the scene. Biological fluids and tissues were tested for basic, acidic, and neutral drugs using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Concentrations of strychnine in heart and femoral blood were 0.96 and 0.3...

In 2021, this study has attempted to analyze the trend of pesticide import over two decades in Nepal. Secondary data obtained from Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Center were analyzed know trend. The result showed that pesticides was increasing average annual increase 30.48 tons (a.i.) last twenty-two years. Fungicide had highest followed by insecticide, herbicide these three groups c...

House mouse (Mus musculus) is a cosmopolitan pest in agricultural facilities, commodity stores and rural urban environments. It regularly controlled by anticoagulant-based baits. Since the number of registered active ingredients limited, producers are trying to develop new formulations with increased tamper-resistance, attractiveness palatability. Reliable economical methods for laboratory scre...

= Abstract = This is to report clinical and radiological findings in 7 patients with selective cerebellar degeneration following ,B-fluoroethyl acetate intoxication. ,B-Fluoroethyl acetate, an ethyl ester of fluoroacetate which is a metabolic inhibitor of Krebs cycle is used as a rodenticide. Following initial stage of coma from intoxication, the patients woke up to show selective cerebellar dy...

This paper describes several unexpected benefits of rodenticide-registration research funded by The California Bait Surcharge Program. An enclosure-type study was conducted to determine efficacy of single, preand test-bait broadcasts (10 lb./ac.) of 0% and 2% zinc phosphide (ZqP,, CAS #1314-84-7) steam-rolled-oat (SRO) groats to control voles (Microtus spp.) in alfalfa (Medicago sariva). Unexpe...

A 38-year-old man presented with vomiting and progressive mental deterioration after ingesting 210 mL sodium monofluoroacetate solution (SMFA, 2%), a toxic rodenticide, in a suicide attempt. Neither seizure nor tetany was observed. Laboratory tests including ECG, arterial blood gas, serum calcium, and electrolyte were unremarkable. Initial MRI revealed extensive white matter restricted diffusio...