For great trapping tips visit Predator Free NZ or Department of Conservation websites.
bait recipes and Lure tips
Cam’s 'Old-time Trapper' Stopper Mix
Ingredients (adjust quantity to suit your needs)
10kg plain flour
1kg icing sugar
1kg milk powder
50 - 100mls of some form of lure (vanilla, peach, cinnamon)
Recipe
Layer your chosen lure into the dry mix in a large plastic bin (with a lid), and stir thoroughly to allow the scent to impregnate right through. Transfer the 'stopper' mix into a portable container, such as 2 litre milk bottle container for use in the backyard or the field.
How to use
Throw a handful of the mix on the ground or rub onto trees near (NOT on!) trapping devices. Scuff ground severely around trap each visit - This is to create as much interest as possible for the pest to come check your trap out!
Francis’ Peanut Butter and Rolled Oats Bait
Ingredients
· 50% Peanut Butter
· 20% Rolled oats
· 20% Margarine
· 10% Vegetable oil
Recipe
Heat ingredients together in the microwave and stir until semi fluid.
How to use
Use liberally in bait cup and around trapping tunnel.
NB: Ants can take the soluble mixture but they can’t get away with the rolled oats, so there should always be something left to attract rats.